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New Vonk Article: "From University to cowshed"
Completing your studies and starting in the professional field is a milestone that brings both excitement and uncertainty. Mike Jordens (25), a hardware engineer at Nedap Livestock, shares his...
New Vonk Article: "Lab-on-a-Chip applications at Benchmark Almelo"
A couple of years ago an article was published on how the design team at Benchmark operates, describing our 7-step development model used for our products and the various application fields we are...
New Vonk Article: "Summer server shuffling - Scintilla's Server Shuffle"
During the summer break the Scintilla Operator Team executed one of its biggest operations in years, which involved upgrading Scintilla’s two most important servers. Johan Verzijden, Chairman of...
New Vonk Article: "On Location: Elfbierentocht 2023"
On June 1st 2023, one of the largest student traditions of the University of Twente has come upon us once more, this time with its largest edition yet: the Elfbierentocht (Eleven Beer Tour). Every...
Scintilla's Server Shuffle - Server maintenance during summer
From August the 8th till August the 14th Scintilla Operator Team will perform extensive maintenance on Scintilla's servers. During this week, all digital systems of Scintilla will experience long...
New Vonk Article: "1948-2023: 75 Years of Impact!"
This year, the University Foundation celebrates its 75th anniversary. Older than the University of Twente and with a lot of history! With support from local and national industry the former...
Server maintenance during vacation
On Wednesday March 1st the Scintilla Operator Team will update the main and backup servers of Scintilla. During this day, all systems of Scintilla (except this website) will be unavailable! For...
New Vonk Article: "On Location: Thoringcar 2, Electric Boogaloo"
Four years ago, on a fateful October day, a delegation of Scintillianen set foot in Eindhoven to bring a visit to our sister association: e.t.s.v. Thor. After a long bus trip, they attended the...
New Vonk Article: "How Did x86 Get Its Seemingly Arbitrary Name?"
The story takes various twist and turns, of company policy, betrayal, marketing, and a small Japanese calculator. Let me just tell you the story, it all started with Intel, but not Intel the...
New Vonk Article: "Datasheet: This week in cooking with Ruit"
It has been quite a while since the last datasheet, a series of articles in which several cooking enthusiasts of the Vonk editorial team share their latest culinary findings to the public. It is...