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Delta, 21 April 2010
PhD student Jeroen Oostinga has published leading scientific papers on the bizarre behaviour of electrons in single-atom layered carbon sheets, known as graphene. But his group has now left for Geneva. “A loss for Delft”, says his PhD supervisor. Continued…
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– april 21, 2010
Delta, 14 April 2010
Cars are becoming increasingly stuffed full of sensors, electronics and software that mainly function independently and sometimes contradictorily. Newly appointed professor Edward Holweg pleads for an integrated approach. Continued…
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– april 14, 2010
Delta, 7 April 2010
Office buildings are left vacant, while new offices are being built and housing is desperately needed. What is holding back the transformation of offices into homes? Architect Hilde Remøy set out to find out. Continued…
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– april 7, 2010
Delta, 31 March 2010
Lithium-ion batteries hold promise for substantial improvements. Researchers at the faculty of Applied Sciences are in the race for lightweight power with nanoparticles. Continued…
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– maart 31, 2010
Delta, 18 March 2010
Young drivers are four times more likely to be involved in a crash than their middle-aged parents. In her PhD-thesis, titled ‘The X-factor’, dr. Saskia de Craen pursues the question of how experience reduces crash risk over time. Continued…
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– maart 18, 2010
Delft Outlook, 2010.1
he first clinical trial of radiation therapy using minute radioactive microspheres has recently been launched in Utrecht. Once again, TU Delft researchers are thinking one step ahead. Continued…
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– maart 1, 2010
Delta, 17 Feb 2010
Students in 3mE’s Toptrack programme have improved the design of a super-silent autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Last Friday they presented their results and were rewarded a ‘9’. Continued…
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– februari 17, 2010
Delta, 10 Feb 2010
Just by looking at seedlings, experts can predict which plant will bear the most fruit. Now their knowledge has been spelled out and put into an expert vision system for plant selection. Continued…
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– februari 10, 2010
Delft Outlook, 2009.2
This spring will mark ten years since the Port of Rotterdam Authority and TU Delft started collaborating in what is known as the Port Research Centre Rotterdam-Delft. A look back and a selection of some of the current research projects. Continued…
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– juni 1, 2009
Delft Outlook, 2009.1
The mental disorders that often accompany old age can largely be attributed to the erosion of connections in the brain. Researchers at TU Delft are now developing new ways of mapping the decaying brain. “This project is of great social importance.” Continued…
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– maart 1, 2009
