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A team of researchers at TU Delft are the first in the world to apply quantum computing to solve an old riddle in the design of fibre-reinforced composite materials: how to determine the optimal sequence of angles at which the material's layers are composed and stacked. This layering determines the mechanical properties of the material, essential for the application of composites for lightweight aircraft, wind turbine blades, cars or even batteries, etc.

On the 21 of June, the Nanolab of the University of Twente opened a new state-of-the-art research facility.

Guido Kusters created mathematical models to aid in the development of smart polymers, and he defended his PhD thesis cum laude at the Department of Applied Physics and Science Education on May 29th.

Smartphones, solar panels, medical equipment and electric vehicles are just a few examples of everyday products that use critical raw materials.

Every time the robotic arm picks up a wafer for placement in the chip machine, very small particles are generated which are harmful for the chip production process.

In a recent publication in the scientific journal Trends in Chemistry from Cell Press, researchers from the University of Twente delve into the potential of 3D printing ceramics in micro-optics.

Leon Rosseau defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry on February 7th.

Salt batteries can store summer heat to be used in winter, but which salt works best for the purpose? On 19 December, Lian Blijlevens will defend her PhD thesis on her research into salt for heat storage at Radboud University.

A common complaint is that a solar panel with broken glass is ready for the scrap heap. However, Mathijs Tas, a recent graduate from Utrecht University, has shown that there is another way: such damage can indeed be repaired while maintaining the energy performance of the panel.

Every year, around 2,000 children across the world die after swallowing a button cell; the flat 2cm battery found in LED candles, car keys or in battery-operated toys.

Sterre Bakker defends her thesis at the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry on January 27, 2023.

Previous article Next article UT researchers Monica Morales-Masis and Massimo Sartori have been awarded a Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC).

On the 12 of January a large number of parties involved in the development of batteries in the Netherlands - small companies, multinationals and knowledge institutes - attended the kick off of the BatteryNL consortium.

The European Research Council has awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to Chiara Bisagni, Full Professor of Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering TU Delft.

Everyone who works on the development of batteries in the Netherlands, small companies, multinationals and knowledge institutes, has joined together in the BatteryNL consortium to develop the next generation of batteries within eight years based on a better understanding of material interfaces.

Interview Polyester from fossil raw materials has had its day, according to WUR researcher Paulien Harmsen.

Internet of Things now possible without batteries or continuous power, thanks to the invention of 'intermittently-powered bluetooth' FreeBie If it were up to TU Delft researchers Jasper de Winkel and Przemyslaw Pawelczak, the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) would be one without batteries.