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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.    …

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…