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Caltech expert to receive Perkin Medal
The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) America has announced that it is awarding its highest honor, the Perkin Medal, to Frances Arnold, Caltech's Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry and!-->…
Caltech Experts Unveil A 5.7 Terapixel Global Image Of Mars
A planet-spanning online image of Mars created at a scale of 5 meters per pixel was unveiled today. The image is freely available to the public and can be accessed online through Caltech's Bruce Murray Laboratory for Planetary!-->…
Simulating Solar Flares Unveil Clues To Mechanism Behind Bursts Of High-energy Particles
Simulating solar flares on a scale the size of a banana, researchers at Caltech have parsed out the process by which these massive explosions blast potentially harmful energetic particles and X-rays into the cosmos.Corona loops are arches!-->…
50 Caltech Students, Nine Alumni chosen for NSF Research Fellowships
This year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected 50 current Caltech students and nine recent undergraduate alumni to receive its Graduate Research Fellowships. Those selected for a fellowship will receive support for three!-->…
TU Delft students craft shelters for stricken Syria and Turkey
Currently, thousands of affected residents of Turkey and Syria are bivouacking in the icy outdoors without basic necessities. As is often the case in a disaster zone, there are insufficient suitable shelter or emergency locations to!-->…
TU Delft named as best climate and energy publication
An algorithm that ensures a higher energy yield from wind farms and a study showing that not only fuel consumption but also seasonal effects play an important role in optimising flight trajectories and altitudes. In one sentence, these!-->…
TU Delft’s University Fund launches new campaign
Day in day out, TU Delft scientists and students work on pioneering projects that will have a positive impact on society. Delft University Fund brings this important work to the attention of alumni and raises funding for it. After Tech!-->…
Researchers Emphasizing On Biomechanics Of Cardiovascular Disease
Delft scientists and students researching the biomechanics of the heart and blood vessels have joined forces with cardiologists, neurologists and radiologists of Rotterdam’s Erasmus MC in the CardioVascular Biomechanics Lab (CVBL). The!-->…
TU Delft remains at top 15 of world QS Engineering & Technology Ranking
TU Delft is ranked 13th for Engineering & Technology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject published on 22 March 2023. TU Delft also made the top 20 in nine of its specialisations.For many years now, TU Delft has been ranked!-->…
Experts carve four designs for earthquake-resistant shelters for Turkey and Syria
Modular homes that can be quickly adapted to a family situation, cleverly reusing rubble as building material for temporary housing, setting up emergency shelters in tent camps in such a way that communities can still be together. With!-->…