Release Notes: 2017 Q4

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New Features

New Features

Improved Features

Bugfixes

Styling of text element

This is a new styling of text elements. It will give the element a white background, a coloured side bar, and a slightly smaller font. It can be useful to visually distinguish content.

In the element properties, under Appearance, select 'Wit met Zijlijn' and choose one of the TU Delft theme colours:

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Dynamic content overview - Card Layout

News and Agenda items are usually displayed in what is called a Dynamic Content Overview. The news / agenda feed on your page is one as well. There are several overview templates available, but there was great demand for a template that displayed the search results in a card layout. This has now been introduced, an example can be seen on the right.

Also, check out more Card Layout display options!

Styling is determined by the available content of the result pages, as well as custom settings in the overview element. All card variations (normal, half height, horizontal, and horizontal half height) are available to choose from, as well as the number of results per row.

Because the overviews are difficult to set up properly, changing from your current template to this new template is not done by editors. Please contact your local content manager to apply for this overview template.

TU Delft and UNICAMP continue strong education and research collaboration

TU Delft and UNICAMP have hosted over 15 joint courses together and this tradition continues. The latest edition of “Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement and Policy for a Circular Bioeconomy” was held from January 5 to February 2, 2024. The course was given by Prof. José Maria Ferreira Jardim da Silveira (UNICAMP) and Prof. Patricia Osseweijer (TU Delft University Ambassador Brazil) and it brought together 16 students from Latin America and Europe. It aimed to give students an understanding of the role and nature of public perceptions and policies in innovation (and tech transfer) for a circular and sustainable biobased economy and acquiring skills to be actively engaged in (public and stakeholder) communication, regulatory committees and policy making. In addition to lecturers from Prof. Ferreira Jardim da Silveira and Prof. Osseweijer, invited international experts from industry, academia (Marcus Rheder of UNICAMP/Getulio Vargas Foundation; Dr. Marcelo Marques de Magalhães of UNESP; Dr. Laurens Landeweerd of Radboud University; Dr. John Posada of TU Delft) and other organizations (Greenpeace, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation) provided insights in their work in dealing with regulation, policy-making, sustainability assessment or communication. Student groups also developed a strategic communication plan for a (small) company in novel technology and presented their plan to an expert jury. The visit also included meetings with the TU Delft Brazil office based at UNICAMP, the International Office at UNICAMP and UNICAMP’s Rector Prof. Antonio Jose de Almeida Meirelles. The Rector approved the establishment of a novel Executive International Academic Leadership Program, about which we will report later. In December 2023 Dr. Ludovic Jourdin and Dr. John Posada (department of Biotechnology, TU Delft) joined a Dutch delegation on a 1-week ‘Biorefinery Innovation’ mission to Brazil to identify opportunities for joint collaborations and to strengthen existing connections. As noted by delegation leader and Chair of the Top Team ChemistryNL, Jacqueline Vaessen, “Brazil and the Netherlands have been at the forefront of biobased innovations for decades…both countries are well positioned to become leading in the solutions that are needed for a circular biobased economy. Therefore, the topsector chemistry has earmarked Brazil as a key partner for international cooperation on this topic. “ This mission was a great success, with visits to world-leading companies (Braskem, Petrobras, Raizen, Oxiteno), research institutes (SENAI, CNPEM) and universities (Unicamp, ESALQ), which were insightful and will promote further cooperations. Prof. Gustavo Paim Valença (Unicamp), Prof. Osseweijer, Dr. Jourdin, and Dr. Posada also organized a workshop on “Circular & Sustainable value chain for materials and energy” which was attended by many scientists and company representatives (e.g. Indorama, Braskem, SENAI, Royal HaskoningDHV, Unicamp, Cargill, BASF, Oxiteno, Sao Paulo University, etc.). The brainstorm and fruitful discussions led to identifying key knowledge gaps and opportunities for research and development, including potential collaborations within the (still-to-be-opened) NWO-FAPESP Call “Integrated biorefineries of the future”. More information Contact: Professor Patricia Osseweijer, P.Osseweijer@tudelft.nl ; +31-6-51033916 and Marie Kummerlowe, a.m.kummerlowe@tudelft.nl ; 31 0634188353

Rubicon grants for Emiel Kruisdijk and Koen Muller

Emiel Kruisdijk (CiTG) and Koen Muller (ME) have received Rubicon grants from NWO and ZonMw, allowing them to gain two years of research experience at a top foreign institution. This funding has been awarded to a total of 17 young, promising scientists. These are the Rubicon awards for TU Delft: Safe drinking water: Removing iron and arsenic using naturally coated sand grains Dr. Emiel Kruisdijk (Civil Engineering and Geosciences), Switzerland, EAWAG Aquifers and drinking water filters contain sand grains with iron coatings, which are crucial for iron and arsenic removal from groundwater. In this research, iron coating formation is studied on grains using microfluidics, micro(spectro)scopy, and models. Obtained insights enable water quality forecasting, which is beneficial to provide safe drinking water. Personal page Super-Resolution Imaging of Snowfall in The Field Dr. ir. Koen Muller, (Mechanical Engineering), Switzerland, ETH Zürich Snowflake aggregation mechanisms are hidden in an interaction with atmospheric turbulence during precipitation. Tracking millions of snowflakes over tens of meters will help elucidate the kinematics and clustering of snow in turbulence. This will provide invaluable insights into the multiphase flow dynamics and current weather forecasting and climate projection models. Personal page Faculty news article About the Rubicon programme Thanks to the Rubicon grant these young researchers can do their research at a foreign institute that offers the best environment for their research. The size of the grant depends on the destination chosen and the duration of the stay. Each year, NWO and ZonMw can fund about 60 young researchers within Rubicon (for a total amount of 7 million euros allocated over three rounds). The awards in this news item concern the third round of 2023. Read more about the NWO Rubicon program.

AiNed XS Europa grant for Qian Tao

Qian Tao has been rewarded with an AiNed XS Europa grant for her project: Physics-informed generative medical imaging: An AI-for-AI solution to fair data

TU Delft shares resources to achieve African climate resilience

TU Delft shares resources to achieve African climate resilience TU Delft is part of a project to achieve African Climate Resilience using nature-based solutions. The project, established by South Africa’s Rhodes University, for which they received a three-year grant, was recently launched in 2024. Through the open sharing of resources, African professors can use TU Delft online MOOC materials and e-textbooks to develop curricula and for professional development in collaboration with local beneficiaries. The project aims to maximise an exchange of knowledge that helps develop materials that are de signed for and together with regional stakeholders. This will ensure that any solutions are directly applicable to the African context. This is part of a larger strategy to combat the impact of climate change and stem brain drain and migration out of Africa. Photo by Nothing Ahead on Pexels I’m delighted that our online resources will serve in a very practical way to enhance the capability of current and future professionals. They will be empowered to find sustainable and tangible solutions to real societal problems in the local context, as well as on a global basis. ― confirms Willem van Valkenburg, Executive Director of the TU Delft Extension for Continuing Education, on what is expected to be a fruitful collaboration. The project consortium, along with TU Delft, consists of two universities in South Africa (Rhodes University and the University of Cape Town), two in Senegal (Ecole Polytechnique of Thies and Université Cheikh Anta Diop, and two other partners in the EU (AgroParisTech and Institut National de Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'alimentation et l'environnement).

Packing-free soft drinks on TU Delft Campus with iTapToo

Fancy a flavoured chilled drink that doesn't come from a plastic bottle? You can now do so at five locations on campus with the help of iTapToo vending machines. The iTapToo vending machine offers 6 different flavours of soft drinks, which you can tap into your own reusable bottle or a Billie Cup. This makes packaging-free drinking easy and this reduces the use of single-use plastic. With the iTapToo, TU Delft is taking a step towards reducing single-use plastic on campus and the sustainability ambition: to become carbon neutral, climate-adaptive and circular by 2030, with a focus on biodiversity and quality of life. Locations The iTapToo vending machines are located at 5 locations on the TU Delft Campus: Aula, Architecture & the Built Environment, Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science and Echo. These vending machines offer six flavours: lime-lemon, mint-raspberry, blueberry, pineapple, elderflower, iced tea-peach. All drinks are sugar-free and chilled. With one tap, one PET bottle or can is saved. iTapToo locations on campus: Aula Foodsquare restaurant entrance EEMCS Goodish restaurant first floor CEG Foodsquare restaurant 6th floor Echo Foodture restaurant entrance ABE, Management in the Built Environment, first floor All flavours are gluten free, lactose- free and sugar free and completely plant-based. Campus as a testing ground for innovation In January 2023, TU Delft organised a Green Dragons' Den, based on the television programme but with a focus on sustainable innovations. Here, several companies pitched their idea to a jury. In the sustainability ambition, the TU Delft Campus will be opened as a testing ground for sustainable innovations. Through the Green Dragons' Den, iTapToo came into contact with the procurement department from TU Delft and caterer Appèl. In 2023, iTapToo and Appèl worked together, as a result that the iTapToo vending machines are on campus. iTapToo During the graduation project in 2019 where Daan Beuting and Esmee Noij had to set up a fictitious company, iTapToo was conceived. 'Why do we still need to buy separate plastic bottles for a taste full drink when we all carry a reusable bottle with us?", they asked themselves. Now iTapToo exists and they want to make the future vital and plastic-free with its drinks vending machines. More information More about a Sustainable Campus, here . More about iTapToo, here . Questions about the vending machine and hospitality, email proces-horeca@tudelft.nl.

INSARR mission completed well

From Monday 15 to Thursday 18 April 2024, the follow-up Integrated Safety Assessment of Research Reactors (INSARR) mission was conducted at TU Delft Reactor Institute.

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Tabs as Grid Elements

What changed?

Tabs were difficult to manage, especially when you wanted to re-use and swap content from other pages. Therefore, the tab element has been redesigned for a more user-friendly interface, a better overview of the embedded content, and the added possibility to cut/paste and reference elements in it.

The old Tab element still exists and is not automatically replaced, but will be phased out. For this purpose, the old version has been disabled for editing. In the following weeks, we'll be changing all existing Tab Elements to Tabs Grids. Should you however come across an old Tab Element and you find yourself unable to edit it, please contact your local content manager.

How can I create a new Tabs Grid?

Tabs Grids are created like all other grids. When creating a new element, under Grid Elements, select Tabs grid. This will place a grid on your page with 5 rows, each row representing one of the tabs.

  • The Header in the first element of each tab will also be the title of that tab. So for instance, in this case, the Header of this text element ('How can I create ...') is adapted as Tab title.
  • You can select a colour theme by editing the Tabs Grid properties; under Appearance, select a theme (see fig.)
  • If you don't put any content in a tab, it will be invisible.

 

Any tips and tricks?

When you don't want to start a tab with a header (for instance, when it's an image), you still need to tell Typo3 which title to use for this tab. You can do so by creating a 'Header Only' element, and under Type, select 'Hidden'. This will not show the header inside your tab, but it will be adopted as Tab title.

 

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Youtube video in Header Slider

It is now possible to put a video in the Header Slider on top of any page. 

If you want to add a Youtube video to your header-slider, just paste the youtube URL in the link field of a slide; a play button will be shown on your slide, and a pop-up style video will play when the button is pushed.

Like all slides, this feature also requires you to upload an image.

View an example!

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Full Width page template

This page combines the regular Content page with the Homepage. Its features are identical to the Homepage format in many ways, but it adds the bread crumb on top, so visitors can easily find their way back.

This layout was frequently created with a workaround (Content Page with Left Column, combined with specific element settings), which is why an official option has been included instead. 

To create this layout, go to the page properties, under Appearance, select the Backend Layout 'Content page that is full width'.
(feature renaming can hopefully be included in our next release)

This page is actually an example of this layout. Click 'To Top' to view the breadcrumb.

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Special Page template

This is another new page template (see: Full Width page template). This layout is designed for a long-read format, by dividing the screen in two halves; the left one is designated for images, the right one for all content. There is also a special connection between picture and content, enabling a nice scrolling experience.
Try it out!

This layout is particularly useful for magazine-style pages.

To create this layout:

  • go to the page properties; under Appearance, select the Backend Layout 'Special Page' (see fig.).

  • On this new page, create a new element; under Grid Elements, select Special Container (see fig.). This grid consists of two columns.

  • In the left column, you place a 'Special Image' element.
    This is the image that is displayed stationary alongside the scrolling content on the right; when the visitor is at the end of the content in this Special Container, the image will scroll up, and display the next Special Container.

  • In the right column, you place a normal 100% Grid element.

  • In the element properties of this Grid Element, under Appearance, select 'Used for content on special pages..' (see fig.).

  • Inside this 100% grid, you can place all elements to your liking.

The last steps, creating a 100% grid, are necessary to create the Special layout as it was designed. This element layout compresses the width of the elements within - otherwise, the text would run the entire width of the column.

 

View the new Special Template

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Facts and Figures element

This is a new element to display, for instance, facts and figures.

To create this, add a new Fact element inside a grid. Under Theme, select the header colour.
Then, edit the grid properties, go to the tab Appearance, and choose a background colour under 'Theme'.

Please note: the fact element only properly works in combination with this coloured grid background.

What is the coolest new feature?
Fact Element
How many features are in this new release?
40
Number of new features
11

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Coloured grid background

The background colour feature for grids can also be used without a fact element. It may for instance be useful for magazine-type pages, to highlight a specific text.

Two layout guidelines:

  • Dont overdo it! These coloured grids are very dominant. Don't create an abstract piece of art.
  • See if you should add top and bottom margins (under Appearance), to prevent the grid from overlapping with other elements. 

To create this, edit the grid properties, go to the tab Appearance, and choose a background colour under 'Theme':

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Notification element

This element can be used to draw attention to a certain part of your website, or a call-to-action (for instance, when an application deadline is approaching). You can add one or two buttons. The element is available in all TU Delft theme colours.

To create this, add a new Notification element. Enter a header, text, and theme, and, optionally, one or two buttons. The buttons can either be white or transparent.

Notification element

These are not the only release notes; they are only the new elements. Check out our improvements and bug fixes!

Improvements Bug fixes

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Read More-toggle

This option allows you, in a Text element, to hide paragraphs under a 'read more'-line (as seen below).

To create this, in the Rich Text Editor (RTF) of the Text element, stand in the text on the desired location. Click on 'Insert Custom Element', then 'Tudelft', then 'Insert Readmore'. An orange marker will appear in your text.

To demonstrate this, a piece of literary history:

Alice

There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. ‘Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,’ thought Alice; ‘only, as it’s asleep, I suppose it doesn’t mind.’Read more

The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it: ‘No room! No room!’ they cried out when they saw Alice coming. ‘There’s plenty of room!’ said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.

‘Have some wine,’ the March Hare said in an encouraging tone.

Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. ‘I don’t see any wine,’ she remarked.

‘There isn’t any,’ said the March Hare.

‘Then it wasn’t very civil of you to offer it,’ said Alice angrily.

‘It wasn’t very civil of you to sit down without being invited,’ said the March Hare.

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Image side caption

An option has been added to display a caption next to an image. This was a feature in the original design, and works well in storytelling articles.

To create this, go the the element properties, under Appearance, and choose 'Image fullwidth with caption'.
On the General tab, under Description, fill in the caption text.

The caption can now be placed next to the image.

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