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Mars is as dry as a desert. The combination of the specific temperature and atmospheric air pressure of Mars only allows water to be present in a gaseous phase on the surface. Liquid water is a key factor in the survival of humans once they reach Mars and thus one of the issues that TEDxDelft performer and Mars One CEO Bas Lansdorp needs to solve in the near future. Read more here…. 

The TEDxDelft program is ready and we’ve got it for your smartphone. Please bookmark, like, share and rate TEDxDelft and the TEDxDelft performers http://m.twoppy.com/tedxdelft/

You can add the program to your homescreen so you have all information on the program, the speakers/performers and tweets very near at hand.

 

 

 

Shell Thiocrete
We’ve introduced Dr. Marwa Al-Ansary to you as a civil and environmental engineer, working for Shell on (amongst others) sulfur utilization in materials such as Thiocrete (a type of sulfur concrete).

But what is sulfur concrete really, and why do we care about this? As with many questions we might have, Wikipedia has an answer to that: Read more

Simac provides the wireless network at TEDxDelft.

It is our task to deliver a high performance wireless network to all attendees of TEDxDelft. On 5 October you all expect a good working wireless network and connectivity. Organizations depend on it, at Simac, they see why.

Simac wireless solutions are decidedly different. Their wireless solutions, based on leading technology of Xirrus, provides up to 4 times the coverage, 8 times the bandwidth and 8 times the capacity. And that means you use less access point, cabling and switching. Even more, the general infrastructure expenditure during implementation are much lower. All while delivering flawless and secure wireless access under the most demanding circumstances.

Would you like more information about their unique wireless solutions? Please feel free to call Leon Keijsers (solution advisor education) at +31402582911

On a Saturday night in Fall, with a vague plan of catching up on blogging and delivering guest posts, I find myself completely sunk into the website of the Tractor Girl

As she is preparing the final part of her trip that so far has taken her to South Africa and the Cape, she shares on her website what it takes to prepare a trip to the South Pole. Read more

Nupur Kohli (@NupurKohliNL) won the TEDxDelft Award 2012 at 23 years. Inspired by children she saw in different situations, she will share her experiences on stage. Let her surprise you at TEDxDelft 2012!

Fascinated by the human body and how it works, she obtained Masters degree in Medicine from Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, together with studying Medical Entrepreneurship at University of Utrecht. Currently she is a Medical Intern. Her scientific research article on the mental and physical health of Surinamese in the Netherlands is published in the Journal of Hypertension, official journal International Society of Hypertension. She is former Vice President and Secretary, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA-UvA). Read more

All performers (everybody on the TEDxDelft stage is a performer) at TEDxDelft are offered coaching. Seven coaches help them with their performance with story structure, stage performance, English, finding out the purest form of their idea worth spreading. Read more


TEDxDelft is completely sold out! Because there’s a slim possibility of seats becoming available in the coming weeks/days we opened up a waiting list registration.

Please fill out this form to apply for the waiting-list at TEDxDelft 2012.

Keep in mind that TEDxDelft is a paid event. Fees are 25 euro for student (PhD included) and 50 euro for non-students. IF we open up registration to the people on the waiting list, we will send you an email with a link, only after payment is accepted your registration is final.

Don’t forget to visit our website regulary for updates on speakers and the program. You can also follow us on Twitter and on Facebook.

For any questions, please send an e-mail to registration@tedxdelft.nl

It is going to be crowded with people on Mars soon. Four entrepeneurs, some with deep pockets, have their sights set for Mars. Elon Musk from SpaceX and Tesla Motors, Larry Page from Google, Sir Richard Branson from the Virgin group and TEDxDelft performer Bas Lansdorp from Mars One. Read my blog to see how they are connected….

Marwa is working for Shell Global Solutions and has recently moved to the Netherlands from Qatar in October 2012 as an Environmental Lead for  a major petrochemical project. Marwa joined Shell in 2007 and was appointed as Research Lead for Sulphur utilization (Shell Thiocrete) project at Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre (QSRTC). Read more

Judith Adema (@judithadema) was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She had her first piano lesson when she  was just 6 years old and kept on playing since then. At the age of 11 she began to sing and by the time she turned 14 she had taught herself how to play the guitar.
She started to make her own songs and learned from one and another. Now she is 16 years old and still make her own songs. Read more

Recall Leonardo da Vinci. He was a painter, architect, engineer, sculptor, designer of weaponry, made the first opera decors and much more. According to Floris Visser there is no difference between a scientist and an artist, but nowadays we just do not see the similarities anymore. Read more

Current wind power generation relies on rigid supporting structures and is limited to altitudes up to 200 m. Wind at higher altitudes is significantly stronger and more persistent. To access this major potential of renewable energy, Kite Power is the solution. Roland Schmehl graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1994. From the same university he received in 2003 a PhD degree “summa cum laude” about the computational modelling of fuel sprays. Read more

The history of Mars Exploration started a long, long time ago. Ancient civilizations already dreamed about going to Mars and did extensive research concerning the movement of planet Mars in the Earth’s sky. They also brought Mars to Earth by embracing it as a religious symbol in society, some for peaceful purposes but most for ruthless blood shedding in the name of the red planet. Through the times, Mars has had its definite influence in society. It is truly amazing to realize that only in our lifetime, mankind actually reached Mars by robotic missions. Read more…

As a child Guus Roeselers developed a great passion for the living world, and as a true naturalist he had the urge to investigate everything. But it was during his biology studies at Utrecht University that he became smitten by the mostly invisible nature: microbiology. Read more

Sometimes you’re in the mood to watch a TEDTalk — but you’re not sure which one to start with. Never fear — the Surprise Me player is here! Let this new serendipity engine handpick a playlist for you to watch that fits your mood and the amount of time you have.

Want 25 minutes of ingenious talks? Or 40 minutes of jaw-dropping ones? Let us surprise you >>

After my unforgettable experience at TEDxDelft 2011, it was a logical step to sign up as a TEDxDelft 2012 volunteer again. This year I co-ordinate a dedicated team of performer coaches. As a team, we coach TEDxDelft performers on how to captivate and convince an audience by applying story telling, argumentation and theatre techniques. Read more

When he was eight years old, Bennie Mols (1969) wanted to become a professor. He failed. Instead, he became a science journalist, science writer and science communicator. He holds master degrees in physics (TUE) and philosophy (UvA), as well as a Ph.D.-degree in physics (TUD, 1999). He never stops wondering about science in general and physics, computer science, mathematics, neuroscience and psychology in particular. And he tries to make a living by sharing the fruits of his wondering with a broad audience. Read more

For this year’s edition of TEDxDelft, with Never Grow Up! as a theme, we are working on a mini-fairytale about the TEDx experience (soon to be launched!). We are very lucky with Rosa Cerruto as the illustrator of the story we designed. Rosa is an illustrator and architect living and working in The Netherlands. She is joining TEDxDelft as an illustrator since she is convinced that creativity has to be shared!

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