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"Interferometry in space" project granted
- Monday, 9 March 2026
Together with the Netherlands Space Office (NSO), NWO is funding three projects within existing knowledge networks to continue and renew their collaboration. The projects fall under the Partnerships for Space Instruments & Applications Preparatory Programme (PIPP).
The SPIN (SPace-based Interferometry Network) project, led by Raj Rajan (SPS), brings together scientists and industry to develop breakthrough technologies for space-based radio telescopes. Focusing on low-frequency radio waves (0.1–80 MHz), SPIN targets the last unexplored region of the cosmos—unobservable from Earth due to atmospheric interference. The network builds on the successful PIPP-BITS project and aims to coordinate multiple satellites into one powerful space-based interferometer. This will enable unprecedented studies of the early universe, solar storms, and distant planets. SPIN strengthens the Netherlands’ leadership in space science and technology, while supporting innovation in navigation, communication, autonomy, and multi-satellite mission design.
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"Interferometry in space" project granted
NWO-PIPP grant for Raj Rajan
NWO Vici grant for Akira Endo
Time-traveling to galaxies of the past: creating a 3D map of the early Universe
Record presence for the department at ISSCC 2026
At this year’s International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) - the world’s leading conference on chip design (the Chip Olympics), TU Delft presented a record 14 papers and 1 forum talk, out of a total of 39 accepted EU papers.
Professor Kofi Makinwa appointed member of the KHMW
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Prof Kofi Makinwa, head of the Microelectronics department of TU Delft’s faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, as a Scientific member.