Latest News Open menu Search 852 results rss Open menu 13 February 2024 Scientists develop new technology to identify individual full-length human proteins In a study published in Nature Nanotechnology, scientists from Delft University of Technology present a new technique to identify proteins. Proteins carry out essential functions in our cells, while playing a crucial role in diseases like cancer and COVID-19 infection. The researchers identify proteins by reading out the fingerprint, and comparing the fingerprint to patterns from a database. Using this new technology, the researchers can identify individual, intact, full-length proteins, preserving all its information. This can shed light on the mechanisms behind many different diseases and allows earlier diagnosis. Read more 13 February 2024 Unveiling of plaque and mural at Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's birthplace 2023 marked the 300th anniversary of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's death at the age of 91. This was widely commemorated in Delft and beyond last year. TU Delft also remembered the father of microbiology in many ways, including the podcast “A world full of secrets”. Of course, the story of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek deserves a wide audience. That is why last year the Royal Dutch Society for Microbiology (KNVM) commissioned a mural and a plaque on the site of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's birthplace, now De Oostpoort primary school. Read more 12 February 2024 TU Delft receives 2 million for 'Lifelong Learning' Read more 12 February 2024 Projects awarded by the Open Education Stimulation Fund 2023 The Open Science Programme was pleasantly surprised by the number of proposals: 29 were submitted by TU Delft Lecturers. Read more 12 February 2024 Clouds disappear quickly during solar eclipse Cumulus clouds over land start to disappear almost instantly during a partial solar eclipse. Until recently, satellite measurements during the eclipse resulted in dark spots in the cloud map, but researchers from TU Delft and KNMI were able to recover the satellite measurements by using a new method. The results may have implications for proposed climate engineering ideas, because disappearing clouds can partly oppose the cooling effect of artificial solar eclipses. The results were published today in Nature Communications Earth and Environment. Read more 08 February 2024 New AI tool discovers realistic 'metamaterials' with unusual properties A coating that can hide objects in plain sight, or an implant that behaves exactly like bone tissue. These extraordinary objects are already made from ‘metamaterials’. Researchers from TU Delft have now developed an AI tool that not only can discover such extraordinary materials but also makes them fabrication-ready and durable. Read more 07 February 2024 Tim van der Hagen reappointed as Rector Magnificus/President of the Executive Board TU Delft’s Supervisory Board has reappointed Professor Tim van der Hagen as Rector Magnificus/President of the Executive Board of TU Delft. The reappointment comes into effect on 1 May 2024 and runs until 7 October 2026. Read more 05 February 2024 TU Delft develops model to better understand injuries to babies caused by violent shaking Shaking a baby violently can cause head and neck injuries, blindness and in some cases even death. Researchers at TU Delft, faculty of Mechanical Engineering, are using a dummy baby and computer models to map the accelerations that act on the head during shaking. They want to be able to assess the risk of injury more accurately. This could eventually lead to more clarity in legal cases on the subject. Read more 03 February 2024 TU Delft engineers work with Erasmus MC and EUR on sustainable care Read more 02 February 2024 NWO grant for Human-Centred AI for crowd crisis response AI has the potential to support crowd crises decisions, yet the increasing use of AI has led to a debate about the legal and ethical implications. To address these challenges, the AI-COMPASS consortium, led by TU Delft, develops real-time decision support systems, considering context, behaviour, and values. The project is financed by the Collaboration between Humans and (semi-)Autonomous systems programme of NWO. Read more ... Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 You are on page 6 Page 7 Page 8 ... For journalists Looking for an expert? Please contact our press officers. At TU Delft we are always willing to help journalists. Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page