Eindhoven University of Technology

An aneurysm is a dangerous vascular condition in which a weak spot in a vessel wall can bulge like a balloon. In the aorta, the largest artery in the abdomen, such an aneurysm is life-threatening, especially when it bursts. During…

Breast cancer is very common. So much so, in fact, that it is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer worldwide. This also means that a lot of research has already been done on breast cancer, so we know much more today than we…

Controlling the chaos of a turbulent flow to make regular patterns sounds like a contradiction in every sense of the word. Turbulent flows are marked by the break-up of large vortices into smaller vortices in a disordered manner.…

Each year, TU/e honors one or more people from outside the university for their significant contributions to a field of study. This year, they are Martin van den Brink and Karen Scrivener. As a professor and the head of the Laboratory of…

Narcolepsy is a rare but serious sleep disorder. People with narcolepsy fall asleep involuntarily at random times. In addition, episodes of muscle weakness triggered by emotions are a common symptom. However, people with…

Cybersecurity is often portrayed as an education problem or a lack of resources, blaming users, system administrators or budget holders who limit system management capabilities. However, many difficult problems remain unsolved…

The government (1.7 billion) and the Eindhoven region (almost 800 million) have decided to invest a total of 2.5 billion euros with the aim of strengthening the chip sector in the Netherlands. The money has been reserved to…

The construction sector produces an excessive amount of construction and demolition waste that could easily be reused, leading to a more circular construction sector. To achieve this high-impact goal, significant system,…

TU/e and EIRES researchers Xiaocheng Mi and Giulia Finotello have been awarded a new project in NWO’s Open Technology Programme. The grant of 845,000 euros enables them to appoint one postdoc and two PhD researchers as part of…

In a first for TU/e and the highest number in thirteen years, three of our researchers have been awarded NWO Vici grants at the same time. For the researchers in question, receiving this prestigious grant is the crowning glory for…