Most distributed and virtual online environments for and pedagogies of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) neglect the social and social-emotional aspects underlying the group dynamics of learning and working in a CSCL group. These group dynamics often determine whether the group will develop …

The implementation of innovative sustainability technologies often requires far reaching changes of the macro environment in which the innovating firms operate. Strategic management literature describes that firms who want to commercialize an innovative technology can collaborate in networks or industry …

In this paper the authors illustrate developments in sensor technology with a number of examples. From their own research they discuss radar, image processing and sensor networks. Radar performance is affected by propagation characteristics of electromagnetic waves. Experience has shown that this may …

This paper discusses the positioning of higher education in the information or so-called network society. As part of a broader PhD research into media literacy and the success of students in higher education, this theoretical disquisition submits links between information problem-solving skills (IPS-skills), …

The third industrial revolution is often thought to be caused by the emergence of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. There is an evolving digital ecosystem that in several ways parallels the early development of digital music formats for the consumer market. At the same time there are social …

Are we at the eve of a transformation in our economic system? “Yes”, according to several visionary scientists and policymakers. They predict the rise of an economy that is based on biological materials, the so-called bio-based economy. The key challenge is that due to several socio-economic developments, …

Author supplied Combining Performance and Flexibility for RMS with a Hybrid Architecture Dani¨el Telgen 12? , Leo van Moergestel 1 , Erik Puik 1 , Pascal Muller 1 , Arjan Groenewegen 1 , Dick van der Steen 1 , Dennis Koole 1 , Patrick de Wit 1 , Arjen van Zanten 1 , and John-Jules Meyer 2 1 Department …

EtherCAT is a real-time industrial field bus based on Ethernet. The bus master uses an Ethernet device to communicate with the slaves. At Prodrive, it has been decided that the PPA8548 AMC, a PowerPC embedded system, should get support for the EtherCAT master functionality because the current EtherCAT …

Keyboard and 2D mouse are the commonly used input devices for computers. Unfortunately, these input methods come across as being unituitive when the user has to interact with 3D data. The 2D mouse has 2 degrees of freedom, whereas 3D interaction requires 6 degrees of freedom. To overcome this restriction, …

ICT Automatisering is a Dutch company. The main expertises of ICT are portal & application development, embedded software development, and industrial automation. The company aims to have the leading-edge technology to ensure its competitiveness, which can be seen in this graduation project. The project …