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A lamentation

A lamentation

When Victor van der Chijs passed on the 4TU chairperson’s gavel to his successor, he sounded the alarm in Het Financieele Dagblad (FD)…

The firm - Pats

The firm - Pats

It was at TU Delft’s MAVlab that two researchers hatched an exciting idea: to combat insects with a drone. Now they run Pats.

TU Delft and university rankings

TU Delft and university rankings

TU Delft is doing well in international university rankings and we are proud of that, says President of the Executive Board Prof. Tim van…

‘I donate to TU Delft because I think the future is important’

‘I donate to TU Delft because I think the future is important’

Delft University Fund will celebrate its 95th anniversary in 2020. A lot has happened in those years.

Underground

Underground

Foreword

How Shell and Delft found each other

How Shell and Delft found each other

What would have become of TU Delft without Koninklijke Olie/Shell? The largest company in the Netherlands has always had an impact on…

Locating bodies

Locating bodies

Searching for firearms or human remains metres underground is easier said than done.

How undertows are threatening dikes

How undertows are threatening dikes

The nightmare of every dike reeve. One week of high water and a river dike suddenly subsides and breaks its banks.

Storing radioactive waste safely underground

Storing radioactive waste safely underground

Dutch radioactive waste can be safely stored deep in layers of clay and rock salt.

Subsidence in the Netherlands

Subsidence in the Netherlands

The scientists incorporated three different types of measurement data into the underlying model: satellite radars, GPS and gravity…

Predicting earthquakes

Earthquakes can be charted by analysing infrasound high in the atmosphere, or so Delft researchers found. Their discovery could save lives.

Online learning - Underground

Online learning - Underground

TU Delft Online Education pays close attention to new, more sustainable modes of transportation.

Underground storage of green gas

Underground storage of green gas

A fully sustainable energy system needs large-scale energy storage.

Campus switching to geothermal energy

Campus switching to geothermal energy

At the end of 2020, two pipelines will be bored from the campus to a hot-water reservoir, more than 2 kilometres below the A13 motorway.

Carbonated water for steam and power

Carbonated water for steam and power

Delft geophysicists are participating in the international Succeed study into the effects of CO2 storage in geothermal geysers.