Functional mapping of nanoscience to industrial engineering products and capabilities

At some point in time all incumbent firms have to decide how to deal with radically new technologies. Due to the high uncertainty of return from such technologies companies might refrain from investing in such technologies early on. The threat of missing out on opportunities forces firms to make poorly based decisions. Within this thesis an...

Terra Cotta in Transition: Connecting the traditional terra cotta craft village Thanh Hà to potential markets

Thanh Hà is a traditional craft village in central Vietnam. For centuries the families in the village have been making terra cotta products from the local found clay. Traditionally Thanh Hà focused on making building materials for the houses of nearby H?i An, a city only two kilometers from Thanh Hà. For centuries the bricks, floor and roof...