The Girl with a Pearl Earring, a famous painting by Johannes Vermeer, was object of research in March. Scientists from all over the world got the opportunity to try out their techniques on the ‘Mona Lisa of the North’.
CRISPR-Cas is the tool of choice for genetic engineering. It is based on a bacterial immune system. TU Delft researchers, Kieper and Almendros, have now shown the pivotal function one of its proteins, Cas4.
The large glass hall with the tower alongside should demonstrate that maintaining a comfortable indoor climate doesn’t require external energy. “If this climate system works with a glass hall, it’ll work with any building.”
Afgelopen winter zijn twaalf portiekwoningen in Vlaardingen energieneutraal gemaakt. De TU was bij de proef betrokken vanwege de bouwtechniek en de bewonerscommunicatie.
Minister Van Engelshoven vindt het een compliment waard dat er niet of nauwelijks sprake is van zelfcensuur in de wetenschap. Zo zet ze een streep onder de politieke discussie over ‘linkse’ wetenschappers.
For the past fifteen years, TU Delft has been laying the foundation for the use of organisms in technical environments. The new Delft Bioengineering Institute unites more than 100 scientists spread over fourteen departments and four faculties who are working at the interface of biology and engineering.
28 March 2018. “We have final, definite proof of the Majorana.” The timeline ‘The Quest for the Majorana’ on the website of QuTech is a thrilling read. This week, the quantum scientists, the group of Professor Leo Kouwenhoven at QuTech and Microsoft, added a new important chapter.
Analysis of ‘inaudible’ infrasound high in the stratosphere can lead to improved weather forecasting and climate models, believes Dr Pieter Smets (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences).
Researcher Dr Gautham Ram Chandra Mouli developed a system which charges electric cars quickly and directly using solar power. He defended his PhD research last Monday at TU Delft.
