Eindhoven University of Technology

"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun," Noel Coward famously sang in 1931, mocking British colonials who ventured out into the scorching midday sun at the hottest time of day. "The Dutch also still think the sun is their…

No long-dreamed-of high school prom. No hangover cocktail of exhaustion and satisfaction after an intense Introweek. No first lectures in big imposing halls, surrounded by others finding their feet in this new phase of their lives. Just…

A technology to develop phenol from sustainable crude oil, a healthy cooking method that relies on Internet of Things (IoT) and an analysis system to detect rare tumour cells. These three TU/e projects can further commercialise their…

Warm technology is a user-friendly, non-stigmatizing technology aimed at what people with dementia can still do. This week the research into this topic at TU/e was formally recognized by Alzheimer Nederland as an expertise center. This…

Entrepreneurship holds few secrets for Sjoerd Romme; Entrepreneurship & Innovation is the domain of his professorship at the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, a position he has held for many years. So his…

TU/e student team Blue Jay has introduced an interactive drone in the Evoluon in Eindhoven that guides elderly people to the exit during a fire in a nursing home, even before the fire brigade arrives. The Blue Jay Aeden is said to be the…

Prevention campaigns against fire or burglary are much more effective if knowledge is used about what exactly is deterring people from buying a smoke alarm, alarm system or fire extinguisher. This is one of the conclusions reached by…

The TU/e is pleased to announce a generous donation from DAF Trucks and the PACCAR Foundation to acquire a world-class electron-microscope for soft matter research.Robert-Jan Smits, president of the Executive Board of Eindhoven University…

How can students and staff at TU/e alike connect further with the city of Eindhoven? Why is it important to understand the flight of the hummingbird? And who is this year’s national winner of the FameLab science communication competition?…

If you’ve ever tried to lift a pizza slice covered in hot, melted cheese, you’ve no doubt encountered the long, cheesy strings that bridge one pizza slice from the next. Keep lifting the pizza slice and these cheese bridges eventually…