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Assistant Professor Jason Moore has dedicated much of his academic life to understanding the science of bicycle balance, control, and the broader implications for transportation safety and sports performance. As chair of the 5th Symposium on the Dynamics and Control of Single-track Vehicles: Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics, he took an innovative approach with an open..
The field of geodesy, the study of the Earth’s shape and its precise measurements, has existed since antiquity. A unique project at TU Delft aims to bridge history, science, and education by reviving a bit of its past. Translating an 1830 thesis originally written in Latin by mathematician Petrus van Galen, the project brings to..
Getting involved with academic publishing is not all that common for a bachelor’s student. So when Laetitia Guérin, a double major in nanobiology and philosophy, got the unique opportunity to work as a student editor for the open access Journal of Human-Technology Relations (JHTR) she jumped right in. Over the last year, the experience has..
To change any culture, you need to change the incentives that go with that culture. Within the context of university research, the developments within the Rewards and Recognition programme are crucial for getting away from the debilitating environment of Publish or Perish. Professor Martijn Warnier is head of the Multi-Actor Systems Department within Delft University’s..
As cities worldwide face mounting challenges like population growth, housing shortages, and climate change, large-scale sustainable transitions of the built environment are urgently needed. From adopting renewable energy to using circular materials and constructing climate-resilient infrastructure, digitalisation has the potential to transform cities. The annual 4TU-14UAS Research Day on Digitalization of the Built Environment is..