Selection of a manipulator system for the NLR space automation and robotics laboratory

The NLR space division is realizing a laboratory environment which supports research and development in the area of automation and robotics applied to space-based systems, including the development of automated instruments for microgravity applications. Availability of such an environment is indispensable for further participation in national...

Het bedienen van hoogbouwmagazijnen (summary)

Software requirements document for the non-real time HSF software for level 3 HERA on-board control

This document contains the software requirements for the non-real-time HSF software for level 3 HERA on-board control. Software requirements for the level 3 HERA on-board control itself, having been generated in a separate study, are transformed to the non-real-time simulation facility environment and the requirements for the software supporting...

Definition of the Eurosim simulation subsystem

Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) initiated two studies to define a simulation facility for space operations involving space manipulators and other in-orbit servicing and assembly systems. This European Robotic Operations Simulator (EUROSIM) will play an important role during system development as well as prior and parallel to...

An in-depth comparison of linear and non-linear joint embedding methods for bulk and single-cell multi-omics

Multi-omic analyses are necessary to understand the complex biological processes taking place at the tissue and cell level, but also to make reliable predictions about, for example, disease outcome. Several linear methods exist that create a joint embedding using paired information per sample, but recently there has been a rise in the...

Demystifying polyphosphate-accumulating organisms relevant to wastewater treatment: A review of their phylogeny, metabolism, and detection

Currently, the most cost-effective and efficient method for phosphorus (P) removal from wastewater is enhanced biological P removal (EPBR) via polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs). This study integrates a literature review with genomic analysis to uncover the phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of the relevant PAOs for wastewater...

Under pressure: evolutionary engineering of yeast strains for improved performance in fuels and chemicals production

Evolutionary engineering, which uses laboratory evolution to select for industrially relevant traits, is a popular strategy in the development of high-performing yeast strains for industrial production of fuels and chemicals. By integrating whole-genome sequencing, bioinformatics, classical genetics and genome-editing techniques, evolutionary...

Engineering cytosolic acetyl-coenzyme A supply in Saccharomyces cerevisiae:: Pathway stoichiometry, free-­energy conservation and redox-cofactor balancing