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A breath of fresh air for children with breathing problems

Bright colours, lights, a place to put your favourite Lego pieces. That is BRISH, a breathing trainer for children with dysfunctional breathing symptoms. This wearable piece of technology was co-developed by UT researcher Geke Ludden and designer Hellen van Rees from Saxion.
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Female scientists from the UT nominated for VIVA400 award

Seven scientists from the University of Twente have made onto the VIVA400 list, which annually names 400 inspiring women who excel in their field. You can vote for your favourite and the award winners will be announced on the 15th of November.
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Robotvest geeft steuntje in de rug

UT-onderzoekers Geke Ludden en Angelika Mader maakten samen met modeontwerpster Hellen van Rees een ‘robotvest’ dat je houding corrigeert. Ze presenteren vanmiddag hun prototype bij het Fair FashionTech-evenement in het DesignLab.
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Digital nature helping patients to recover

Nature has been proven to facilitate patients’ recovery and to improve general well-being of people who spend a lot of time indoors. Yet not everyone has the opportunity to go into nature, so the question is: how do you provide access to nature if nature simply is not around? Researchers from the University of Twente have decided to digitalize it.
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‘Je moet met z’n allen zin hebben in zo’n avontuur’

De faculteit CTW moedigt actief haar vast wetenschappelijk personeel aan om op sabbatical te gaan naar het buitenland. Zo zit universitair docent Geke Ludden twee maanden lang met haar gezin in Australië, waar ze een erebenoeming heeft aan de University of Technology Sydney.

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