Suffering from insomnia? Try Somnox, world’s first sleeping robot. Developed by a team of student entrepreneurs, the Somnox helps you get a good night’s rest in a natural way, softly guiding you into the realm of dreams with lullabies, huggable fabric and by mimicking human breathing. You essentially hug a breathing pillow, just as you would hug a partner, child or cat (to each their own), and slowly drift away to their breathing.

A research consortium that includes Prof. Cees Dekker’s group has shown the active role of the condensin protein in coiling long DNA strings. Its result, published in Science, ends a long-standing debate about the working of the protein.

If you’re an energy researcher, you might want to join the workshop on funding under the Horizon 2020 programme this Friday, September 15. It’s all about matchmaking to be eligible for EU funding. Professor Paulien Herder, director of the Delft Energy Initiative, will chair the workshop.

Wie mee wil helpen analyseren welke impact de orkaan Harvey heeft gehad op de stedelijke omgeving kan op woensdag 13 september naar de Harvey Hackathon in het Science Centre.