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Event Type: Technical lecture
05 April 2018 18:00 to 22:00
Delft University of Technology - Delft
During the past years LNG has been introduced as a fuel in the maritime sector thereby eplacing MDO or HFO, although the latter option is kept open in Dual Fuel (DF) engines. Apart from an perational cost advantage, also low emissions are a main driver to adopt gas as a fuel.
Industry: Offshore engineering
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Event Type: Technical lecture
22 March 2018 19:30 to 21:00
Brel Theatre - Tervuren
The development of targeted genome editing systems in the last five years has undergone a quantum leap with the introduction of CRISPR-Cas9. In 2012, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna proposed that the CRISPR-Cas9 system could be used for programmable gene editing.
Industry: Other Industries / Sectors
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Event Type: Social event
24 November 2017 19:30 to 21:00
Brel Theatre - Tervuren
Ceramic objects are usually prolific on archaeological sites. Although fragments of ceramics are sometimes available for destructive analyses, many objects held in collections are not. The speaker therefore developed a method of using a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF) to analyse these objects insitue.
Industry: Cross-sector
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Event Type: Technical lecture
21 September 2017 18:30 to 21:00
Delft University of Technology - Delft
The trend towards more and more complex automation systems on board is unstoppable; this of course has enormous effects on the size and required skill set of the crew and deserves our utmost attention during the coming lecture.
Mr. Ton van Heusden and Mr. Teun de Groot of the Royal Netherlands Navy will share with us their experiences and views on this interesting subject and present possible future solutions for automation systems that go beyond current rule-based approaches.
Industry: Offshore engineering
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Event Type: Technical visit
16 September 2017 11:45 to 14:00
Het Anker Brewery, Mechelen is a family run business that started in the Grand Beguinage in Mechelen five generations ago. It has since developed into an internationally renowned brewery and is home to the famous Gouden Carolus dubbel beer (a recent World Champion beer) and a range of other brews - and even a whiskey.
Industry: Cross-sector