Researchers from the Kavli Institute of TU Delft and EMBL Heidelberg filmed how a single protein complex called condensin reels in DNA to extrude a loop. By extruding many loops in long strands of DNA, a cell effectively compacts its genome so it can be distributed evenly to its two daughter cells. The findings were published online in Science on 22 February.
TU Delft researchers Tope Agbana and Hai Gong received the Edmund Optics Silver Award during a mini-symposium for the development of the Optical Smart Malaria Diagnostic (OSMD) project. The project aims to diagnose malaria with little more than a smartphone.
Wood as a biofuel is a controversial topic. In a mini-symposium organised by the KNAW on Monday 19 February, scientists met with a critical audience. “Stop burning now!”
Students, parents, and partners formed a long queue in front of the De Veste theatre last Tuesday night 20 February. They were all waiting to watch the Hyperloop Design Presentation.
The installation of offshore wind parks in the North Sea has only just begun. The GROW consortium, with TU Delft as research partner, has received 2.7 million euros to develop a less noisy way of installing the steel foundations.
De afgelopen twintig jaar gingen er steeds meer beurzen naar toponderzoekers. Daardoor lijken andere wetenschappers in de knel te komen, waarschuwt het Rathenau Instituut in een nieuw rapport.
QuTech researchers have demonstrated quantum algorithms on two qubits on a silicon chip for the first time. “It was quite a revelation,” said Professor Vandersypen.
Retreating sea ice has allowed increased shipping in the harsh conditions of the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. On-board safety is mainly affected by sea spray freezing on contact with the ship deck. Funded by the NWO Polar Programme, researchers from TU Delft are studying the very basics of sea spray formation.
The difference between a gold and silver Olympic medal can be as little as three thousandth of a second during the Winter Games. Yesterday’s TU Delft symposium Technology in Winter Sports showed how technology can make that difference.
