Research News
23 August 2018
NWO START-UP grant for Carlas Smith
23 August 2018
PULSE teaching building opens
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With the number of students increasing every year and the growing need to accommodate state-of-the art teaching and learning methods, TU Delft has developed its new PULSE teaching building right at the heart of the campus.
21 August 2018
3mE researchers receive ERC Starting Grant
17 August 2018
First large-scale market analysis of underground cybercrime economy
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Cybercrime is easier to carry out as more and more online criminal services (commodities) become available. TU Delft researcher Rolf van Wegberg investigated the extent and growth of this specific online underground economy.
16 August 2018
Two million registrations for TU Delft MOOCs
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TU Delft recorded its two-millionth registration for its free online courses (MOOCs). TU Delft now offers a range consisting of 88 MOOCs. Solar Energy was the first and has so far had 206,000 registrations.
09 August 2018
Energy for Refugees installs solar panels on Lesbos
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The goal of Energy for Refugees is to bring sustainable, reliable and cheap energy to the people who need it the most.
26 July 2018
Launch of TU Delft Student Rocket Fails
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On Thursday 26 July at 03:30 AM, students from the Delft University of Technology, made an attempt with a home-built rocket (Stratos III) to beat the European altitude record and reach the threshold of space. Twenty seconds after the launch the rocket disintegrated above the safety zone at sea. The team and INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial) are currently investigating the anomaly and the cause of the failed attempt.
24 July 2018
Update Stad van de Toekomst (only in Dutch)
23 July 2018
TU Delft students second in Hyperloop Pod Competition
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On Sunday 22 July, four student teams took on a challenge to race as fast as possible through a 1.2-kilometre Hyperloop test tunnel at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The team from Delft achieved a speed of 142 km/h, putting them in second place behind the WARR Hyperloop team from Munich University of Technology.
22 July 2018
Delft Hyperloop in final of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
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On Sunday 22 July, the Delft Hyperloop student team from TU Delft competes in the final of the Hyperloop Pod Competition at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. During the final, four student teams take on the challenge of racing through a 1.2-kilometre test tunnel, built by SpaceX in 2016. The Hyperloop is a super-high-speed futuristic mode of transport, conceived by Elon Musk.
16 July 2018
TU Delft starts top research facility for energy system of the future
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The integration of new technologies in the energy system is a vital aspect of the energy transition. As yet there are no facilities for testing new components in the high-voltage grid. TU Delft is changing this situation by building the ESP Lab (Electrical Sustainable Power Lab, Powered by TenneT). This lab will be a unique facility for top-class research into system integration in the energy system. This research is needed to be able to develop the energy system of the future.
10 July 2018
Environmental benefits of pay-per-wash business model revealed
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Researchers from TU Delft and Lund University (Sweden) have demonstrated in practice that paying per wash results in the more economical use of washing machines. Their findings are being published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
05 July 2018
3mE Lecturer of the year 2017-2018
05 July 2018
Peter Wellens develops method for predicting wave loads in heavy storms
05 July 2018