The Saxion University of Applied Sciences recently started the project “Safety atWork”. The objective of the project is to increase safety at the workplace by applyingand combining state of the art artifacts Ambient Intelligence, Industrial & ProductDesign and Smart Functional Materials [1].There is …

De ambiance in een winkel wordt een steeds belangrijker verkoop aspect. Bedrijven doen er alles aan om de stemming van klanten te beïnvloeden. Zo brengen supermarkten met een uitgekiende muziekkeuze hun klanten in een vrolijkere koopstemming en weten winkeliers dat de geur van versgebrande koffie of …

The main challenge for the Dutch and European textile and clothing sector is to make a paradigm shift from labour intensive industry to knowledge based industry. This shift is essential for gaining a competitive edge and to develop innovative products and eco-friendly processes. A promising technology …

Research inspanningen gedurende de laatste decennia hebben geleid tot de introductie van een bio-katalytisch voorbehandelingproces voor katoen. In afwijking tot de gangbare procescondities, die leiden tot een hoog water- en energieverbruik, is voor het nieuwe proces een substantiële reductie van de milieubelasting …

Many interesting smart textile concepts have been developed, however there are only a few relevant examples of concepts that are producible and valuable for our society. The so-called ‘killer application’ has not been found yet. That is why it is extremely important that multi-disciplinary parties team-up …

The in-depth assessment of the situation of the European textile and clothing sector is composed by six independent reports with a close focus on key aspects useful to understand the dynamics and the development of the textile and clothing industry, drivers of change – most notably the impact of the …

The in-depth assessment of the situation of the European textile and clothing sector is composed by six independent reports with a close focus on key aspects useful to understand the dynamics and the development of the textile and clothing industry, drivers of change – most notably the impact of the …

Politici en burgers zijn massaal social media gaan gebruiken. Dit onderzoeksrapport is het vierde rapport in een reeks van onderzoeken naar de impact van social media op de Nederlandse verkiezingen, uitgevoerd door een onderzoeksteam van de kenniskring Nieuwe Media & Participatie van Saxion. Deze rapportage …

The focus of this paper is to make a comparison between five different types of conductive, heatable samples. These samples have been produced according to the five most important implementation techniques developed so far, which are knitting, weaving, embroidery, printing and nonwoven padding  –and …

In this paper Etto Salomons presents his vision of the GoGreen project on a smart home that is capable of decreasing energy consumption while at the same time increasing user comfort. To identify the main challenges he introduces a general model for intelligent homes that describes the current state, …