Delft University of Technology

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 8, 2023

Hydrogels for wound management, 3D-printed quantum sensors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 8, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / September 28, 2022

Life on Earth may have started with clay, new COVID-19 disinfectant, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 28, 2022.

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Baseball physics: ‘Seams’ like an increase in homeruns

By Eileen De Guire / July 29, 2022

When watching the Major League Baseball All-Star game last Tuesday, did you wonder what influenced the ball’s flight path after being hit? In a recent open-access paper, two professors from Washington State University and Delft University of Technology looked closer at the role of materials design in baseball aerodynamics.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 1, 2022

Build materials out of tiny particles, fixing porosity measurements, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 1, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 11, 2021

Toward a COVID-19 breathalyzer for kids, seaweed-based ink, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 11, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 8, 2020

New lithium-sulfur battery could outperform current market leaders, diamond defect 3D images 27-atom cluster, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 8, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 13, 2019

MXenes help photodetectors see the light, rubbery concrete takes hits without cracking, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 13, 2019.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / July 17, 2019

Preventing MXene degradation, glass-specific periodic table of elements, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 17, 2019.

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Hendrik Jonkers

Video: ‘Bioconcrete’ of the future can heal itself

By Faye Oney / May 24, 2017

Inspired by the way the human body repairs bones and tissue, a researcher duo from Delft University of Technology has created self-repairing “bioconcrete” using bacteria and calcium lactate.

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