Methods to design viable business networks (BNs) treat the concept of viability merely in terms of profitability. Further, the methods are restricted to mono-commodity (a single product or a service) BNs. However, business literature suggests that besides economic value (profit), non-economic values …

A cappuccino is prepared by adding about 50 mL frothing, foaming milk to a cup of espresso. Whole milk is best for foaming and the ideal milk temperature when adding it to the espresso is 65 °C. The espresso itself may be warmer than that. During the heating the milk should not burn, as that would spoil …

Safety at work The objective of the project Safety at Work is to increase safety at the workplace by applying and combining state of the art artefacts from personal protective equipment and ambient intelligence technology. In this state of the art document we focus on the developments with respect to …

A (semi-)closed greenhouse is a novel greenhouse with an active cooling system and temporary heat storage in an aquifer. Air is cooled, heated and dehumidified by air treatment units. Climate in (semi-)closed greenhouses differs from that of conventional open greenhouses. The aims of our research were …

Model calculations and the few data that are available show that over 100 L water condense yearly on each square meter of a greenhouse cover. It is known that the presence of condensate reduces light transmission. This effect is suppressed to some extent by adding film-forming (anti-drop) additives to …

A new type of greenhouse with linear Fresnel lenses in the cover performing as a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system is presented. The CPV system retains all direct solar radiation, while diffuse solar radiation passes through and enters into the greenhouse cultivation system. The removal of all direct …

A test bed for cooling of power electronics would be a helpful device for discovering the heat transfer characteristics of an electronic component

Als een bank beweert de bank van sportend Nederland te zijn, dan moeten zij dit ook waarmaken. Al sinds enkele jaren loopt Rabobank voorop binnen de sportwereld met de website Rabosport.nl. Daar richten zij zich voornamelijk op de sporten wielrennen, hockey en paardensport. Maar Rabobank is niet alleen …

De regering wil dat Nederland in 2020 een van de schoonste en energiezuinigste landen van Europa is. Hierbij is het van belang dat er energie wordt bespaard en er zowel regionaal als lokaal duurzame energie wordt opgewekt. Onderzoeksprogramma Building Brains is aan het onderzoeken wat er mogelijk is …