
Brabant is a founders’ powerhouse, but with 1,500 start-ups it is still far from its limit
“Focus on what start-up founders really need and don't limit yourself to the local area. By throwing open your borders, Brabant can only…

'Dealing with uncertainty, that’s what we want to teach our students'

Building with robots
Aiyu Zhu defended his PhD thesis cum laude at the Department of Built Environment on September 20th.
![[Translate to English:] [Translate to English:]](https://assets.w3.tue.nl/w/fileadmin/_processed_/7/7/csm_1Z9A0331%20Stichting%20SWS%20woonbedrijf_19fdef66f8.jpg)
Names student housing buildings on TU/e campus known: Castor, Pollux and Terra
Boardmembers Robert-Jan Smits and Roy Beijnsberger revealed the new names at a festive student event.

MomenTUm: celebrating our graduates and teachers
The annual academic celebration for our students’ and teachers’ accomplishments is on September 28th and 29th, 2023.
![[Translate to English:] [Translate to English:]](https://assets.w3.tue.nl/w/fileadmin/_processed_/8/d/csm_Vis%20Lignin%20Banner%20image_4245f5453b.jpg)
New model to help valorize lignin for bio-based applications
The new model has been published in the journal Green Chemistry.

Glow-in-the-dark at the general practitioner
Eva van Aalen defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Biomedical Engineering on September 15th.
![[Translate to English:] [Translate to English:]](https://assets.w3.tue.nl/w/fileadmin/_processed_/9/7/csm_van%20Doremaele%20Banner%20image_cb4832734d.jpg)
Breakthrough way to train neuromorphic chips
Using a biosensor to detect cystic fibrosis as the test case, TU/e researchers have devised an innovative way to train neuromorphic chips as…

TU/e students present the world's first off-road solar car: Stella Terra
Stella Terra will cover a thousand kilometers in various landscapes in Morocco.

Reshaping ship locks
Sjoerd Knippenberg defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on September 12th.
![[Translate to English:] [Translate to English:]](https://assets.w3.tue.nl/w/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_Banner%20image%20Image%20combination%20Zhang_33098e7cda.jpg)
How to make color-changing ‘Transformers’ with polymers
Pei Zhang defended her PhD thesis at the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry on August 31st.

Collaboration and excellence at the heart of new Executive Board
The Executive Board does not foresee any major strategic changes to the Institutional Plan, only other emphases.