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Largest battery is under our feet

Short movie on ADMIRE: Enabling Underground Hydrogen Storage .

TIL Research and Design Methods

About TIL Research and Design Methods looks at the TIL field, its facilities, systems, arenas and environments from a design as well as a problem solving perspective. You get an overview and a taste of the entire TIL domain, from policy design and analysis, network design via transport engineering and logistics to traffic operations and technology. You see "the big picture" and learn different ways of looking at (y)our TIL field from those different perspectives. You will become familiar with the commonalities and differences in ideas, terminology, approaches and models and will learn to work in a small interdisciplinary project. Finally, you will experience the critical attitude of a scientist when writing a small paper. Courses This broad introductory course is about the following: Obtaining a helicopter view of the TIL domain and tools; Introducing design and systems engineering methods; Becoming familiar with other tools to solve complex TIL design and research problems in (interdisciplinary) group work; Training in critical thinking and use of scientific methods (when writing a small report/paper). These tools are very useful for many TIL courses, including the TIL Design Project and your master thesis project. The helicopter view is also meant to easier choose the specialisation that suits you best. Course tasks This course has the following ingredients: Subject EC P1. Integrated design exercise - group 4 P2. Written exam on the design methodology 1 P3. Scientific paper ("the project") - group 2 Total 7 Rules This course is compulsory and must be completed successfully by all students. TIL Research and Design Methods More information TIL Research and Design Methods in study guide

May 24, lustrum event on sustainable transport

May 24 the H 2 Platform, together with the e-Refinery and the faculties of AE and 3mE organized the lustrum event on sustainable aviation and shipping. Joint presentations were given by companies from/for the aviation and shipping sector: Karel Bockstael (KLM) & Theo Klimp (Wagenborg), Glenn Llewellyn (Airbus) & Erik-Jan Boonen (Damen), Nicolas JEULAND (Safran) & Sebastiaan Bleuanus (Wärtsilä) and Oskar Meijerink (SkyNRG) & Jacky de Letter (Yara). Despite the obvious differences between shipping and aviation, similar ambitions and challenges for realizing sustainable transport. Strong will to further strengthen collaboration to speed up the energy transition, but need for a.o. human capital, upscaling and regulation. Would you like to know more about working together with TU Delft on solutions for sustainable shipping and aviation, Luchtvaart in Transitie (Flying Changes), Groenvermogen, Human Capital, and hydrogen solutions? Contact: Peter Lucas - Innovation Manager Hydrogen, or Maryam Alimoradi Jazi for sustainable fuels. An impression of the day

Wei Li

Picture taken after the (hybrid) PhD defence of dr. Wei Li on July 11, 2022, in Delft. In the middle, up front, dr. Wei Li, accompanied by his two paranymphs. Furthermore online present and visible on the screen: dr. Piet Kok and prof. dr. Dorte Juul Jensen. Then, from left to right, beadle Franca Post, prof. dr. Leo Kestens, prof. dr. Ulrich Prahl, prof. dr. ir. Jilt Sietsma (promotor), prof. dr. ir. Geurt Jongbloed (promotor), prof. dr. Annoesjka Cabo and prof. dr. Dick Epema, chair of the session, representing the Rector Magnificus.

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Ing. C. van Beek A.L. den Breejen J. Hermsen K. Mouthaan F.J.P. Schilperoort

ENSNARE

ENSNARE’s main objective is to boost the implementation of renovation packages through (1) the digitalisation of the entire process by means of a digital platform and (2) the development of an industrialised envelope mesh enabling fast assembly and interconnection of passive and multifunctional building components. The methodology and tools provided will facilitate the necessary market uptake of novel and highly efficient solutions for nZEB, accelerating the current retrofitting rate and supporting the transformation of the European building stock into a highly efficient and technologically advanced built environment. Within a comprehensive systemic approach, the project will target the development of modular adaptable components to be integrated within the system. The digital platform will comprise a set of digital tools supporting and accelerating all stages for a more efficient renovation process. All these tools are linked to a digital model, which increases in complexity and interaction potentialities as the project develops. At completion, the model becomes a Digital Twin of the renovated building allowing real-time monitorization, simulation and optimised operation of all building components. The ENSNARE solution will be validated through three pilot renovation projects covering Nordic, Continental and Mediterranean climates, and three virtual demonstration buildings aimed at upscaling the development of the solution. The main goal of the ENSNARE project is to boost the implementation of NZEB renovation packages in Europe, with a focus on residential buildings providing a clear structure and access to a wide range of technologies by means of a digital platform. The "Digital Platform for envelope retrofitting" (DP4ER) is aimed at providing stakeholders with a clear structure and access to a wide range of technologies for deep renovation of buildings. It supports all stages of the renovation process, from early decision making and data acquisition to the manufacturing, construction works, and the operation and maintenance of the implemented system. DP4ER will be comprised by six modules. The different modules are defined as separate tools, and they are applied in the different phases of the renovation process. Their output can also extend in next stages, to make the workflow more efficient. Facts Funder: EU Programme: Horizon 2020 Overall budget: € 10.168.332,88 Grant amount: € 10.168.332,88 Contribution to TU Delft: € 496.562,50 Grant number: 958445 Role TU Delft: Project partner Project duration: January 2021 - January 2025 TU Delft researchers: Prof. Dr. -Ing. Ulrich Knaack Dr. Ing. Thaleia Konstantinou Dr. Alejandro Prieto Hoces Dr.ir. Tatiana Armijos Moya Project partners Fundacion Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Civiesco Srl, Rrespa International BV, Riventi Fachadas Estructurales Sl, Ies R&D, Onyx Solar Energy Sl, Suntherm Aps, Abud Mernokiroda Kft, Envolventes Arquitectonicas Enar Sl, Company for Production, Trade and Engineering of Solar Collectorsand Solar Systems Kamel Solar Ltd. Skopje, Bionova Oy, R2m Solution Spain Sl, Tartu Linn, Balkanika Energy Ad, Coaf Srl, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Universita Degli Studi di Padova, Nobatek Inef 4 Visit the project website Contact Dr.ir. Tatiana Armijos Moya T.E.ArmijosMoya@tudelft.nl 0 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 958445

Humor, whisky and silly putty: ingredients of the Van 't Hoff lecture 2022, by Prof. Jonathan Coleman

Prof. Jonathan Coleman is considered one of the most impactful European researchers in the area of graphene and two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. He has made a truly engaging presentation at the van’t Hoff lecture about these promising. 2D nanomaterials are atomically thin, flake-like nanoparticles that hold promise in many new technologies, ranging from catalysis and biosensors to hydrogen production and the manufacturing of high-performance plastics.

Aaron Ding

I lead the Cyber-Physical Intelligence (CPI) Lab as Tenured UD1 at TU Delft and Associate Professor (permanent) in Computer Science at the University of Helsinki.

ERC Proof of Concept grant for Valeria Garbin

Valeria Garbin, Associate Professor at the department of Chemical Engineering, has received a Proof of Concept grant from the European Research Council (ERC) last May, to develop her acoustic-bubble microrheology (ABuMic) method into a commercial instrument. This method enables researchers to probe the properties of liquid formulations, such as shampoo, mayonnaise, inks and paints, in flow conditions that are inaccessible to normal measuring devices but typical of many manufacturing processes. The ERC awarded the Proof of Concept funding to Garbin along with 54 other principal investigators across Europe.

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Explainer: Storing CO2 in the subsurface

The earth is warming up and CO 2 emissions have to come down. That's not happening very fast and in the meantime we do have too much CO 2 in the atmosphere. What if you could store that in the subsurface, under the North Sea? Geologist Anne Pluymakers (TU Delft) explains how to do that safely - without earthquakes or leaks. Watch the movie (in Dutch):

What trees teach us about sustainable production of materials

Trees are excellent teachers when it comes to making materials for load-bearing structures with as little resources and energy as possible. One of their secrets? When a tree grows, the direction of the wood grain adapts itself to fit the load that part of the tree is going to bear.

Exhale Sluitingsweek: A week of free events to say goodbye to Exhale and cosy up for Winter

De allerlaatste Exhale Week vindt plaats van 25 november tot 1 december en staat volledig in het teken van afscheid nemen van Exhale en het omarmen van de winter.

TIL student Laura Drechsel wins Q-Park thesis award

TIL student Laura Drechsel wins the 2024 Q-Park Student Award with her thesis called: Stories of Aging and Access - Exploring capabilities and challenges of accessibility for urban elderly through microstories. Her award-winning thesis can be found here .

TU Delft jointly wins XPRIZE Rainforest drone competition in Brazil

TU Delft jointly wins in the XPRIZE Rainforest competition in the Amazon, Brazil Imagine using rapid and autonomous robot technology for research into the green and humid lungs of our planet; our global rainforests. Drones that autonomously deploy eDNA samplers and canopy rafts uncover the rich biodiversity of these complex ecosystems while revealing the effects of human activity on nature and climate change. On November 15, 2024, after five years of intensive research and competition, the ETHBiodivX team, which included TU Delft Aerospace researchers Salua Hamaza and Georg Strunck, achieved an outstanding milestone: winning the XPRIZE Rainforest Bonus Prize for outstanding effort in co-developing inclusive technology for nature conservation. The goal: create automated technology and methods to gain near real-time insights about biodiversity – providing necessary data that can inform conservation action and policy, support sustainable bioeconomies, and empower Indigenous Peoples and local communities who are the primary protectors and knowledge holders of the planet’s tropical rainforests. The ETHBiodivX team, made of experts in Robotics, eDNA, and Data Insights, is tackling the massive challenge of automating and streamlining the way we monitor ecosystems. Leading the Robotics division, a collaboration between TU Delft’s Prof. Salua Hamaza, ETH Zurich’s Prof. Stefano Mintchev and Aarhus University’s Profs. Claus Melvad and Toke Thomas Høye, is developing cutting-edge robotic solutions to gather ecology and biology data autonomously. “We faced the immense challenge of deploying robots in the wild -- and not just any outdoor environment but one of the most demanding and uncharted: the wet rainforests. This required extraordinary efforts to ensure robustness and reliability, pushing the boundaries of what the hardware could achieve for autonomous data collection of images, sounds, and eDNA, in the Amazon” says prof. Hamaza. “Ultimately, this technology will be available to Indigenous communities as a tool to better understand the forest's ongoing changes in biodiversity, which provide essential resources as food and shelter to the locals.” . . . .

Moving the Closet

You simply cannot miss it, it is big and magenta: the Pink Closet . On 12 November 2024 the Pink Closet will head to the Main Hall of the TU Delft Library for the first time! The Pink Closet will take its place at the Nook, where it will feature as part of the Studium Generale programme on loneliness. More information on events that coincide with and incorporate the Pink Closet at TU Delft Library will soon be available on the website of Studium Generale .

Green ammonia remains a challenge, but researchers make significant progress

The production of ammonia, essential for fertiliser production, is responsible for almost 1.5% of global carbon emissions. This needs to be greener, which is why researchers have been looking for sustainable alternatives for years.

"Measuring brain activity through the skull with ultrasound opens new doors"

PhD Candidate Rick Waasdorp is looking for ways to correct the distortion caused by the skull when using Ultrasound technology. ‘’My goal is to develop an adaptive method for skull corrections that automatically measures the skull of new patients.’’

NWO funding for flexible power demand in electrically driven industry

NWO is funding two projects to explore ways to make the power demand of industry more flexible, allowing it to better align with future energy supplies. One of these projects, “DEFLAME,” is led by Machteld van den Broek from TU Delft.

Students Amos Yusuf, Mick Dam & Bas Brouwer winners of Mekel Prize 2024

Master students Amos Yusuf, from the ME faculty (Mick Dam, from the EEMCS faculty and graduate Bas Brouwer have won the Mekel Prize 2024 for the best extra scientific activity at TU Delft: the development of an initiative that brings master students into the classroom teaching sciences to the younger generations. The prize was ceremonially awarded by prof Tim van den Hagen on 13 November after the Van Hasselt Lecture at the Prinsenhof, Delft. They received a statue of Professor Jan Mekel and 1.500,- to spend on their project. Insights into climate change are being openly doubted. Funding for important educational efforts and research are being withdrawn. Short clips – so called “reels” – on Youtube and TikTok threaten to simplify complex political and social problems. AI fakes befuddle what is true and what is not. The voices of science that contribute to those discussion with modesty, careful argument and scepticism, are drowned in noise. This poses a threat for universities like TU Delft, who strive to increase student numbers, who benefit from diverse student populations and aim to pass on their knowledge and scientific virtues to the next generation. It is, therefore, alarming that student enrolments to Bachelor and Master Programs at TU Delft have declined in the past year. Students in front of the class The project is aimed to make the sciences more appealing to the next generation. They have identified the problem that students tend miss out on the opportunity of entering a higher education trajectory in the Beta sciences – because they have a wrong picture of such education. In their mind, they depict it as boring and dry. In his pilot lecture at the Stanislas VMBO in Delft, Amos Yusuf has successfully challenged this image. He shared his enthusiasm for the field of robotics and presented himself as a positive role model to the pupils. And in return the excitement of the high school students is palpable in the videos and pictures from the day. The spark of science fills their eyes. Bas Brouwer Mick Dam are the founders of NUVO – the platform that facilitates the engagement of Master Students in high school education in Delft Their efforts offer TU Delft Master Students a valuable learning moment: By sharing insights from their fields with pupils at high school in an educational setting, our students can find identify their own misunderstandings of their subject, learn to speak in front of non-scientific audiences and peak into education as a work field they themselves might not have considered. An extraordinary commitment According to the Mekel jury, the project scored well on all the criteria (risk mitigation, inclusiveness, transparency and societal relevance). However, it was the extraordinary commitment of Amos who was fully immersed during his Master Project and the efforts of Brouwer and Dam that brought together teaching and research which is integral to academic culture that made the project stand out. About the Mekel Prize The Mekel Prize will be awarded to the most socially responsible research project or extra-scientific activity (e.g. founding of an NGO or organization, an initiative or realization of an event or other impactful project) by an employee or group of employees of TU Delft – projects that showcase in an outstanding fashion that they have been committed from the beginning to relevant moral and societal values and have been aware of and tried to mitigate as much as possible in innovative ways the risks involved in their research. The award recognizes such efforts and wants to encourage the responsible development of science and technology at TU Delft in the future. For furthermore information About the project: https://www.de-nuvo.nl/video-robotica-pilot/ About the Mekel Prize: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/tpm/our-faculty/departments/values-technology-and-innovation/sections/ethics-philosophy-of-technology/mekel-prize

The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund

Are you a student at TU Delft or another ENHANCE university with a passion for promoting diversity and inclusion? The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund is your chance to turn that passion into action. ENHANCE provides funding to support innovative, student-led projects that address key challenges related to inclusion and diversity within our academic communities. Key Details: Funding Available: Up to 1500 Euros per project in the 1st round! Eligibility: Students from ENHANCE member universities. Staff can also join student-led initiatives. Application Deadline: 8 January 2025. More information: Join the online Information Event on the 26 November 2024 16:00-17:00 CET on Zoom . More information: enhanceuniversity.eu/diversity/diversityseedfund/

New catheter technology promises safer and more efficient treatment of blood vessels

Each year, more than 200 million catheters are used worldwide to treat vascular diseases, including heart disease and artery stenosis. When navigating into blood vessels, friction between the catheter and the vessel wall can cause major complications. With a new innovative catheter technology, Mostafa Atalla and colleagues can change the friction from having grip to completely slippery with the flick of a switch. Their design improves the safety and efficiency of endovascular procedures. The findings have been published in IEEE. Catheter with variable friction The prototype of the new catheter features advanced friction control modules to precisely control the friction between the catheter and the vessel wall. The friction is modulated via ultrasonic vibrations, which overpressure the thin fluid layer. This innovative variable friction technology makes it possible to switch between low friction for smooth navigation through the vessel and high friction for optimal stability during the procedure. In a proof-of-concept, Atalla and his team show that the prototype significantly reduces friction, averaging 60% on rigid surfaces and 11% on soft surfaces. Experiments on animal aortic tissue confirm the promising results of this technology and its potential for medical applications. Fully assembled catheters The researchers tested the prototype during friction experiments on different tissue types. They are also investigating how the technology can be applied to other procedures, such as bowel interventions. More information Publicatie DOI : 10.1109/TMRB.2024.3464672 Toward Variable-Friction Catheters Using Ultrasonic Lubrication | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore Mostafa Atalla: m.a.a.atalla@tudelft.nl Aimee Sakes: a.sakes@tudelft.nl Michaël Wiertlewski: m.wiertlewski@tudelft.nl Would you like to know more and/or attend a demonstration of the prototype please contact me: Fien Bosman, press officer Health TU Delft: f.j.bosman@tudelft.nl/ 0624953733

Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisis

In Nature Partner Journals, ten researchers advocate the use of imagination in tackling the climate crisis. They focus specifically on urbanising river deltas, which are of great social and economic importance and highly vulnerable to climate change. "We scientists should not merely outline doomsday scenarios," says Professor Chris Zevenbergen. "Create a vision for people to believe in and work towards.”

Inaugural address: machine optimisation key to more efficient logistics system

The processing and transport of materials can be made much more efficient, says TU Delft professor Dingena Schott in her inaugural address, ‘Advancing Transport and Processing: from Model to Impact’. She will deliver her address on 15 November. Her research focuses on the interaction between machines and materials, with a special emphasis on granular materials.

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students to apply for the Ambitious Project Grant or the Event Grant of up to €15.000!

Education demonstration in Utrecht cancelled

Safety cannot be guaranteed In our post of 22 October , we announced that students and staff of TU Delft will have the opportunity to take part in protests against the cabinet's plans to cut higher education. Today it has been announced that the demonstration against the cuts to higher education and science on 14 November in Utrecht has been cancelled because the safety of the demonstrators cannot be guaranteed. Read the reaction of Universiteiten van Nederland to the cancellation of the education demonstration in Utrecht (Dutch only).

Young Investigator Award for Gabrielle Laloy-Borgna

Gabrielle has won the technical Young Investigator Award at Euroson 2024 (congress of the European Federation of Ultrasound Societies in Medicine and Biology) with her presentation entitled: “Ultrasound imaging in bones: tissue characterization, anatomical images
and blood flow measurements”.

Ilaria Orsi joined ImPhys as PhD student

Ilaria started her PhD program in the Renaud group about ultrasound imaging inside bones, contributing to the advancement of such non-invasive technique to characterize tissue composition and to quantify blood flow.

First prize for ZhenZhen Wu at the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards

ZhenZhen Wu's poster, “Absolute Voltage Imaging in Developing Zebrafish,” won first prize in the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards, competing against over 150 posters. The BioPM Poster Prizes are awarded to the best posters presented at the NWO Biophysics Conference, and the winners are selected by a jury. ZhenZhen Wu z.wu-3@tudelft.nl

Enrolment for new courses open on 13 November

The new courses will start from Monday 18 November. Enrolment for these starts from Wednesday 13 November at 08.00! In the second quarter, a new series of courses awaits you. You can find out more on the website. Maybe you already know that you want to attend your favourite course again or maybe you want to discover and try something new; it's all possible. The enrolment moment for the course depends on the day the course takes place. At 08:00 enrolments for Monday's courses open, at 10:00 for Tuesday's courses, at 12:00 for Wednesday's courses, at 14:00 for Thursday's courses and at 16:00 for courses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Enrolments go fast Enrolment for our courses always runs fast, so don't wait too long or be surprised by a course where spots are still available! Enrolment closes Enrolment closes on Friday 22 November at 16.00.