News & Agenda News Open menu 05 August 2021 Marco Reijne in various media Read more 02 August 2021 Arend Schwab in various media Read more 05 July 2021 Technology built into baseball jersey prevents injuries Bart van Trigt, researcher at TU Delft’s Department of BioMechanical Engineering, worked with a team of scientists and scientific entrepreneur Erik van der Graaff to develop an injury model to reduce injuries: Pitch Perfect. Van Trigt received an ‘Implementeren met impact’ grant from ZonMw, which he can now use to test the injury model on Dutch players. Read more 14 June 2021 Maarten van der Elst in various media Maarten van der Elst, trauma surgeon at Reinier de Graaf and professor of safety at TU Delft, works daily with staplers and points out that research into malfunctioning specimens is difficult. Read more 03 June 2021 Paul Breedveld in various media Read more 22 April 2021 Girls’ Day 2021: primary school introduced to BioMechanical Engineering An operating robot inspired by the strength and movements of an animal. And an extremely strong human bone, the largest part of which resembles a sponge. During Girls’ Day 2021, Aimée Sakes and Eline Kolken (assistant professor and PhD student in BioMechanical Engineering) introduced pupils from the ages of 10 to 12 to the world of BioMechanical Engineering. Read more 22 April 2021 Biomechanics researchers ‘appreciated’ for science communication Researchers from the Department of BioMechanical Engineering, have been committed to science communication for years, on their own initiative. That’s why the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) is rewarding these enthusiastic biomechanical engineers with the Pilot Fund Science Communication ‘Appreciated’ of 10.000 euros. Read more 19 April 2021 TU Delft develops ‘stumble tracker’ for trauma surgeon We’re all familiar with the step tracker these days. Now there’s something new: the stumble tracker. This invention by TU Delft is helping a trauma surgeon at Erasmus MC to measure whether people using a new kind of prosthetic leg stumble less frequently. ‘This partnership has a bright future.’ Read more 11 March 2021 Tech for Health: building a unique Erasmus MC lab to combat arthritis This month, the University Fund and TU Delft launched a campaign called Tech for Health | Better healthcare thanks to Delft technology. The campaign comprises seven pioneering and illustrative studies, each symbolising the many unique innovations and collaborations taking place at TU Delft and the medical centres. Read more 11 March 2021 Gerjo van Osch receives Suffrage Science Award on International Women’s Day Gerjo van Osch, part-time professor of Integrative Cartilage Regeneration at the Department of BioMechanical Engineering and principal investigator at the Department of Orthopaedics & Otorhinolaryngology at Erasmus MC, received the Engineering and Physical Sciences Suffrage Science award on International Women’s Day. Read more ... Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 You are on page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Agenda June 27 Van 't Hoff Lecture 2024: Decarbonization Potential of Industrial Process Heat by Electrification Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page