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Zhu, C. (author), Klapwijk, R.M. (author), Silva-Ordaz, Miroslava (author), Spandaw, J.G. (author), de Vries, M.J. (author)
Spatial thinking is ubiquitous in design. Design education across all age groups encompasses a range of spatially challenging activities, such as forming and modifying mental representations of ideas, and visualizing the scenarios of design prototypes being used. While extensive research has examined the cognitive processes of spatial...
journal article 2024
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Kortman, V.G. (author), Sakes, A. (author), Endo, Gen (author), Breedveld, P. (author)
Gripping slippery and flexible tissues during minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is often challenging using a conventional tissue gripper. A force grip has to compensate for the low friction coefficient between the gripper’s jaws and the tissue surface. This study focuses on the development of a suction gripper. This device applies a pressure...
journal article 2023
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Gomez Beldarrain, G. (author), Carvajal Ortega, Camilo Andrés (author), Baan, A. (author), Kim, E.Y. (author)
Resilience is a concept that describes the capability to be restored after unprecedented events, originally emerged from biology and human sciences. This paper aims to explore what a resilient public transportation system is and how nature’s wisdom can be used as an inspiration for the creation of resilience in the area of mobility, by linking...
conference paper 2022
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Zhu, C. (author), Klapwijk, R.M. (author)
Spatial thinking is embedded in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) learning. Design and Technology education inherently encompasses a wide range of spatial activities, such as mentally transforming objects and materials to form representations of design ideas, visually communicating ideas, and creating 2D and 3D...
conference paper 2022
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Stevens, L.L. (author)
“Teaching is both an art and a science” (Harrison & Coll, 2008 p.1). Good teaching excites students and cultivates their curiosity to learn more than they are asked. But what if students’ blank faces tell you that the teaching did not land, what can you do? Using an analogy or metaphor to explain the principle helps students visualize and...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Pleeging, R.M.B. (author), Ibis, F. (author), Fan, D. (author), Sasso, L. (author), Eral, H.B. (author), Staufer, U. (author)
Detected kidney stone cases are increasing globally, yet knowledge on the conditions for stone formation is lacking. Experimental approaches mimicking the micro-environmental conditions present in vivo can help sci-entists untangle intertwined physiochemical and biological phenomena leading to kidney stone formation. As crystal nucleation often...
journal article 2021
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Manoonpong, Poramate (author), Patanè, Luca (author), Xiong, Xiaofeng (author), Brodoline, Ilya (author), Dupeyroux, J.J.G. (author), Viollet, Stéphane (author), Arena, Paolo (author), Serres, Julien R. (author)
This review article aims to address common research questions in hexapod robotics. How can we build intelligent autonomous hexapod robots that can exploit their biomechanics, morphology, and computational systems, to achieve autonomy, adaptability, and energy efficiency comparable to small living creatures, such as insects? Are insects good...
review 2021
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Honig, Floris (author), Vermeulen, Steven (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author), de Boer, Jan (author), Fratila-Apachitei, E.L. (author)
The ability to control the interactions between functional biomaterials and biological systems is of great importance for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. However, the underlying mechanisms defining the interplay between biomaterial properties and the human body are complex. Therefore, a key challenge is to design biomaterials that...
review 2020
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Palin, D. (author), Russell, Sam (author), Kohle, Ferdinand F.E. (author), O'Dowd, Enda (author), Tunali Flynn, S. Yesim (author)
Our future designers have much to learn from the complex and highly functional systems found in nature. Creating design products that are not only human-centred but also in tune with the natural world requires our designers to be exposed to natural phenomena and scientific principles. To provide design students with a starting point, we have...
journal article 2020
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Stevens, L.L. (author), Kopnina, Helen (author), Mulder, K.F. (author), de Vries, M.J. (author)
Preliminary empirical research conducted by the leading author has shown that design students using biological analogies, or models across different contexts, often misinterpreted these, intentionally or unintentionally, during design. By copying shape or form without integrating the main function of the mimicked biological model, students...
journal article 2020
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De Pauw, I.C. (author)
Product designers can apply different strategies, methods, and tools for sustainable product development. Nature-Inspired Design Strategies (NIDS) offer designers a distinct class of strategies that use ‘nature’ as a guiding source of knowledge and inspiration for addressing sustainability. Biomimicry and Cradle to Cradle, two Nature-Inspired...
doctoral thesis 2015
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De Pauw, I.C. (author), Kandachar, P.V. (author), Karana, E. (author)
In the field of sustainable product development, a new perspective for approaching sustainability has been advocated, challenging designers and engineers to aim beyond ‘reducing unsustainability’. Several design strategies – including Biomimicry and Cradle to Cradle – have been suggested for developing truly sustainable, or ‘beneficial’,...
journal article 2014
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El Ahmar, S. (author), Fioravanti, A. (author), Hanafi, M. (author)
Biomimicry, where nature is emulated as a basis for design, is a growing area of research in the fields of architecture and engineering. The widespread and practical application of biomimicry as a design approach remains however largely unrealized. A growing body of international research identifies various obstacles to the employment of...
conference paper 2013
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Weston, M. (author), Greenberg, D. (author)
The paper describes a novel technique for creating flat, bi-layer, compliant mechanisms for adaptive building components to be used in solar shading. Micro-actuation of these periodic, flexible devices cause innumerable three-dimensional micro-loops to erupt in the panel surface, permitting passage of diffused light while maintaining visual...
conference paper 2013
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Slob, C. (author), Mohammadi, S. (author), Geraedts, R.P. (author)
‘Perfection means something is complete and stands still and what stands still doesn’t change or evolve and is automatically dead. Everything in the universe changes, evolution implies that the creation is not complete hence the possibility of evolving’ (Osho, 1985). Our society and economy are constantly changing. Hence the demands and wishes...
conference paper 2012
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Badarnah Kadri, L. (author)
Several biomimetic design strategies are available for various applications, though the research on biomimetics as a design tool in architecture is still challenging. This is due to a lack of systematic design tools required for identifying relevant organisms, or natural systems, and abstracting the corresponding generic principles for...
doctoral thesis 2012
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De Pauw, I.C. (author), Karana, E. (author), Kandachar, P.V. (author)
In design practice, Nature-Inspired Design Strategies (NIDS) can be applied when developing sustainable products. However, knowledge on how this actually helps designers is lacking. This study explores the effects of applying Cradle to Cradle and Biomimicry in student projects, as compared to using Ecodesign. The findings indicate that NIDS...
conference paper 2012
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De Pauw, I. (author), Kandachar, P. (author), Karana, E. (author), Peck, D. (author), Wever, R. (author)
Current design practices focus on eco-efficiency as the main approach in the field of sustainable product development. This approach mainly aims at improving existing products and services. Environmental product performance can be greatly improved using ecoefficiency but in many cases the improvements are incremental. Furthermore, the overall...
conference paper 2010
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De Pauw, I.C. (author), Kandachar, P.V. (author), Karana, E. (author), Peck, D.P. (author), Wever, R. (author)
Current design practices focus on eco-efficiency as the main approach in the field of sustainable product development. This approach mainly aims at improving existing products and services. Environmental product performance can be greatly improved using ecoefficiency but in many cases the improvements are incremental. Furthermore, the overall...
conference paper 2010
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