Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common rheumatic disease of the musculoskeletal system, with the knee as the most affected joint. The number of people with OA of the knee is likely to increase due to the ageing society and the obesity epidemic. The predominant clinical symptom of knee OA …

Trekt een hologram in de winkeletalagemeer dan alleen aandacht? Hologramtechnologie biedt retailers nieuwe mogelijkheden. Door sfeervolle elementen of producten op driedimensionale wijze te tonen, hoopt men niet alleen aandacht te trekken maar ook meer bezoekers en kopers aan te trekken. Maar werkt dit …

Om tot een circulaire economie te komen, ontstaan er nieuwe initiatieven om organisch afval decentraal/ lokaal te verwerken tot compost. Deze initiatieven maken gebruik van nieuwe meetsystemen, die procesdata genereren om de verwerking van afval tot grondstof beter te kunnen besturen. De huidige sensoren …

Since 2016, the Amsterdam Dapperbuurt in the East of Amsterdam, has its own Zero Waste Lab (ZWL), a collection and recycle centre for separated household waste. Drawing on the specific case of wood as a waste-stream, the project Circulair Wood for the Neighbourhood supports the ZWL (initiative of the …

Over the next 10 years, the City of Amsterdam plans to develop major housing schemes provide 90,000 new homes within the existing urban fabric. At the same time, an urban renewal program is being launched to revitalize the most deprived neighbourhoods. Together, these challenges call for more evidence …

In this article I explore a perspective that the philosophical concepts of German phenomenologist Hermann Schmitz (*1928) may open up for thinking about the growing practice of wearing textile integrated electronics directly on the body. It is my contention that traditional conceptions of wearing (non-technological) …

This article introduces Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s concepts of smooth and striated space and couples these with the realms of art and technology. In doing so, and by analysing a case study, the dynamic natures and complex mixtures of art and technology are discussed. As a result, a perspective …