This is the Techcafé

The Techcafé is the central meeting place for professionals in the high-tech and manufacturing industry. Whether you are an engineer, designer, entrepreneur or student, our Techcafé offers you the chance to network, exchange ideas and learn more about the latest developments in the industry. Each edition focuses on one main theme. Experts share their knowledge during the talk show to inspire and stimulate new ideas and implement them in organisations.

The Techcafé is organised by DSPE, Brainport Industries and Mikrocentrum

This edition | Einstein Telescope

The Einstein Telescope is planned as a third-generation telescope for the detection and observation of gravitational waves. Gravitational waves distort spacetime, predicted about a century ago by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. The detection of gravitational waves requires extremely sensitive equipment, which can measure changes in space many times smaller than an atom.

The Einstein Telescope involves a triangular-shaped tunnel, with each of the arms being 10 kilometres long. The telescope will be located horizontally 250 to 300 metres below ground. At the three vertices there will be large underground spaces. In the three tubes forming the sides of the triangle, laser pulses will be fired simultaneously. Such a laser beam is split into two beams and these are reflected back by mirrors at the ends of each 'arm' in the underground chamber. To keep the system stable, it has to be built into hard rock. Limburg and Italy are the places where this can be done. Hard work is being done to bring this project to Limburg. In the Techcafé on 12 September, we will discuss this major project in precision technology in detail.

These are the table guests you will meet on 12 September:

  • Jesse van Dongen, Mechanical Engineer at Nikhef
  • Wouter Jonker, Senior Project Manager at TNO & Program manager Ground-based Astronomy
  • Wout Broere, Professor of Underground Space at TU Delft
  • Ton Peijnenburg, Deputy General Manager (CTO) at VDL Enabling Technologies
  • Karin van Dalen, Business Development Manager Einstein Telescope bi LIOF and BOM

Programme

  • 15.30 hrs: Walk-in
  • 16.00 hrs: Talk show
  • 17.00 hrs: Networking drinks

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Einstein telescope

The Einstein Telescope is planned as a third-generation telescope for the detection and observation of gravitational waves.

Gravitational waves distort spacetime, predicted about a century ago by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. The detection of gravitational waves requires extremely sensitive equipment, which can measure changes in space many times smaller than an atom.

The Einstein Telescope involves a triangular-shaped tunnel, with each of the arms being 10 kilometres long. The telescope will be horizontally located 250 to 300 metres below ground. At the three vertices there will be large underground spaces. In the three tubes forming the sides of the triangle, laser pulses will be fired simultaneously. Such a laser beam is split into two beams and these are reflected back by mirrors at the ends of each 'arm' in the underground chamber. To keep the system stable, it has to be built into hard rock. Limburg and Italy are the places where this can be done. Hard work is being done to bring this project to Limburg. In the Techcafé of 12 September, we will discuss this major precision technology project in detail.