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The cure for osteoarthritis

A knee that is as good as new again, without major surgery or a prosthesis. That is something osteoarthritis patients can only dream of. But this will soon change, according to UT professor Marcel Karperien. If all goes well, the first patients will have their sore knee healed with an injectable hydrogel plaster before 2020. Made by MIRA.
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Berkeley-sabbatical bij Nobelprijswinnaar

Hoe verspreidt Alzheimer zich door de hersenen? Op die vraag wil Kerensa Broersen antwoord krijgen tijdens een sabbatical bij Nobelprijswinnaar Randy Schekman. ‘Ik verwacht veel van dat half jaar aan de University of California’, aldus de UT-onderzoeker.
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Microfluïdica op z’n kop en in de lucht

Het kan de wereld van microfluïdica op z’n kop zetten, als het aan UT-startup IamFluidics ligt: geen chips meer, tot wel duizend keer snellere productiecapaciteit én vloeistof druppels die in de lucht kunnen reageren tot vaste deeltjes voor onder andere nieuwe 3D print-toepassingen.
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U, Robot?

Imagine this: Clyde is your new office assistant. Clyde is a robot. He brings you coffee and spills the hot drink all over your new shirt. You are angry and scream at Clyde. He gets upset. He seems so sad, in fact, that you decide to go and apologize to him...
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Virtual reality for construction training

The combination of virtual reality (VR) and gaming doesn’t only have to result in a fun pastime. It can also be used for realistic training of people with high-risk jobs, and therefore even save lives. That is the basis of a UT research that aims to develop a VR simulator for people within the construction industry, a line of work with one of the highest fatality rates.
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'Het opent de route naar grotere studies'

Met een magnetische marker borsttumoren goed en veilig lokaliseren, ook als ze slecht voelbaar zijn, is in de nabije toekomst mogelijk. UT-onderzoekers werken aan de techniek samen met het Antoni van Leeuwenhoek-ziekenhuis.
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Spookrijden op de draadloze snelweg

Mensen zijn niet gebouwd om tegelijk te spreken en te luisteren. UT-promovendus Dirk-Jan van den Broek slaagde er in een radio-chip te bouwen die dat wel kan en ook nog op dezelfde frequentie. Daarmee verdubbelt de capaciteit van draadloze verbindingen, wat goed uitkomt bij steeds schaarser wordende telefoniefrequenties.
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Technique to ensure successful bypass surgeries

Is it possible to predict the long-term success of a bypass surgery during the operation itself? Not yet, but a researcher Pien Spoor is working to make it possible. ‘I’ve always been interested in the human heart; it’s amazing how it works. Now, working within cardiology is not just an interest, it’s my passion,’ says the recent UT graduate of Technical Medicine.
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Serious gaming for fire fighters

‘Fire fighters often have to deal with crises. They have to communicate with the local government, police or hospitals and this comes with many difficult decisions. The game should therefore help them prepare for such crisis management,’ UT researcher Mariët Theune describes a serious gaming application that is to be developed within the Data2Game project.
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UT leads the Palestinian-Dutch program on water

The water sector in Palestine is dealing with many issues, especially a lack of access to water caused by a combination of factors, such as climate change and the local political situation. To help the Palestinian water sector to adapt, program PADUCO has been established by five Palestinian and five Dutch universities, including the University of Twente.
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‘Snake’ robot for pipe inspection

Gas pipes, water pipes or petrochemical pipelines – all these giant networks are rather difficult to inspect and maintain. However, a robot might be able to take care of them in the near future. More specifically, our pipes could soon be inspected by a unique snake-like robot, which is being developed at the UT within the project PIRATE.
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SMARTseeds: Helping farmers in Indonesia

‘The ultimate goal of the SMARTseeds project is to improve income of at least 100.000 farmers in Indonesia,’ ITC researcher Wietske Bijker describes a big international project that aims to provide information services for vegetable farmers.
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