Innovators at the Winter Olympics
The winter Olympics in Beijing saw the Netherlands take home a total of 17 medals across events. But behind all the glitz and glory, technology also plays an important role to enable athletes to compete at their best.
TU Delft helped athletes skate their way to gold with the help of the ring of fire; A tunnel containing thousands of soap bubbles filled with helium, illuminated by a laser beam. And Dutch multinational Signify powered stadium lighting at various venues, solving technical challenges for lighting winter sport.