We live in a digital age in which more and more data is being stored every day. One popular way to store data digitally is through ‘solid-state devices’ such as SSDs, USB drives and SD cards. These devices have an advantage over traditional hard disk drives in that they have higher read and write capabilities. However as these devices get smaller and smaller to store more data, they come with a downside; they become less reliable over time as their size decreases. ...

As the last edition of ‘Icons of Electrical Engineering’ crossed the Atlantic into London through the efforts of Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, you might have a clue of where we’re headed. Inspired by the Oyfo Technology Museum based in the old Hazemeijer factory in Hengelo I visited some time ago, it is time to discover the local engineers that were at the foundation of powering our dearest Twente. Born in 1863, Rento Crull was a Dutchman contemporary to icons as Ferranti (1864). ...

As you journey though the EE bachelor, first year or otherwise, you will find yourself falling back onto YouTube when things aren’t looking too bright. Whether you’re trying to cram after missing some lectures, save your project from falling apart, or simply trying to get a better understanding of the material and maybe even reignite your interest in it, we’ve got your back. Below, we’ve compiled a list of 7 YouTube channels that will help you all throughout EE, from the most basic calculus classes and circuit analysis to transistors, electrodynamics, processors, control theory, and much more. ...

With the launch of the new website also a launch into history was made. Did Scintilla always have a website? And what features are we missing that were implemented in earlier versions of our association’s website? The Vonk editorial team talked to Scintilla Alumni to stitch together the timeline of Scintilla’s websites from 2008 back to 1994. 2007 - 2003 The changes in the backend at the end of 2007 can be read in the Old Website article made by Jort, published a couple weeks ago. ...

Another round of master speed dates are just around the corner. The 22nd of March you can talk to current master students to help make your choice of what to do after your bachelors! At the Vonk we want to take you back to the previous session and share with you the experience of choosing a master. We might have all felt overloaded with choices of what we can do in our future. ...

On February 1st, 2022 the new E.T.S.V. Scintilla website was launched. A process that has been worked on for more than the last two years. Last week an article was published about our new website, which can be found here. Now it is time to look back to the now old website, which was launched in 2008. The reason to create a new website Before 2008, the website ran on the webserver called Roxen. ...