The Energy Challenge Event on 9 June was an interim presentation of the acceleration of the energy transition – the lustrum theme. The students were full of fun ideas.
Uncertainty about Covid is raising questions about hybrid conferences this year. Is hybrid, where live events and online access run in parallel, the new trend?
Martians go underground Just like plant roots, the first Mars inhabitants will go underground. This is the idea behind Rhizome (which means plant root), the Mars habitat project. Wednesday 1 June saw the conclusion of the project with students presenting their ideas and solutions. Watch the video for a quick impression. …
In a high-profile Nature article, QuTech PhD alumni Hermans and Pompili show how they transfer quantum information in a network based on entanglement in the Ronald Hanson Lab.
Algorithms make aircraft maintenance more efficient. This became apparent after six months of testing at KLM, which completed the ReMAP research project, led by TU Delft.
Cleaner boating really is possible. This year, the TU Delft Hydromotion team designed and built a hydrogen-powered foiling boat whose only exhaust emission is water.
TU Delft researchers expect there to be a shortage of magnets within 10 years. That will hamper the energy transition. The EU Valomag recycling programme may offer a way out.
How safe is the electricity grid? TU researchers, collegues from industry and grid managers will meet on Thursday at an expert event about grid safety.
Water lab tests floating tunnel Niels Ruiter. (Photo: Jos Wassink) Niels Ruiter, master student of Hydraulic Engineering, is working on a 1:50 model of a floating tunnel in one of the flumes of the Waterlab. In early March, Dr Pengxu Zou obtained his doctorate with a thesis on the optimal shape of the…