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Editorial: the city

Editorial: the city

More and more people are living in the city; a global trend that also applies to the Netherlands.

Using DNA to scan ground water flows

Using DNA to scan ground water flows

By Tomas van Dijk. March 2019 Theme The City Cities are growing. What does this mean for housing construction, transport and livability?…

Air quality between Delft and Overschie

Air quality between Delft and Overschie

Fluid experts from TU Delft have created a model to determine how air pollution spreads from the A13 through the adjacent Overschie area.

Solar-powered modular houses

Solar-powered modular houses

By 2023, more than 34 million m2 of office space will have to be more energy-efficient. Moreover, the Netherlands requires one million…

50 Years of Industrial Design Engineering

50 Years of Industrial Design Engineering

Two students and a few lecturers The Industrial Design research group started life in an attic room at the Faculty of Architecture back in…

Choosing a new kitchen in virtual reality

Choosing a new kitchen in virtual reality

In Arno Freeke’s VR Lab, you can try out endless colours and cabinets in a virtual version of your house.

Online Learning on the city

Online Learning on the city

Since 2014, TU Delft has produced over 150 online courses on subjects that matter and built on the strengths of our faculties

After Delft: Gideon Goedhart

After Delft: Gideon Goedhart

Building management advisor Gideon Goedhart wants the traditional building sector to step out of its comfort zone.

New life in the ‘cauliflower neighbourhood’

New life in the ‘cauliflower neighbourhood’

Connecting the city to the university was a primary aim of an urban design student project in Tanthof, a neighbourhood in Delft.

The view of Arjan van Timmeren

The view of Arjan van Timmeren

‘There will be a battle for public space in the decades ahead’

How can Amsterdam ditch the gas?

How can Amsterdam ditch the gas?

Prof. Andy van den Dobbelsteen is working towards making the capital energy-neutral by 2040.

‘It’s time to call it a day’

‘It’s time to call it a day’

Why does the Netherlands excel at water management? It is not because of the polders, but because of centuries of work by Dutch engineers…

The New Netherlands

The New Netherlands

The sea level may well be rising much faster than scenarios suggest. If this is so, the current measures will be inadequate to keep our feet…

After Delft

Sandra Bruil always had a fascination for jewellery design, so she decided to combine her Master’s of Industrial Design with a practical…

How the Blue Battery works

Soon everything will be electric and power will increasingly be obtained from variable sources such as sun and wind. That’s why we need…