Category Archives: Engineering/Technology

Understanding digestive health and combating digestive illness

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Natasja

In this post you will read my scientific findings and personal experience in combating digestive illness. Around two-three years ago my health rapidly started to decline, and it was unclear why. I started to have problems eating without experiencing a … Continue reading →

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How nuclear weapons could save the world

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Natasja

Remember the world before November 2016? Happy and hopeful, gradually becoming a better place and most of us were working towards human equality, freedom, life in balance with nature by building a more durable economy. Then the US elections came … Continue reading →

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Wastewater in Ahmedabad – part 1: THE PROBLEM

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Natasja

Last week I was in India, in the city of Ahmedabad, standing on a bridge over the river Sabarmati. The sun is shining bright and the view over the river basin is incredible. I had just returned from a full … Continue reading →

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Mobile monitoring – learning from nature

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Natasja

The future of monitoring is always up for discussion, since costs can be reduced and efficiency can be improved. In the spring of last year I had an idea about mobile monitoring which could be interesting. To guarantee sufficient drinking … Continue reading →

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Are we going forward or reverse?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Natasja

In the Netherlands we are very proud of our tap water. It is of excellent quality, widely available and incredibly cheap. Due to the reasonably good quality of surface waters and the good quality of the groundwater sources it has … Continue reading →

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Can we keep up? The implementation of IT innovations

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Natasja

Once upon a time I was working for an engineering company and I was trying to model a certain water treatment installation, meaning I was trying to explain how it works by using mathematics. Like the second photo, not the … Continue reading →

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Do you know what it feels like for a girl?

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Natasja

In light of the new UN campaign He For She I decided to write my story as a female engineer in a man’s world. Let me start with stating I belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities and … Continue reading →

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