U-Today Science & Technology Magazine #3

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The eureka moment, the moment when you have a brilliant idea or a sudden discovery. We asked UT researchers about their eureka experience.

EUREKA

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During my doctoral research, I was looking for a

the UT’s pool. Suddenly, mid-stroke, everything fell into

fast filter switch. When I first started my search, I

place. What if I could make a switch without nodes? Im-

was just playing around a bit. I would do a literature

agine a city without intersections, through which you can

study later; for now, I just wanted to try some things out

move at high speed.

myself. I simulated a switch on my computer and it turned

I immediately climbed out of the pool and asked the

out that the simulation basically did exactly what I was

lifeguard, Henk Siers, for a pen and a piece of paper. All he

looking for. It just wasn’t very fast yet.

could find was a newspaper. Still dripping wet, I drew the

With this switch design on my mind, I went for a swim in

switch on some newspaper articles. I knew that this had


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