Cellular Solids Based on Biopolymer Nanocomposites: For Hypersonic Heat Shields Aboard Sounding Rockets

The society of Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) aims at launching the Stratos IV sounding rocket to an apogee of 100km; thus cementing their place as one of the few student teams that have had the unique opportunity to design and build a rocket that is capable of reaching the frontiers of space. In doing so, DARE has entered flight...

The Real-time City: life in a fully adaptable environment

The Real-time City is a city on demand, shaped by customization over time. Inhabitants can shape the content of the city and their personal spaces according to their desires. As situations are continuously changing, the city has to update itself in real-time; analysing the given input, applying parameters and act upon these changing situations....

Analysis of Alginate-like Exopolysaccharides for the Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery

Alginate-like exopolysaccharides (ALE) can be extracted from granular sludge, which is produced during aerobic granular sludge waste water treatment as a waste product. Processing the waste is a costly operation. It is believed that ALE consist mostly of alginates. The chemical and mechanical properties of alginates are potential for the...