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Doctors, traffic controllers and similar professionals who have other people’s lives in their hands are increasingly being held liable for the consequences of mistakes that they are bound to make at some time or other whilst exercising their profession.
3D-printing of entire buildings may lie ahead. But for now, custom-made facades will allow better realisation of today’s computer-based freeform designs, argues PhD-student Holger Strauss in his thesis.
The Döner Company has opened a new fast food outlet in the old post office on Mekelweg. The company has been looking in several cities for locations near universities and therefore close to its biggest target group: students.
Bedrijven investeren niet zomaar in onderzoek naar ethiek en duurzaamheid, zeker niet als ze er geen direct commercieel belang bij hebben, meent het Rathenau Instituut. Daarom moet de overheid ervoor zorgen dat die thema’s in de ‘topsectoren’ toch aan bod komen.
Name: Yifan Pan (China, 3ME, Masters Student)
Price: 80 euros
Brand: Cheap
Striking feature: It’s ugly
Yifan Pan claims to have the world’s ugliest bike.
Kate Gillen, 21, is visiting TU Delft as part of an exchange program. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, tea drinking is an important part of her culture.
I often look at my name, in the top right corner of my Macbook, and wonder, how much information someone out there has about me. Someone I’ve never met or seen or heard of has information about me, my habits, preferences, school and work.
Name: Laura Kleerekoper (29)
Nationality: Dutch
Supervisors: Prof.dr.ir. Andy van den Dobbelsteen (Faculty of Architecture)
Subject: Climate adaptation measures on neighbourhood level in Dutch cities
Thesis Defence: In two years
“Climate change will have several consequences in Dutch cities.
