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Recycling aircraft

If you fast-forward Derk-Jan van Heerden’s work, it’s a bit like watching a scene in a nature documentary in which red ants demolish a carcass. Only the TU alumnus works with metal rather than flesh and blood. “There are about 250 tonnes of aluminium at Twente Airport," says Van Heerden over the phone.

Circularise uses blockchain technology to trace raw materials

The amount of electrical and electronic waste in Europe is growing rapidly. Every year, around 10 million tonnes of old computers, televisions, refrigerators, tablets and mobile phones end up on the scrap heap. But what happens then?

Applied Sciences’ hidden helium recovery system

Suppose you are researching quantum mechanics and you need helium to cool particles. At some point you will have to knock on Remco Roeleveld’s door. He is responsible for maintaining the helium recovery system in the Applied Sciences building.

From green slime to aircraft interior

Slimy green stuff. That is a pretty accurate description of the product that is left over after sewage water has been purified using the Nereda method, the aerobic granular sludge technology developed at TU Delft.

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