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Changing the world with only four screws
The planet is heating up. The oceans are filling with plastic. These are problems that will require huge, cooperative efforts to fix.…
The Road to Schistoscope
For half a year, a team of six dedicated students worked endlessly on solving the problems around diagnosing Schistosomiasis in Nigeria. The…
Dear Plastic,
Although my professors would prefer me to call you by your specific polymer name, I will keep calling you ‘plastic’ on an informal basis.…
These shoes are made for falling
…And that’s just what they do. No, it’s not a bad cover version of Nancy Sinatra’s sixties hit. It’s the conclusion of researchers at…
Design for a circular economy
How do you keep a product that has minimum impact on the environment but high economic value in circulation for as long as possible? For…
Positive Artificial Intelligence vibes
Willem van der Maden recently started his PhD position at Industrial Design Engineering (TU Delft), focusing on ‘Positive AI’. We caught up…
‘Service design without technology is no longer an option’
Dirk Snelders is professor of Organising Product and Service Development. At IDE his research focuses primarily on the future of service…
The role of designers within social robotics
Robotics has been a hot topic for a few years now, especially social robotics. As part of her Honours Programme Master project, SPD student…
FOCUS: 25 students designing for Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
FOCUS: 25 students designing for Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Welcome to the website of our temporary exhibition ‘FOCUS: 25 students designing for…
Made of Minerals
Made of Minerals, from stone to supermarket Welcome to the website of our temporary exhibition Made of Minerals. From 27 January onwards,…