Table of contents - Delft Matters

No. 6 December 2024

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The Challenge | Mobility

To curb airline emissions, we’ll need to fly less and take the train more.

Technology & innovation | Microchips

Universities play a crucial role in the development of high-performance chip technology.

Alumnus of the Year

Bas Buchner, managing director of maritime research institute MARIN, has been elected Alumnus of the Year 2024. “MARIN is a large playground for marine engineers.”

Do great minds think alike?

Maaike Snelder, Martina Huijsmans and Frits van Bruggen: should cars be banned from cities?

Technology & innovation | Digitisation

Digital curator Jules Schoonman and cartographer Bert Spaan developed Allmaps, software to improve the findability and usability of historical maps.

Innovation & impact | Student Team

Student team Space Oasis spent the past year working on a self-sustaining colony on the moon.

Serendipity

How activism changed the design of the modern-day office.

Innovation & impact | Sustainable aviation

Flying is a chief driver of climate change. Scientists at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering are working on a variety of solutions for climate-neutral flights.

Technology & innovation | Mobility

Veendam is home to a test track of the European hyperloop, the public transport system in which cabs shoot through vacuum tubes.

Greetings from… Bengaluru

Nishan Pereira has been organising alumni meet-ups in India for years.

Technology & Innovation | Recycling

The first generation of wind turbines is approaching retirement. As it happens, the blades can be reused for countless original applications.

Innovation & impact | Excellence Fund

Anasua Chatterjee (QuTech) and Stefan Witte (Applied Physics) recently joined TU Delft thanks to support from the Excellence Fund Delft.