Archive
12 June 2024
A route to scalable Majorana qubits
Researchers at QuTech have found a way to make Majorana particles in a two-dimensional plane. This was achieved by creating devices that exploit the combined material properties of superconductors and semiconductors. The inherent flexibility of this new 2D platform should allow one to perform experiments with Majoranas that were previously inaccessible. The results are published in Nature.
07 June 2024
Why TU Delft collaborates with the defence industry
TU Delft wants to be transparent about why the university collaborates with the defence industry.
05 June 2024
Five TU Delft researchers receive Marie Curie grant
The European Commission has awarded five Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchange 2023 grants to talented scientists from TU Delft. Staff Exchange, formerly known as Research and Innovation Staff Exchange, is a staff exchange program between countries and sectors to encourage the development of sustainable collaborative projects between different organizations, from both academic and non-academic sectors, based in and outside Europe.
04 June 2024
TU Delft maintains top 50 position in QS World University Ranking
TU Delft handhaaft zich in de top-50 van in de 21ste editie van de gezaghebbende QS World University Ranking (2025) en bevindt zich daarmee in de top 4% van de hoogst scorende universiteiten in de wereld. TU Delft behaalt positie 49 in de jongste ranglijst, het op één na beste resultaat sinds TU Delft deelneemt aan deze ranking (beste resultaat was positie 47 vorig jaar).
03 June 2024
Occupation of TU Delft building ends with eviction
At around 20.30 on Monday evening, the police ended the occupation of the Mechanical Engineering building by around 30 protesters who refused to leave the building voluntarily at closing time. Earlier in the day, the demonstrators were made aware of the closing time and possible consequences, and given the option to continue demonstrating outside. This was not heeded. The camp, which has been set up between the auditorium and the library since last Thursday, has not been removed. The demonstration will continue there, as long as it is peaceful and respectful.
01 June 2024
Steering Committee Meeting, and Newly Elected Chair
01 June 2024
Lifelong Learning Conference
01 June 2024
ENHANCE Diversity Office officially inaugurated + Roadmap published
27 May 2024
NWO Summit Grant to investigate fundamental quantum limits
A research consortium from TU Delft and Leiden University receives an NWO Summit Grant of 35 million euros, as a long-term support and to continue their prominent role internationally. They aim to investigate the fundamental limits of quantum physics. In total five consortia from different Dutch universities will receive a total of 188 million euros to strengthen the position of Dutch science.
24 May 2024
Remote sensing research reveals pre-collapse monitoring of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine
New findings from a spaceborne monitoring team of University of Houston, TU Delft and DLR indicates the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine may have been already ongoing before the war with Russia, with deformations in the dam pre-dating the actual collapse. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment this month.
23 May 2024
Creating life from lifeless biomolecules with AI and lab evolution
“What is life? How does a living cell emerge from lifeless molecules?” wondered a multidisciplinary team of Dutch scientists. To answer these questions the research team, led by the TU Delft, aims to build a living synthetic cell from lifeless biomolecules, using laboratory evolution and artificial intelligence for the first time. The ten-year research programme to do so, entitled “Evolving life from non-life” or simply “EVOLF”, was awarded 40 million euro by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) as part of the Summit grants scheme.
22 May 2024
Israel-Hamas: EB TU Delft calls for immediate ceasefire
21 May 2024
Strings that can vibrate forever (kind of)
Researchers from TU Delft and Brown University have engineered string-like resonators capable of vibrating longer at ambient temperature than any previously known solid-state object — approaching what is currently only achievable near absolute zero temperatures. Their study, published in Nature Communications, pushes the edge of nanotechnology and machine learning to make some of the world’s most sensitive mechanical sensors.
16 May 2024
Social Safety Plan TU Delft submitted to the Education Inspectorate
15 May 2024
Animal brain inspired AI game changer for autonomous robots
A team of researchers at Delft University of Technology has developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing and control based on the workings of animal brains. Animal brains use less data and energy compared to current deep neural networks running on GPUs (graphic chips).
13 May 2024
Exposing children from neighbourhoods with socio-economic disadvantages to STEM education and vocational paths
In a dynamic collaboration between academia and young minds, 12 enthusiastic children from a school in Delft recently embarked on an enriching journey into the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This event was part of the project “Bliksemstage” of JINC organisation.
08 May 2024
Disorder improves battery life
What determines the cycle life of batteries? And, more importantly, how can we extend it? An international research team led by TU Delft has discovered that local disorder in the oxide cathode material increases the number of times Li-ion batteries can be charged and discharged. Their results have been published in Nature.
08 May 2024
Interview H2 Platform
03 May 2024
TU Delft brings hopeful story on critical raw materials
29 April 2024
Royal order for Paul Althuis
Paul Althuis has received a royal decoration. The former director of the Innovation & Impact Centre has been appointed as Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. The order was awarded to Althuis by Mayor Marja van Bijsterveldt on Friday in the Delft city hall during the traditional order ceremony (or ‘Lintjesregen’) prior to King's Day.
26 April 2024
Platforms such as Uber thrive on socio-economic inequality
Platforms that offer rides to passengers, such as Uber and DiDi, thrive on socio-economic inequality. By modelling the behaviour of passengers and self-employed drivers, researchers of TU Delft simulated the market for ridesourcing platforms, evaluating a broad spectrum of (in)equality levels in societies. It explains why in some cities ridesourcing services can be big players in the mobility system, while in other cities they don’t get off the ground. This research was published in Nature Scientific Reports recently.
26 April 2024
Five Royal Honours at TU Delft
Professors Paul Althuis, Frances Brazier, DirkJan Veeger, Sabine Roeser and Serge Hoogendoorn all received royal honours on 26 April 2024.
25 April 2024
Rob Mudde to step down after the summer
Professor Rob Mudde will step down from the Executive Board of TU Delft next autumn. He has been a board member since 1 March 2018, as Vice President and Vice Rector Magnificus/Vice President Education (VRM/VPE).
25 April 2024
Grossi emphasises the need of engineers during a visit at TU Delft
At Wednesday 24th of April TU Delft hosted a meeting for Director General Rafael Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), students and others interested in the nuclear sector.
23 April 2024
Rubicon grants for Emiel Kruisdijk and Koen Muller
19 April 2024
Problem in microscopy solved after decades
Examining tissues, cells, and proteins under a microscope helps us prevent and combat diseases. To study this, we need to precisely determine the dimensions of the biological structure. However, a biological sample may appear flatter under the light microscope than it actually is. Researchers at Delft University of Technology have now demonstrated for the first time that this distortion is not constant, contrary to what many scientists have assumed for decades. The breakthrough, published in Optica, confirms a prediction by Nobel laureate Stefan Hell from the 90s. With an online calculation tool and software, every researcher can now determine the correct depth of a biological sample.
17 April 2024
TU Delft Mechanical Engineering opens new robotics lab
From robots that stock shelves to aid during post-stroke rehabilitation, and from autonomous drones to self-driving cars. All these and more robots can now be found under one roof at TU Delft. On 17 April, the Cognitive Robotics department will open its brand-new lab where not only robots, but also researchers and technicians will come together. This should encourage cross-pollination of knowledge and creative solutions and take research into robotics to the next level.
16 April 2024
Statement
11 April 2024
Mangroves that can protect coastlines worldwide
High waves startle mangroves for days during an experiment at the Delta wave flume in Delft. Researchers from Deltares and TU Delft keep increasing the force on the trees. They test how strong the mangrove trees are under extreme wave conditions and what contribution they make to water safety.
02 April 2024
Professor Nitesh Bharosa appointed crown member of the SER
The Council of Ministers has appointed Nitesh Bharosa of TU Delft as crown member of the Social and Economic Council (SER). Bharosa will advise the government, mainly on the theme of digitalisation. The appointment is valid for the period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.
02 April 2024
TU Delft and VDL ETG T&D research contactless wafer handling for better chip production
Every time the robotic arm picks up a wafer for placement in the chip machine, very small particles are generated which are harmful for the chip production process. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering from TU Delft is working on new generation wafer handlers that can handle wafers without particle generation.
28 March 2024
Investment in engineering education crucial for Dutch chip sector
21 March 2024
Dr. Zeki Erkin participated in the DBC Deep Dive: The promises and challenges of AI and crypto applications.
20 March 2024
Jack Pronk receives the 2024 Novozymes Prize
20 March 2024
TU Delft puts its energy into the improvement of social safety
20 March 2024
New Mangrove Living Lab result from collaboration with TU Delft
In Vietnam, the newly established Mangrove Living Lab has been put into operation. Here, ideas for restoring mangrove forests to protect the Mekong Delta from water are being tested. Today Minister Mark Harbers of Infrastructure and Water Management visited the lab, which is a result of years of cooperation in education and research between TU Delft and Thuy Loi University in Hanoi.
19 March 2024
Salt marshes put to test in wave flume
Can salt marshes serve as a natural solution for flood protection? Researchers of the project ‘Living Dikes’ transported 62 big blocks of salt marshes, containing soil and vegetation, from the coast of Friesland to the Delta Flume at Deltares. After four weeks of exposure to extreme waves, almost the entire salt marsh is still standing there.
14 March 2024
Pioneering new ‘MasterPlus’ Programme In Optics And Photonics
13 March 2024
TU Delft presents the nine Best Climate Action & Energy Papers
Nine young researchers compete for the best climate action & energy paper of 2023
08 March 2024
ENHANCE+ Kick-Off welcomed over 130 representatives from our 10 partner universities to Berlin
On the 22nd and 23rd of February 2024, the ENHANCE+ project Kick-Off in Berlin marked a pivotal moment in the ENHANCE journey to actively shape European Education of the future. During two dynamic days, more than 130 representatives of the Alliance’s ten partner universities gathered in Berlin to officially welcome the new project phase ENHANCE+ and to continue the hard work that has taken place since its formal initiation past November.