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QIA researchers create first Operating System for Quantum Networks

Breakthrough achievement paves the way for practical quantum internet applications

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Decoding material phase transitions with nanodrums

In Nature Communications, a team of scientists led by TU Delft presents new insights into the complex nature of phase transitions in magnetic nanomaterials.

Climate action and energy transition at full speed: nine fresh insights

During the Best Climate Action & Energy Paper Award ceremony – taking place on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 – nine young scientists from TU Delft will pitch their research findings. Nine fresh insights, and sometimes even groundbreaking ideas, that not only tackle today’s problems but also make tomorrow’s world safer, cleaner, and more resilient.

TU Delft becomes WHO Collaborating Centre on AI healthcare governance

The TU Delft Digital Ethics Centre will advise the World Health Organization (WHO) on ethical aspects and laws and regulations surrounding AI in healthcare. On 6 March, the Delft research centre will receive accreditation: after which it will officially be a WHO Collaboration Centre in the field of Ethics and Governance of AI in Healthcare.

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TU Delft launches four new and upgraded Space Engineering labs

TU Delft is expanding its space research capabilities with the launch of four new and upgraded Space Engineering laboratories. These state-of-the-art facilities will provide researchers, students, and industry partners with advanced tools to push the boundaries of space exploration, planetary science, and satellite technology.

Smart AI coach helps smokers quit using Reinforcement Learning

Today, Nele Albers defends her doctoral dissertation on using AI coaches to help smokers quit smoking and vaping. She developed an AI coach that uses psychologically informed Reinforcement Learning (RL), a form of machine learning in which a model learns through rewards, similar to how humans learn behaviors. Albers based her research on insights from behavior change theories and data from three large-scale studies with more than 500 participants each.

New research reveals Mars’ young northern ice cap and the surprises below its surface

A group of researchers from TU Delft and the Institute for Planetary Research of the German Aerospace Center have been able to the determinate the Mars’s interior structure and the age of the large ice sheet covering its north pole. They have published their findings in Nature. The team used the same geophysical trick on Mars that geologists use here on Earth to: measure how large areas of land are deformed by the ice sheet that presses down on the planet itself. That in turn says a lot about the material and structure underneath all that ice.

Melting glaciers accelerate sea level rise and put drinking water supply at risk

Glaciers are melting around the world. Last decade, the loss of ice in the more populated regions, such as Europe, increased at ever-faster rates. This not only accelerates sea level rise, but is also endangers freshwater supplies. An international group of researchers combined data from all those glaciers, excluding Antarctica and Greenland. The study was recently published in Nature.

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A smart approach to sand and silt in the Wadden Sea

During the next few months, the Wadden Sea between the Friesian coast and Ameland will be the subject of a project undertaken by researchers from TU Delft and Utrecht University. Measuring equipment in the gullies and mudflats will help explain the interaction of water, sand, and silt. How can we keep the valuable sand and silt in the Wadden Sea, but at the same time keep the navigation routes open?

High-accuracy digital rail crossing inspection

The Dutch railway network has more than seven thousand track switches and crossings. These components are prone to wear and frequently require labour-intensive repairs. Within the XCross research consortium, TU Delft is working with other partners to optimise the inspection and maintenance process. The project recently received funding from the European Union.

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13 March: Climate Action Programme lecture 'Climate Finance'

14 March: Pi day

17 - 23 March: Health Week X

18 March: Best Climate Action and Energy Paper 2024

25 March - 1 April: AccessAbility Week

29 March: For Love of the World: Philosophy, Technology and Art Festival

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7-11 April: Professional Education Week

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