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Aan de borreltafel
Aan de borreltafel met... Nelly Litvak

‘Als wiskundige leer je om geen gekwetste gevoelens te hebben’

‘Aan de borreltafel’ is een rubriek over wetenschap. Wetenschapsjournalist Enith Vlooswijk praat met én tekent over UT-onderzoekers, die vertellen over hun vakgebied en de misvattingen die hierover bestaan. In deze dertiende aflevering: wiskundehoogleraar Nelly Litvak.
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Over a pint
Over a pint with... Nelly Litvak

‘As a mathematician, you learn not to be offended’

‘Over a pint’ is a series about science. UT researchers talk to science journalist Enith Vlooswijk about their field and the misconceptions that exist about it. Enith turns their input into writing and drawings. In this thirteenth episode: Nelly Litvak, professor at the department of Applied Mathematics.
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Onderzoek UT-hoogleraar Tiedo Tinga

De wereld van onderhoud verandert in hoog tempo

Het is een bekende wetmatigheid: uiteindelijk gaat alles gaat kapot. Maar wanneer gaat iets kapot? Dat is voor UT-hoogleraar Tiedo Tinga de hamvraag. Hij combineert de werelden van fysica en data onder andere bij de Koninklijke Marine, om te voorspellen wanneer onderhoud nodig is.
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‘Woman will know her full diagnosis the same day’

Faster detection of breast cancer

Detecting breast cancer faster, cheaper and easier – that is what Chris de Korte, professor of Medical Ultrasound Imaging at the UT, is aiming for. With a new 3D ultrasound method, he wants to ensure that women receive a full diagnosis within one day and ‘avoid a week or more of terrible uncertainty’.
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Sustainable and cost-efficient membranes from new plastics for different uses

Plastic membranes to make drinking water – and more

‘Plastic is known to pollute our oceans and water, but in in this case it is used to clean water. I think that’s great!’ says Wiebe de Vos. Together with his colleagues Saskia Lindhoud and Ameya Krishna, the UT membrane scientist developed a sustainable and easy way to produce a membrane based on a novel plastic. It’s use is versatile, and making drinking water is just one of the many possible options.
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Promotie UT-onderzoeker werpt nieuw licht op prostaatkankerchirurgie

UT-onderzoeker Judith olde Heuvel (29) verdedigt vrijdag haar proefschrift, dat zich richt op een chirurgische ingreep bij prostaatkanker met behulp van Cerenkov-licht. ‘Ik ben de eerste wereldwijd die deze techniek onderzoekt.’
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Using liquid jet streams to make microparticles

Microparticles in all shapes and sizes

Scientists from the University of Twente have developed a more efficient, fast and precise method to produce so-called microparticles. ‘This opens many doors in different scientific and industrial fields.’
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‘Je klinkt nogal boos vandaag, wat is er?’

‘Aan de borreltafel’ is een rubriek over wetenschap. Wetenschapsjournalist Enith Vlooswijk praat met én tekent over UT-onderzoekers, die vertellen over hun vakgebied en de misvattingen die hierover bestaan. In deze twaalfde aflevering: Arjan van Hessen, onderzoeker op het gebied van spraakherkenning.
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'You sound quite angry today, what is it?'

‘Over a pint’ is a series about science. UT researchers talk to science journalist Enith Vlooswijk about their field and the misconceptions that exist about it. Enith turns their input into writing and drawings. In this twelfth episode: Arjan van Hessen, researcher in the field of speech recognition.
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‘Robot as an extension of yourself’

Within the project Predictive Avatar Control and Feedback (PACOF), UT scientists Douwe Dresscher, Felix Schwenninger and Gwenn Englebienne are contributing to a robotic system that allows the operator to experience the location through the robot, seeing and hearing whatever is happening where the robot is.
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Grootschalig testevenement met UT-onderzoek

Zingen, schreeuwen en hossen voor de wetenschap

Met fluorescerende cupcake-vloeistof in je mond losgaan op de Snollebollekes: dit weekend kon het bij een test-dancefeest in de Ziggo Dome. Het experiment werd bedacht en uitgevoerd door UT-hoogleraar Ruud Verdaasdonk. ‘Dit is waar je het voor doet als onderzoeker.’
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‘Ik vind het belangrijk dat wat de ander onthoudt, correct is’

‘Aan de borreltafel’ is een rubriek over wetenschap. Wetenschapsjournalist Enith Vlooswijk praat met én tekent over UT-onderzoekers, die vertellen over hun vakgebied en de misvattingen die hierover bestaan. In deze elfde aflevering: Maarten van Aalst, hoogleraar ‘Spatial resilience for Disasters Risk Reduction’ aan de faculteit ITC.
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‘I find it important that what the other person remembers, is correct'

‘Over a pint’ is a series about science. UT researchers talk to science journalist Enith Vlooswijk about their field and the misconceptions that exist about it. Enith turns their input into writing and drawings. This eleventh episode: Maarten van Aalst, professor for ‘Spatial resilience for Disasters Risk Reduction’ at the ITC Faculty.
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Pioneers in Health Care

‘If this works, it will make a huge change in patient’s lives’

In the last seven years, the Pioneers in Health Care (PIHC) fund has financially supported seventy research projects, all of them aiming to improve patient care in Twente and Salland. How many of them made it to the clinic and what impact are they making in the region? ‘Was every project successful? No, but that is pioneering,’ says project manager Jojanneke Schuiling - Jukes.
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Optical computer to solve complex problems

Solving optimization problems in, for example, parcel deliveries, where packages have to be delivered using the shortest and quickest route, can be a difficult task, even for a computer. Jan Klärs, UT assistant professor in Nanophotonics, is planning to develop a completely new, highly efficient computer that works with light to study and better understand complex optimization problems. The European Research council awarded his research a so-called ‘Consolidator Grant’ of two million euros for five years.
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