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For over a year and a half, researchers from TU Delft and the Cambridge University Centre for Climate Repair have worked together on groundbreaking techniques to increase the reflectivity of clouds in the fight against global warming.…

Out of the eight projects that competed to become NASA's Probe mission, only two remain. The Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) and the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXiS) have been selected for the second round.…

Researchers at Delft University of Technology and MIT have developed a novel 3D printing technique called Speed-Modulated Ironing, enabling high-resolution surface textures and colour gradients using just a single material. By using one…

TU Delft has come 56th in the Times Higher Educations World University Ranking 2023 published yesterday. While it has dropped 8 places in the international rankings, TU Delft again claimed the top spot in the Netherlands. The main reason…

The protein GBP1 is a vital component of our body’s natural defence against pathogens. This substance fights against bacteria and parasites by enveloping them in a protein coat, but how the substance manages to do this has remained…

TU Delft's Eco-Runner student team is currently trying to break a world record this week. With their self-built hydrogen car they want to travel more than 1360 kilometers along the route of the Elfstedentocht on only 1.45 kilograms of…

David Abbink will receive this year's NWO Stevin Prize. The Stevin Prize and the Spinoza Prize are the most prestigious Dutch prizes in science. They are awarded annually to four scientists 'for their outstanding, pioneering and inspiring…

For the first time, kitesurfing is on the Olympic Games programme, with the Dutch Annelous Lammerts as one of the top participants. Using the Formula Kite, a hydrofoil under the kiteboard, Lammerts can reach speeds of over 70 km/h. This…

On 17 June 2024, 89-year-old Hans van Duivendijk defended his doctoral thesis ‘Fighting Against the Current’ on sealing dike breaches with relatively simple methods. This makes him the oldest PhD graduate ever at TU Delft. Van…

Dream Team ‘Space Oasis Delft’ has designed a lunar village for 150+ residents. The dwellings have elements of biomimicry, contain a self-sustaining biosphere and simulate a day-night cycle as well as seasons. Smart design choices…