Verschijnselen als klimaatverandering, verstedelijking en toenemende politieke instabiliteit zorgen wereldwijd voor grote uitdagingen.Steeds meer steden kiezen ervoor om deze uitdagingen aan te gaan door digitale technologie in te zetten om de kwaliteit van leven in de stad te bewaren of te verbeteren. …

People tend to use the same door every time they enter and exit a building. When certainentrances are widely preferred over others, congestion can occur. This paper describes twointerventions to persuade visitors to use another entrance. The first intervention used sensory deprivation (darkness), and …

This is the second edition of the Startup Workbook. This workbook is different from the first version. The first version, which was made with a so called touch-grant from Saxion, was primarily a digital version. In addition, the book was printed as a deluxe edition in a limited number of copies. The …

The Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology employs many students during research projects. This paper discusses a series of student design projects on safety helmets in the Safety@Work project. At construction sites workers are required to wear personal protective equipment during their work. …

In dit artikel, verschenen in TexPress (augustus 2014), besteedt Anton Luiken, lid van de Kenniskring Smart Functional Materials van Saxion en directeur van Texperium, aandacht aan ReBlend. ReBlend is een Nederlands upcycling-initiatief om van textielafval van bepaalde samenstelling door mechanische …

Verslag van het deelproject Temperatuurmeting, onderdeel van het SaxShirt-project.

The problem addressed in this report is to verify the possibility of using an optical sensor in the SaxShirt in order to extract the heart rate. There are specifically three questions that we try to address. 1) How is it possible to extract heart rate (BPM) from the optical sensor? 2) Is it possible …

Dit ebook gaat over hoe je een kansrijke Startup wordt. Ongelooflijk veel wijsheid van veel deskundigen is samengekomen in dit (digitale) werkboek. Op verschillende manieren word je in dit boek uitgedaagd: invuloefeningen, lees - en nadenkwerk, schrijfopdrachten en toetsen van je verbeterde idee aan …

The recycling of post consumer cotton textile waste is highly requested, due to the high environmental impact of cotton production. Often cotton is mixed in blends with polyethylene terephthalate (PET). For the generation of high value products from recycled cotton, it essential that PET is separated …

In reaction to the lack of intrinsic motivation of construction site workers, to wear their safety helmets at all times, a series of research projects studied causes and possible solutions. Goal is to gain an inspirational discussion to get the design onto the next level. This paper describes a study …