District heating (DH) has a major potential to increase the efficiency, security, and sustainability of energy management at the community scale. However, there is a huge challenge for decision makers due to the lack of knowledge about thermal energy demand during a year.  https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/17/546 …

Industrial robot manipulators are widely used for repetitive applications that require high precision, like pick-and-place. In many cases, the movements of industrial robot manipulators are hard-coded or manually defined, and need to be adjusted if the objects being manipulated change position. To increase …

The development of ‘age-friendly cities’ has become a major area of work in the field of ageing and the built environment. This movement is driven by the observation that cities are home to an ever-increasing ageing population. Over the past decade, a multitude of age-friendly initiatives have been developed …

Because it globalises (or rather, colonises), smart technology unifies. While cultural diversity is under pressure, we are approaching the world worldwide through the same streaming services and social media apps. Virtually all human cultures have been colonised by both the global language English and …

What Big Tech companies are praised, psychologists/psychiatrists would end up in jail for. If they don 't want to end up behind bars, politicians must also have a very good story if they carry out an operation in which thousands of people lose their jobs, with all the social and psychological consequences …

Previous research conducted by the WaardenMakers has shown that the collaboration between water management organisations in the city of 's-Hertogenbosch is not reaching its full potential and that they do not have a shared ambition for water management in the future. The chances of the duration of projects …

Abstract – The path of the cobot: the preparation of education The technological educators at Saxion University of Applied Sciences and Regional Community College Twente and the Dutch manufacturing industry are facing a multitude of challenges. They are experiencing a shortage of (potential) employees, …

This thesis covers the topic of expanding Dutch Agri-tech businesses in France. From the software sector, a request was made for more knowledge on the French arable market. In this matter it was important to find out the knowledge of the farmer concerning arable registration software. It is known that …

Presentation at the Hackathon organized by students of the Hackathon Technoise (IPB), Portugal.

The advantage of being illiterate 1 https://youtu.be/jHAiwWtJxc0 The advantage of being illiterate 2 https://youtu.be/CuUX2ntDFW4 We are NOT our Brains! The advantage of being illiterate part 1 & 2 - Why do we learn our second language very differently from our first language? - What are the benefits …