This thesis argues that in order to increase the likelihood that product lifetime extension in a circular economy will be successful from both an environmental and an economic perspective, industrial designers need to be able to control not only the spatial dimension (materialization and geometry) of products, but also their temporal dimension. This temporal dimension is related to the number and duration of product use cycles and the duration of the total product lifetime. To enable industri...

The fantastic works of Antoni Gaudí and the Amsterdam School still appeal to the imagination. And although the architects never met each other, they were children of the same period. They looked for beauty and individuality in a world which was becoming increasingly functional and impersonal.

At the heart of their designs are nature and its organic forms, craftsmanship and traditional materials. At the same time, though, they did not turn their backs on modernity, embracing new techniques an...

Since the beginning of time, many great things have been said by very wise people. These wise words have been said in order to motivate and inspire us to take action and improve the quality of our lives.

Reading quotes on a daily basis can help you stay fully motivated and inspired every day! This is one of the most important feelings we need as human beings to change and improve our lives. For those who are seeking to become successful, having your mindset continuously on the positivity chan...

Rhythm is fundamental to life. Rhythm can be perceived in the movement of the sun, the moon and the stars. Rhythm makes our hearts tick and defines our breath, in and out. And even the smallest particle in a microbe is part of rhythmic movements. Rhythm in activities is important for culture, for religion, and for sports, schools and hospitals for example. Yet in social situations, social analyses and in social policymaking, rhythm is not considered as a space of analyses or a space of design.

City Rhythm explores the potential of using rhythm analyses in the physical world and related data domain for enhancing social safety in neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Rhythm in the physical world happens both in space as well as in time. Rhythm in data can connect to location (instead of persons), thus circumventing the issue of privacy. However, because the data addresses specific times and places, nonetheless the data still addresses significant social issues...

In dit boek bespreken krachtsporter Ed Fennema en prestatiecoach Rien Slager het fenomeen ‘KT’. Een afkorting die ‘Kracht Trainen’ betekent, maar dan wel geschreven met hoofdletters en gericht op het opbouwen van hoog-explosieve neurostrength, in plaats van op het vergroten van spieren.

De schrijvers delen hun intussen beproefde KT benadering met 'Tamas', een personage dat de gemiddelde Nederlandse verenigingstrainer symboliseert. Het is een verhaal dat sporters, sportploegen en coac...

Kunstmatige intelligentie speelt een steeds grotere rol bij het ontwikkelen van nieuwe technologie. Zo is er een computerprogramma dat vrijwel autonoom een innovatief concept voor een tandenborstel heeft gegenereerd en een systeem dat met grote nauwkeurigheid nieuwe geneesmiddelen aanwijst. Die opkomst van kunstmatige creativiteit roept fundamentele vragen op voor het octrooirecht. Moeten we nog octrooien verlenen als slimme systemen het werk van uitvinders overnemen? En als er nog octrooien ...

The vast increase in digital in insecurity - posed by ransomware, DDoS attacks and data breaches amongst others - requires an intelligent cyber security strategy. Government and industry can shape this strategy with legal instruments, such as regulations and contracts. However, very little is known regarding the social costs and benefits thereof. This is worrisome: cyber security expenditures will rise exponentially in the future as mankind becomes increasingly dependent on the digital world....

Een nieuwe techniek voor het aanpassen van DNA is op dit moment een revolutie aan het ontketenen. Sinds kort kunnen wetenschappers met Crispr/Cas9 heel specifieke stukjes uit genen knippen en vervangen door een stukje naar keuze. Dit boekje legt op een toegankelijke manier uit hoe de techniek werkt. Ook bespreekt het hoe de techniek het genezen van genetische ziekten veel makkelijker maakt. Maar moeten we nu niet vrezen voor superbaby’s? Ook dit soort ethische vragen passeren de revue.

This 43th volume of the ASLU series presents a useful GIS procedure to study settlement patterns in landscape archaeology. In several Mediterranean regions archaeological sites have been mapped by fieldwalking surveys, producing large amounts of data. These legacy site-based survey data represent an important resource to study ancient settlement organization. Methodological procedures are necessary to cope with the limits of these data, and more importantly with the distortions on data patter...

The book examines the legal guarantees provided under the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules for the development of electricity transmission systems, either by constructing new transmission lines or by increasing transmission capacity. In the context of analysis of trade rules, the book makes the argument that, if long-distance trade in electricity remains a feasible option, the development of electricity transmission projects must be made subject to economic, te...