Tag Archives: University of Twente

Green Team Twente Unveils Hydrogen Race Car to Showcase the Power of Hydrogen

(IN BRIEF) Green Team Twente, a multidisciplinary student team, has unveiled their new hydrogen race car, Apollo GDO, during a car reveal event. The team aims to create a greener future by showcasing the power and speed of hydrogen and … Read the full press release

Breakthrough Experiment at University of Twente Demonstrates Coexistence of Quantum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Breakthrough Experiment at University of Twente Demonstrates Coexistence of Quantum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Twente have resolved a paradox between quantum mechanics and thermodynamics using an experiment with photons in an optical chip. In quantum mechanics, time can be reversed and information is always preserved, while thermodynamics … Read the full press release

Münster and Twente Universities Foster Scientific Excellence with Collaboration Grant Recipients

Münster and Twente Universities Foster Scientific Excellence with Collaboration Grant Recipients

(IN BRIEF) The Universities of Münster and Twente have announced the recipients of their Collaboration Grants for cross-border research projects. Four teams have been awarded funding to support their innovative projects. Two projects, known as Strategic Collaboration Grants, will receive … Read the full press release

University of Twente unveils a new app that helps people train in positivity during challenging times

(PRESS RELEASE) ENSCHEDE, 14-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Twente, a Enschede, NL based public technical university, has announced the launch of a new app that helps people train in positivity during challenging times. The Training in Positivity app, TIP … Read the full press release

University of Twente alumna Henrieke Veger-van den Berg awarded the nineteenth Marina van Damme scholarship

(PRESS RELEASE) ENSCHEDE, 10-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Twente, a Enschede, NL based public technical university, has announced that the nineteenth Marina van Damme scholarship will be awarded to Henrieke Veger-van den Berg in a selection of 17 candidates … Read the full press release

Anouk Bomers of University of Twente to receive the Professor De Winter Award for her work on predicting flooding in real time using advanced machine learning technique

(PRESS RELEASE) ENSCHEDE, 10-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Twente, a Enschede, NL based public technical university, has announced that Anouk Bomers, assistant professor of Numerical methods and Numerical models for river hydraulics within the Marina and Fluvial Systems group … Read the full press release

University of Twente researcher awarded NWO grant for the research proposal MELODY (Modeling Lower Shoreface Seabed Dynamics for a Climate-Proof Coast)

(PRESS RELEASE) ENSCHEDE, 9-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Twente, a Enschede, NL based public technical university located, has announced that its researcher Jebbe van der Werf (Faculty of ET and working at knowledge institute Deltares) has been awarded a … Read the full press release

University of Twente: Creative Technology student Anand Chowdhary listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in the Social Entrepreneurs category

ENSCHEDE, 02-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Creative Technology student Anand Chowdhary has been listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in the Social Entrepreneurs category. The list features ‘300 young innovators and disruptors across 10 categories’. Earlier this year, Anand had … Read the full press release

Appèl wins the catering contract for the University of Twente

ENSCHEDE, 02-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — After completing a European tendering process today, 1 March 2018, the final decision on the catering contract for the University of Twente has now been taken. From 1 July 2018, on-campus catering will be in the … Read the full press release

University of Twente and VUmc developing a urine test using nanotechnology for early detection of cancer with startup NanoMed Diagnostics

ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands, 02-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Detecting cancer of various types, in a very early stage and using a simple urine sample. That is the ambition of the new startup company NanoMed Diagnostics. Years of research, by scientists of the … Read the full press release

University of Twente scientists succeed in printing 3D structures with living cells using ‘in-air microfluidics’ technique

ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands, 02-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Using a new technique they call ‘in-air microfluidics’, University of Twente scientists succeed in printing 3D structures with living cells. This special technique enable the fast and ‘on-the-fly’ production of micro building blocks that … Read the full press release

University of Twente: Gréanne Leeftink will be awarded a PhD for her thesis entitled: Why Wait? – Organizing integrated processes in cancer care

ENSCHEDE, the NETHERLANDS, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In the Netherlands, first-rate care pathways have been developed for various types of cancer. The only drawback is that patients cannot receive the full benefit of this care if they have to wait – … Read the full press release

University of Twente: Fraunhofer Project Center to develop special micro assembly machine for photonic chips

ENSCHEDE, the NETHERLANDS, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Fraunhofer Project Center, on the campus of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, will develop a special micro assembly machine for photonic chips. This is an important step, moving from small series … Read the full press release

University of Twente Prof Nieck Benes works on developing new membranes that work under extreme conditions

Enschede, Netherlands, 07-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Developing new membranes that work under extreme conditions like high temperature, pressure or acidity. That is what Prof Nieck Benes of the University of Twente is aiming at. But it is teaching that he sees … Read the full press release

University of Twente: The Fraunhofer Project Center to help optimize the production chain for thermoplastic composites

Enschede, Netherlands, 07-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Fraunhofer Project Center, based on the University of Twente campus, is going to help optimize the production chain for thermoplastic composites. This will be done in cooperation with companies in the East of The … Read the full press release

University of Twente: new device that shows the difference between healthy fingers and arthritic fingers

Enschede, Netherlands, 29-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — According to a first clinical study published in the scientific journal Photoacoustics, the University of Twente and various European partners have designed a device that shows the difference between healthy fingers and arthritic fingers. The … Read the full press release

The third edition of the University of Twente’s CuriousU event begins Sunday 13 August

THE THIRD EDITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE’S CURIOUSU EVENT WILL COMMENCE ON SUNDAY 13 AUGUST. THE SUMMER SCHOOL IS SET UP LIKE A FESTIVAL AND OFFERS VISITORS A TRULY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WITH A PROGRAMME THAT INCLUDES MUSIC, ACADEMIC COURSES, GREAT FOOD, INSPIRING … Read the full press release

University of Twente: cybersecurity awareness should be a structural element in education

CHILDEREN GETTING TRAINED IN RECOGNIZING ‘PHISHING’ ARE BETTER CAPABLE OF DISTINGUISHING REAL EMAILS EN WEBSITES FROM FAKE ONES. BUT AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THEY’RE BACK AT THE LEVEL BEFORE TRAINING. CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS SHOULD BE A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT IN EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY … Read the full press release

University of Twente’s Experimental Centre for Technical Medicine (ECTM) opens highly versatile X-ray laboratory

ENSCHEDE, 09-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Featuring various clinical X-ray systems and state-of-the-art measurement equipment, this Radiation Lab will bring University of Twente students even closer to the world of clinical practice during their studies. Businesses are also showing an interest. The … Read the full press release

University of Twente Professor Michiel Heldeweg: experimenting with new technology requires experimentation with legislation at the same time

CAN THE ‘LIVING SMART CAMPUS’ OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE BECOME AN EXPERIMENTAL ZONE WITH LESS RULES? EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY REQUIRES EXPERIMENTATION WITH LEGISLATION AT THE SAME TIME, SAYS MICHIEL HELDEWEG. ENSCHEDE, 09-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rules are, all too … Read the full press release