Delft Outlook
Delft Outlook
Delft Outlook is the scientific magazine on research at TU Delft. It treats new developments and backgrounds of research.
Delft Outlook May 2013
In this issue of Delft Outlook, the science and alumni magazine of TU Delft, you can read an interview with alumnus and president of the Social and Economic Council Wiebe Draijer, the future of light emitting diodes, and the 50th anniversary of the research reactor.
‘All major breakthroughs can be traced back to ‘poldering’
Since September 2012, TU Delft alumnus Wiebe Draijer has been the president of the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands, a key advisory body of the government. The fact that he had to take a major cut in pay does not bother him. “It’s good to make a contribution to the public domain”.
The liberation of light
For more than a century, light has come from glass shell. But it won’t for much longer, believes Prof. GQ (Kouchi) Zhang. “Light emitting diodes are going to liberate light.”
50th anniversary of the research reactor: ‘Nuclear energy was the way of the future’
It was the hidden jewel of TU Delft, according to the employees of the nuclear reactor. Others protested against it and insisted that it be eliminated. Following a major mid-life crisis, the Delft research reactor is now in better shape than ever before.
The Firm: 3D gap
“A 3D printer for everyone”. This could be the motto of the young company Leapfrog. The printers, designed by third-year TU Delft student Maarten Logtenberg, are affordable and fit on any desk.
The View: Personal aircraft
A personal aircraft for everyone. Prof. Jacco Hoekstra, Professor of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management and Dean of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering until 15 April, thinks that he will witness “the new era of individual air transport” in his lifetime. “I’m not that old yet”, he laughs.
