Development of a Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Splint

In daily life, we are constantly using our hands to do everything that is important to us. The thumbs play a critical role in this and losing stability of your thumb leads to a reduced Quality of Life. There are numerous conditions that can lead to joint problems in the thumb that negatively affect its stability, like rheumatoid arthritis,...

Venously Printed: Multi-material 3D printed responsive fluidic interfaces with programmable dynamic appearance triggered by mechanical deformation.

Venously printed contributes to the field of HCI and digital manufacturing by exploring the scope and possibilities for programmable and responsive fluidic interfaces, using multi-material 3D printing as a manufacturing technique. Novel meta-materials and computational composites have proven to open up new design paradigms and continue to expand...

ARchive: elevating the museum archive experience through the power of Augmented Reality

Museums are places where the objects displayed are on a pedestal, often quite literally. These objects are found to be of such importance to be selected and displayed for thousands of people, tourists or purists, to see. <br/>This experience of visiting an institution, viewing an almost sacred object you cannot touch, and reading the...

3D Printed Fluidic Systems

This research project departs from two novel concepts, 3D printing fluid, and<br/>fluidic interfaces.<br/><br/>With polyjet 3D printing, micro-droplets of different resin materials are ejected in layers and hardened instantly. Through this technology, complex 3D<br/>parts can be manufactured with up to 8 different materials, including flexible...

Mimicking the Appearance Changing Abilities of Cephalopods with a Pneumatic Mechanism

Cephalopods (e.g. squids, octopuses, cuttlefish) are able to actively adapt their appearance in terms of color, texture or transparency. The goal of this project is to mimic this ability with a simple and mechanical solution and apply this technology to a product or environment. This resulted in a pneumatic mechanism which folds open after...