Betase’s Eddy Brinkman first came into contact with the Fortran programming language in the early 1990s, during his graduation work in Chemical Engineering at the University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands. Researchers within the Department of Chemical Physics used the computer simulation package GROMOS (Groningen Molecular Simulation), among other things, to perform molecular dynamics … Continue reading Handling long-range Coulombic interactions in Fortran molecular dynamic simulations via Ewald summation→
Even when eating a simple bitterball, a burnt tongue can reveal that a large amount of heat is stored in the filling, while the crispy crust feels a lot cooler. Even though the entire bitterball has been subjected to the same heat treatment in the deep fryer or oven, there is more heat in the … Continue reading Heat storage in materials→
Twente has always been a pioneer in membrane technology. About 50 years ago, with the arrival of Kees Smolders, research on membranes started at the Technische Hogeschool Twente, later University of Twente. And some 10 years later, Ton Burggraaf and his group started developing ceramic membranes. The history book ’50 years of membrane research in … Continue reading 50 years of membrane research in Twente→
Whether it is to provide pressure as driving force for membrane separation, to pump out a flooded cellar or to circulate hot water in a central heating system: pumps are needed in many places. In fact, pumps account for as much as 10% of the world’s electricity consumption. How do pumps function, and why are … Continue reading How does a pump work?→
X-ray diffraction (XRD) is an analysis technique to determine the crystal structure of crystalline materials. You do this by bombarding the material with X-rays. This is radiation with a wavelength of about 1 Angstrom (10-10 m), in the same order of magnitude as the distance between atoms in a crystal. Where a normal mirror reflects … Continue reading Structure determination with X-ray diffraction→
Subtle or robust? Wine is an interplay of the type of grapes, the soil, the climate, the time of picking and the craftmanship of winemaking. During the winemaking process, the many components of the grapes are transferred into the wine, and yeasts take care of the conversion of sugars from the grapes into ethanol. As … Continue reading Materials for red wine→
Bring nature into your home with wood! With knots – places where a side branch grew on the tree – and grains as an expression of the natural look, and the warm appearance of the material. Wood is a natural composite material, with cellulose fibres embedded in a matrix of lignin and hemicellulose – all … Continue reading Wood, a sustainable natural composite material→
Electrochemistry occurs – how could it be otherwise – at the interface between electricity and chemistry. Consider phenomena that occur when chemical reactions generate an electric current, or when you can use electricity to modify chemical compounds or materials. For example, chemical reactions in batteries and fuel cells generate electricity. Conversely, electrolysers allow hydrogen gas … Continue reading Electrochemistry→
Just like in the ‘good old’ desktop computers, the heart of today’s multimedia devices such as notebooks, tablets and smartphones is made up of microprocessors. Such a microprocessor, also known as computer chip, processes data based on instructions. A microprocessor consists of a huge number of tiny switches called transistors, each of which has essentially … Continue reading Computer chips – how are they made?→
Betase writes books/booklets (with a size of several tens to several hundreds of pages) as a high quality and informative promotional gift or marketing tool. In Dutch and English, and ranging from just text writing to producing print-ready content. To explain ‘difficult subjects’ in a simple way. For your customers or your own employees. To … Continue reading Books and booklets→
