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Cimino, Giovanni (author)The textile and fashion industry, with its complex supply chain from fiber production to retail, employs harmful chemicals, posing risks to the environment and workers. Fast fashion has intensified clothing production, leading to extensive textile waste. Consequently, it has fostered a more ephemeral and less emotionally durable connection with...master thesis 2023
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Stortelers, Frederike (author)This master thesis explores the potential of Rhythmic Entrainment (RE) for product design applications. The research starts by defining some of the important terms and providing example cases of RE from products and research. A comparison between the cases illuminates the possibilities RE can have for product design and research. [1] RE can...master thesis 2023
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Hsieh, Ping-Yu (author)In this graduation thesis, the evolution of Adidas's product development process is explored, focusing on the introduction of a Adizero footwear Fuzzy Front-End aimed at enhancing brand credibility and user experience through agile, user-centric design methods. This stage, a crucial part of the development of Adidas Adizero Footwear, prioritizes...master thesis 2023
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van Aalst, A.C.A. (author)The production of ethanol by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae remains the process in industrial biotechnology with the largest product volume (ca. 100 million litres annually in 2022). Carbon losses occur due to the formation of biomass and glycerol, which can account for at least 8% of the product. Under anaerobic conditions, formation of...doctoral thesis 2023
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de Vries, Wytze (author)This design report discusses the embodiment design of a more efficient frying pan for gas powered stoves in commercial kitchens, to see if a potential market entry is feasible, viable and desirable. Conventional pans have a thermal efficiency of roughly 25%. This means that only 25% of the heat coming from the combusted gas is used for cooking....master thesis 2023
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van Bussel, Ghislaine (author)This report presents the process of defining a future vision and concept for NS train stations in 2030. This graduation project, in partnership with NS, seeks to explore the future context of NS train stations, taking into account various factors, including societal themes. The ViP method (Hekkert and Van Dijk, 2011) guided the process of...master thesis 2023
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Verbist, Tom (author)Ever since the commissioning of the first offshore wind farm in October 1991, the offshore wind market has experienced exponential growth all around the world. As more wind farms will be built offshore in the future, onshore grid connection and transmission capacity may not be sufficient to integrate this growing amount of offshore wind farms....master thesis 2023
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Persaud, S.M. (author), Flipsen, Bas (author)In September 2021, the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) introduced a revamped bachelor's program that emphasizes design for higher complexity, teacher as a coach, and autonomous learning. The program includes Understanding Product Engineering (UPE), which teaches first-year design students about product embodiment, manufacturing,...conference paper 2023
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Uncovering a Sonic Blue Ocean: Moving towards a more inclusive commercial background music ecosystemMathur, Tanai (author)Be it for providing a positive customer experience, a holistic brand identity, or a way to combat stress and exertion, background music has been used by businesses for profit since the invention of the phonograph. (Thompson, 1995) Modern technology enables this to happen fast, and tailors it to the needs of the business. Kollekt.fm is an...master thesis 2023
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Steneker, Tijmen (author)The petrochemical industry accounts for approximately 20% of global industrial CO2 emissions. Ethylene manufacturing is one of the major components and has a high carbon footprint. This study explores the use of proton-conducting electrochemical cells (PCECs) for ethylene production - the WINNER process. This non-oxidative dehydrogenation (NODH)...master thesis 2023
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Bahlmann, Job (author)This project aims to develop an easy-to-use method to (re)design products for ease of disassembly and subsequently for circular strategies, such as repair, refurbish, remanufacture, etc. Improving repairability is one of the first steps in decreasing the environmental impact of products by prolonging their technical lifespan. This thesis focuses...master thesis 2023
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Liu, Yi (author)Is healthy eating simply the intake of correct quantities of certain nutrients, regardless of how and where? This project addresses improving wellbeing within the broad context of eating. <br/><br/>Eating-related guidance products have a hyper-focus on nutrition and/or weight loss, to the detriment of a wider definition of “health”. Wellbeing is...master thesis 2023
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MAO, Yifeng (author)This study explores nudging strategies to improve user abilities in order to promote the voluntary return of digital health products, with a focus on the smart pillbox. The two objectives were to create specific design recommendations for the smart pillbox and derive general design guidelines to support a circular lifecycle for future digital...master thesis 2023
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van Meijeren, Michelle (author)Electrification of numerous end-users is a worldwide trend to address climate change, according to the International Energy Agency. This trend has also reached container terminal operators. Currently most of the ship-to-shore cranes employed are electrified, leading to an increase in the required electrical power demand and to an increase in the...master thesis 2023
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Quintana Arntz, Vicente (author)This research project delves into the potentials of material jetting printing through an exploration of voxel printing techniques that integrate solids and liquids. The focus centers on assessing the shock absorption (SA) capabilities of diverse samples incorporating varying materials and printing patterns. The key materials employed in this...master thesis 2023
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Bosch, Remco (author)This graduation project concerns the prevention of bicycling head-injuries in the Netherlands, by overcoming the socio-cultural unwillingness and undesirability of non-sports oriented bicyclists to wear a helmet. Getting cyclists to wear bicycle helmets is a task that requires behavioral change as well as a shift in perception from society. The...master thesis 2023
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van As, Alex (author)Producing green hydrogen can be done using alkaline water electrolysis. Recycling water might help to fulfil the large water demand of hydrogen production facilities. In fertiliser production, steam condensate could be a recyclable water source for hydrogen production. This condensate is relatively clean as its main contaminant is a small...master thesis 2023
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Jaspers, Geert (author)2022 SODAQ, manufacturer of the general purpose asset tracker: TRACK, committed itself to take environmental and social responsibility and got rebranded as a ‘World-friendly IoT’ company. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the current TRACK product, performed by an external company, proved that decreasing the impact of the enclosure might provide...master thesis 2023
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Kluijtmans, Joerie (author)The transition to a carbon-neutral power system has become a global imperative, ever more driven due to recent events such as the energy crisis resulting from the Ukraine invasion. The Netherlands, devoted to the large-scale development of offshore wind and solar PV, see great potential in the use of hydrogen as a gas replacing energy carrier. A...master thesis 2023
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Roßdeutscher, Heiko (author)The aim of this study was to identify the most sustainable way to produce char from sewage sludge that later can be used as a coal substitute for the steel industry. For this purpose, a literature review was conducted on the latest technological developments for the production of char, which were subsequently simulated in Aspen Plus to obtain...master thesis 2023