University of Twente

Cards, such as identification cards and credit cards, which are impossible to hack. With a system based on quantum physics this will soon be possible. Researchers from the UT research institute MESA+ and the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have … Read the full press release →

On 24 November, Dr Gerhard Schwehm will be talking about the mission’s latest developments and about his life’s work Enschede, Netherlands, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager, will be giving a lecture … Read the full press release →

Research should result in knowledge to extract more oil from existing fields Enschede, Netherlands, 23-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the next five years, BP will invest two million euros in fundamental research by the department of Physics of Complex Fluids of  the … Read the full press release →

Better images from combination of echoscopy and photoacoustics Enschede, Netherlands, 23-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the MIRA research institute, in collaboration with various companies, have developed a prototype of a handy device that combines echoscopy (ultrasound) with photoacoustics. Combining these two … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 23-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the ITC Faculty of the University of Twente are working on generating energy from the warm undersoil of volcanoes in Indonesia. Due to a fast-growing population and rising prosperit, the demand for electricity in … Read the full press release →

Between 24 and 26 September, the University of Twente will act as host to the International Workshop on Automated Verification of Critical Systems. This event will explore the latest developments in the field of verification of critical software systems. Enschede, Netherlands, 23-9-2014 … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UT researchers Jan Harmen Wiebenga and Johan Hol have received a valorisation grant of 200,000 euros from technology foundation STW. With this grant, the enterprising pair can further expand upon the work of their spin-off company Innprove Solutions. … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at research institute MESA+ of the University of Twente and Forschungszentrum Jülich have proven that the friction between two surfaces can be greatly reduced by using artificial ‘polymer brushes’. They have developed a new process whereby … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Universities from all over the world are compared with one another in international rankings. These rankings, though they are important when international students are choosing a course of study, provide little information about a university’s education and … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Water, a membrane with a tiny hole and a small metal plate: that’s all that is required to generate a voltage of 20,000 volts. Researchers from the University of Twente MESA+ research institute have developed a completely new … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers of the University of Twente use a new method to list the damage after disasters. A remote-controlled drone with a normal camera takes a large amount of pictures of a building. From this, a 3D model is … Read the full press release →

UT bio-inspired research leads to publication in Nature Chemistry Enschede, Netherlands, 17-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers of the University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have developed spiral ribbons made of molecules, that are able to convert light into complex macroscopic motion. Therefore, … Read the full press release →