Thinking they had found a simple shell casing dating from World War II, Archeologie Delft placed an item found during the construction of the new train station in Delft on the lower priority list for further investigation.

SV Hezarfen, the Turkish Student Association of TU Delft, takes its name from Persian and Arabic words that mean “thousand sciences”. The name is apt, as the group represents students of Turkish and bicultural backgrounds who are studying the sciences at the university.

Researchers at TU Delft are developing smart umbrellas that will act as mobile weather-monitoring stations.
In order to gain a more accurate image of real time weather conditions, the umbrellas are equipped with vibration sensors that can collect and broadcast rainfall data.

The city of Delft will play host the annual ZOMERFestival on May 23 to 25, 2014.
Now on its eighth edition, the festival combines musical acts with scientific exploration, transforming the city center into a colossal parade of music, food, art, technology and the spoken word.

Is an electronic nose possible? Will a hand prosthetic work through the user like a real hand? The students of the Organic Materials and Interfaces (OMI) lab say yes and they are currently working with the building blocks for these advancements today.

Mladena Lukovic, 27, says that you can find Plazma hidden in the suitcase of any Serbian student returning to the Netherlands. “Originally Plazma was made for babies and kids, but grownups are addicted to it now,” she says.

Path is a photo-sharing and messaging app which limits users to a mere 150 friends to encourage “high-value” connections. Similar to Instagram, it’s most popular in Indonesia but Caryn ‘t Hart, a lecturer in communications at TU Delft, uses the app regularly.

While everyone is familiar with holidays such as Christmas and Easter, some may be wondering about the Second Day of Christmas and Easter Monday. Here’s a look at the public holidays in the Netherlands.