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1000 kilometres on one litre of fuel For the second year running, Green Team Twente (a group of seven students from the University of Twente) will be taking part in the Shell Eco-marathon Europe. The team wants to crown last year's victory by returning to Twente with another first prize. They will be competing against more than 200 teams of students in a race that is not about speed, but economical driving. On Wednesday 8 May the team will unveil its sustainable hydrogen-powered car, which goes by the name of UTmotive. Anyone with a keen interest in this project is cordially invited to attend the official unveiling ceremony, which kicks off at 16:00. 26 april vanaf 15.30 uur: Live college Nanotechnologie Waarom nano de wereld gaat veranderen? Nieuwsgierig geworden naar de rol van nanotechnologie in het dagelijks leven en wat het in de toekomst kan brengen?  


  Professor Subramaniam new director of FOM Institute AMOLF As of September 2013 Professor Vinod Subramaniam will fulfil the role of Scientific Director of the prestigious FOM Institute AMOLF. Cover article in Small for membrane protein experimentation Nanotechnologists at the University of Twente MESA+ have developed a microfluidic platform for experimentation on cell membranes and individual membrane proteins.  13 May: Prof. Billy Todd will visit the University of Twente On Monday May 13th, Prof. Billy Todd from the Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia, will give a presentation at the University of Twente in the inter-faculty and inter-institute M&M Computational Science Seminar series. Basic science in evaporating droplets What happens if you slowly evaporate a droplet containing dissolved particles? The question sounds simple, but it involves a surprising amount of basic physics and mathematics. Hanneke Gelderblom of the University of Twente devoted a full four years of research to this problem. Researchers photograph active ingredient in cannabis plants Researchers from the University of Twente’s MESA+ and MIRA research institutes have succeeded in visualizing THC, the active ingredient of cannabis, in intact plant structures.  University of Twente develops tiny gradient chip Nanotechnologists at the University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have developed a tiny chip that makes it easy to create micrometre scale gradients. Gradients are gradual transitions in specific properties, such as acidity. This newly-developed system can be used to efficiently measure the reaction kinetics of various chemical or biological reactions. Early encounters with engineering and technology are important for children Teaching science and technology in primary education is a must if we are to avoid massive shortages of skilled technical staff in the future. OWTNM 2013 conference On April 19-20, 2013 the XXI International Workshop on Optical Wave & Waveguide Theory and Numerical Modelling will be held in Enschede, The Netherlands, on the campus of the University of Twente.