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Akin, Tugce. "Communication Of Smart Materials: Bridging The Gap Between Material Innovation And Product Design." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610999/index.pdf.

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This thesis is intended to help eliminate misconceptions and missing information over the realm of smart materials, by offering a newly structured &lsquo
Information Hierarchy for Smart Materials Communication for Industrial / Product Design&rsquo
. Industrial and product designers are invited to use the findings of the thesis to assist in developing a common smart materials language and culture, enriched by details, technicalities, opportunities, and creative and innovative material attributes. The study commences with the creation of a concise and compact reservoir of technical knowledge on smart materials and critically contrasts two established systems of classification for smart materials. Then, the subject of materials information appropriate to industrial design is discussed, highlighting channels through which smart materials information may be communicated at an optimum level so as to be amenable to exploitation by industrial designers. A sectoral analysis of smart materials use follows, including the presentation of factors that may hinder their more extensive exploitation in major industrial sectors. v The thesis concludes that smart materials have potential to initiate a breakthrough in the materials universe, and that industrial designers have a role in promoting smart materials knowledge, the capabilities of smart materials, and their innovation possibilities. It is recomended that since smart materials are a new generation of materials quite different from the conventional, they be promoted carefully through the proposed Information Hierarchy.
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Sinisterra, Maria Alexandra 1975. "Rethinking emergency habitats for refugees : balancing material innovation and culture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28813.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-117).
This thesis propose an alternative approach to emergency housing for Colombian refugees, helping development agencies put the displaced community on the road to permanent housing. An environmentally friendly 'smart' material is proposed, based on case studies, material tests, experiments and literature research. This is not just a limited shelter solution, but goes beyond construction to include a balanced combination of building technology, material innovation and culture, that promotes an environment for sustainable development: a habitat.
by Maria Alexandra Sinisterra.
S.M.
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Prendeville, Sharon. "Ecodesign and material selection for eco-innovation in office furniture products." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/7576.

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This thesis focuses on eco-design trade-offs and material selection in a Small to Medium–Sized Enterprise (SME) producing office furniture. The rationale for undertaking this work is based on the wide acceptance that eco-design uptake in SMEs remains low and the need for SMEs to adopt eco-design is pressing. SMEs constitute 99.9% of UK private sector business and it has been estimated that SMEs account for approximately 64-70% of overall pollution from industry. Supporting SMEs in adopting eco-design is challenging. The complexities of eco-design decision-making, poor understanding of environmental trade-offs, limited access to relevant information and complex eco-design methods (amongst others) negatively affect an SME’s ability to reduce a product’s environmental impacts. The aim of this research is to deepen understanding of eco-design by investigating eco-design trade-offs and material selection during the development of eco-innovative office furniture products. This improves understanding of environmental impact reduction at the material selection and concept stage of the design process. The research design is an intensive single case study at Orangebox, a UK market leader in the design and manufacture of office furniture. The case company is selected, as a best practice example of eco-design integration within an SME. Four embedded case studies of New Product Development (NPD) are conducted within the main case. The research employs a multi-strategy design using both qualitative and quantitative methods and is delivered over two stages. The contributions to knowledge of the thesis are (1) the identification and description of a set of eco-design trade-offs linked to specific eco-design strategies (design for disassembly, light-weighting, material streamlining) and (2) the thesis argues that stakeholders play a crucial role in eco-innovative material selection. From this, the thesis presents a conceptual classification of a material portfolio incorporating eco-design strategies and trade-offs to facilitate eco-innovation during NPD.
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Harrington, K. "Concrete as a fabrication material for simple hulls : A marine innovation study." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.378997.

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Hald, Saga. "Sustainable Material Selection:Guiding the Multi-Criteria Process to Design for Sustainable Innovation." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för maskinteknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-18869.

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In the past decades, the world has noticed complex changes in its climate. The resources available now as well as in the future could be said to be analogous to the decreasing circumference of a funnel. The wealthy population with the means to elect what goods they wish to consume are becoming aware of their impact both on nature as well as on the less fortunate people of the planet. As a consequence environmental and human-centered factors are of higher priority than ever before in the decisions made by companies, which in turn will decide the future. This thesis aims to investigate what set of criteria can be seen as most relevant for sustainable material selection at a manufacturing company. To be relevant for the future these design criteria are decided with a base in modern research from the past decade in the field of material selection. The company chosen as a case to study and collaborate with was IKEA Components AB. The research was conducted on-site at the company’s facilities in Älmhult, Småland, as well as at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Blekinge. The company vision for the future which IKEA is striving towards is focused on lowering carbon dioxide equivalents, from which a lion share of the emissions is a result of the material they are selecting for their products. Experts within various fields of the chosen company were consulted to gain perspective and knowledge while designing and testing prototypes of a tool to facilitate a sustainable material selection. The metal alloys were analyzed for toxicity based on the percentages of all elements they contained and scored based on chosen sustainability criteria. The plastics were judged on recyclability, renewability, and degradability apart from available numbers for emission factors. After this, the materials were placed in the excel tool which was then tested by engineers and evaluated in semi-structured interviews. Updates were made to make the tool as user-friendly as was possible and new tests were conducted. Overall, the tool was appreciated by the users who tested it and more improvements were planned to finalize the prototype. Results are detailed in the latter part of the report, discussing designs the engineers preferred over others, the current scale of sustainability tools used in the company and how the testers scored the tool. In the discussion, criteria are evaluated based on their multi-criteria compliance with sustainability factors. Drawing conclusions about the subject of sustainability criteria was accomplished by conducting literature studies in material criticality, making use of the methods for sustainable product development taught in the master of science, investigating material toxicity, testing solutions for sustainable material selection at a typical furniture component manufacturing company, receiving feedback from constructors and exploring connections for the selected methods to the principles of sustainability.
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Maassen, Anne-Christine Stephanie. "Solar cities in Europe : a material semiotic analysis of innovation in urban photovoltaics." Thesis, Durham University, 2012. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3592/.

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This thesis explores the gradual and by no means unproblematic emergence of solar photovoltaic technologies (PV) in European cities. It is a qualitative study of innovation in urban PV across three European cities: Barcelona (Spain), London (UK) and Paris (France) which draws on documentary evidence and interview data with a broad range of urban professionals engaged in implementing the technology. The thesis interrogates current understandings of how ‘green’ technologies such as PV are thought to bring about ‘sustainable’ transformations by ‘breaking through’ from the margins into mainstream society. Several innovation studies frameworks are assessed in terms of their merits and shortcomings for understanding innovation in urban PV. It is argued that extant literatures succinctly frame innovation as an interplay between that which is ‘novel’ and that which is ‘in place’, however, that they fail to address three issues that are critical for understanding how new technologies may emerge and transform: the multiplicity and heterogeneity of actors and their means for contesting ‘sustainable’ (or other) transformations, the complex spatio-temporality of ‘barriers’ to innovation, and the ways in which technologies gather humans, materials and spaces into new, potentially more ‘sustainable’ constellations. The thesis develops ‘material semiotics’ as a conceptual foundation and methodology for understanding innovation. Material semiotics provides powerful analytical sensibilities that enable the thesis to radically re-imagine the objects, processes and places involved in innovation. Through understanding innovation as characterised by attempts to bring forth into the present aspirations for alternative futures, urban PV is understood as simultaneously a vehicle for, as well as an outcome of, sustainable transformation. Its entanglement in a myriad of social, material, spatial and temporal relations is shown to engender a geography of ‘sustainable’ innovation that is much more partial and imperfect than current understandings suggest.
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Quarta, Francesca. "Innovation technology of scrap’s recycling: material characterization and creation of a parameters’ hierarchy for “DECISTOR SPS”." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/1484/.

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Ashton, Elisa Guerra. "Design, inovação e sustentabilidade : estudo da reciclagem de produtos multi-materiais poliméricos sem separação prévia." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/169250.

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O presente estudo trata de temas relacionados à seleção de materiais e ao design de produto frente às questões ambientais. Percebe-se atualmente a tendência de desenvolvimento de produtos insustentáveis, como é o caso dos multi-materiais. Apesar das vantagens técnicas, esses produtos são causadores de impactos ambientais negativos, já que apresentam dificuldades de reciclagem, decorrentes da complexidade na separação dos seus materiais. Na presente pesquisa discute-se, através de revisão bibliográfica e de estudos práticos, a necessidade de desenvolvimento de soluções a curto prazo para esse problema. O objetivo consiste em estudar a reciclagem de produtos multi-materiais, sem separação prévia, visando a utilização do material resultante em novas aplicações com valor agregado. O estudo divide-se em: (I) Revisão Bibliográfica, (II) Estudo Prático A e (III) Estudo Prático B. Na revisão bibliográfica apresenta-se o contexto teórico e científico a respeito dos temas centrais para posterior discussão dos resultados obtidos nas etapas práticas. O Estudo Prático A envolve a reciclagem de escovas de dente multi-materiais através de micronização. Posteriormente o material resultante foi caracterizado por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), teste de densidade, ensaio de tração e análise térmica dinâmico-mecânico (DMA). Apresentou-se ainda a seleção de potenciais áreas de aplicação para o novo material reciclado, por meio de Mapas de Propriedades de Materiais e teste de viabilidade da aplicação selecionada. No Estudo Prático B utilizam-se duas amostras com granulometrias distintas, para avaliar a influência do tamanho das partículas do material reciclado. Na etapa de caracterização, além dos ensaios conduzidos no Estudo A, realizou-se ainda distribuição granulométrica, ensaio de dureza, calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC) e análise termogravimétrica (TGA). Os resultados demonstraram a viabilidade técnica de se promover a reciclagem de escovas de dente multi-materiais por meio do processo de reciclagem mecânica tradicional sem separação prévia. O material reciclado apresentou potencial para ser utilizado na fabricação de laminado sintético para produção de calçados e componentes. Na avaliação da influência do tamanho das partículas, constatou-se que não houve influência significativa no material resultante. Destaca-se ainda como contribuição e tecnológica deste estudo a proposição de uma alternativa tecnicamente viável para a reciclagem de produtos teoricamente “não-recicláveis”, contribuindo com a redução da geração de resíduos sólidos.
This study deals with issues related to product design and material selection, facing the environmental issues. Developments in design and materials usage unleashed the tendency of developing unsustainable products, as the multi-materials. These products cause severe negative environmental impacts, since its recycling is difficulted by the complexity in separating the materials. In this context, it is argued, through literature review and practical studies, the need of developing short-term solutions to this problem. The objective is to study multi-material products recycling, without previous sorting, aiming the use of the resulting material in applications with added value. The research is divided in three parts: (I) Bibliographic Review, (II) Practical Study A and (III) Practical Study B. Bibliographic Review presents the scientific and theoretic context regarding the central themes for later discussion of the results obtained in the practical parts. Practical Study A involves the reprocessing of multi-material toothbrushes through micronization. Subsequently, the resulting material is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), density test, tensile test and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). It is also presented the selection of potential areas of application for the new recycled material through Materials Properties Charts and a viability test of the selected application. In Practical Study B, two samples of different particle sizes were used to evaluate the influence of the recycled material’s particle sizes. In the characterization stage, in addition to the tests conducted in Study A, granulometric distribution, hardness test, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were also performed. The results demonstrated the technical feasibility of reprocessing multi-material toothbrushes through the traditional mechanical recycling process, without previous sorting. The recycled material presented potential for application in synthetic laminates for shoes and components production. Regarding the particles size influence, it was found that there was no significant influence in the resulted material. There is also the technological contribution which is the proposition of an alternative for the recycling of theoretically "non-recyclable" products, contributing to the reduction of solid waste generation.
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Almqvist, Marcus, and Charlotta Lundberg. "A Business Modelling Framework for the Front End of Innovation. : Customising a Guiding Material for an Early Phase of the Innovation Process for a Swedish Fintech Company." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-263089.

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The Swedish Fintech company that is subject to this thesis has proposed a process through which all new ideas should go through before entering the development funnel, called the ‘Proof-of-Concept-process’. Today, there exists no material that helps and guides the idea owner through one of the more extensive phases of that process. The purpose of this thesis is to develop a material for this phase. The material is developed through a literature review and qualitative interviews. The topics included in the literature review are: ‘Innovation’, ‘Uncertainty’, ‘Front End of Innovation’ and ‘Business Modelling’. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were performed separately with three out of four members of the top management team. Continuous discussions with the industrial supervisor facilitated the development of the framework. The result consists of two parts, (1) the results from the interviews with the management team which aims to lay the foundation for the requirement specification on which components the framework should contain, and (2) a framework for how business modelling can be done at this phase of the innovation process. The result is a material that uses the graphical branding of the company so that it can be treated as an internal document. An unbranded version of the result is presented in this thesis. The framework is presented together with a deeper analysis of the separate building blocks that form its structure, together with suggestions on techniques that aims to help the user of the material. We argue that the result is a business modelling framework that considers recommendations for how to handle the FEI, and that regards theory on business modelling as well as interviews with managers at the subject company to establish what techniques such a framework should include. Further, the result is based on a wide variety of literature and authors. Concluding, we argue that the result can be considered a bridge between two relatively young research areas ‘Front end of Innovation’ and ‘Business Modelling’ with its primary application at one specific company.
Det svenska Fintech-bolaget som behandlas i denna masteruppsats har föreslagit en process genom vilken alla nya idéer ska gå igenom innan dess genomförbarhet testas i en ’Proof-of-Concept’. Denna process är på företaget kallad ‘Proof-of-Concept-processen’. Idag finns det inget material som hjälper och guidar idéägaren genom en av de mer omfattande faserna av processen. Syftet med denna masteruppsats är att utveckla ett material för denna fas.  Materialet baseras på en litteraturstudie och kvalitativa intervjuer. De ämnen som ingår i litteraturstudien är: ‘Innovation’, ‘Uncertainty’, ‘Front End of Innovation’ och ‘Business Modelling’. Kvalitativa semi-strukturerade intervjuer utfördes separat med tre av ledningens fyra medlemmar. Kontinuerlig diskussion fördes med företagshandledaren för att facilitera ramverkets utveckling. Resultatet består av två delar, (1) resultaten från intervjuerna med ledningsgruppen som syftar till att ligga till grund för kravspecifikationen på vilka komponenter materialet ska innehålla och (2) ett ramverk för hur affärsmodellering kan ske i detta stadie av innovationsprocessen. Resultatet är ett material med företagets grafiska profil för att det ska kunna bli behandlat som ett internt dokument. En version av materialet som inte har företagets grafiska språk presenteras. Ramverket presenteras tillsammans med en djupare analys av de separata byggstenar som tillsammans utgör dess struktur, samt förslag på tekniker som syftar till att hjälpa användaren av materialet att utveckla sin idé inför nästa utvärderingsmöte och möjliggöra en demokratisering av innovationsprocessen. Ramverkets struktur är ett resultat av inspiration från existerande ramverk samt intervjuerna vilket bidrar till dess anpassning till företagets specifika innovationsprocess. Vi anser att resultatet är ett ramverk för affärsmodellering som beskriver rekommendationer för hur man hanterar de tidiga faserna av innovationsprocessen. Ramverket och dess teoretiska bakgrund är baserat på ett brett utbud av litteratur och författare. Avslutningsvis hävdar vi att ramverket kan betraktas som en bro mellan två relativt unga forskningsområden ’Front End of Innovation’ och ’Business Modelling’ med sitt primära tillämpningsområde på det behandlade företaget.
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Lind, von Mentzer Andrea, and Micaela Lockner. "Cirkulär+plast=sant? : En studie om innovativa material till cirkulära förpackningar som alternativ till petroleum plast (från restprodukter i livsmedelsindustrin)." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för design, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-38950.

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This study aims to examine the possibilities and limitations ofresidual products from the Swedish food industry for new uses inpackaging design. The selection in the study is semi strategicallyrandom and through the selection four interviews were conductedvia e-mail, two interviews from RISE and two from the Swedishdesign agencies Snask and Bedow. The interviews are based on thestudy's question issues; What innovative packaging materials withproperties corresponding to plastics are available in the Swedishmarket? And How does a selection of Swedish design agenciesapproach the innovative packaging materials available on theSwedish market? Through results and analysis we have come tothe conclusion that there is a great awareness of design agencieswhen it comes to making environmentally conscious designdecisions and that it is highly relevant in today's society. Duringthe study, interesting packaging material was discovered. What hasalso emerged is that it is a matter of course to have to be climatefriendly as everything depends on demand from customers andconsumers. There are no direct regulations to relate to, but it is upto each individual how to relate to a more sustainabledevelopment. However, in order for a societal transformation totake place, collaboration between the various social sectors isrequired (Svenska vetenskapsrådet Formas, 2018).
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Layeb, Mohamed Salah. "Matériaux locaux et innovation dans les métiers d'art-isanat en Tunisie." Thesis, Paris 1, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PA01H317.

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La présente thèse, relative aux matériaux locaux et innovation dans les métiers d’"art-isanat" en Tunisie, vise, dans un premier temps, l'étude des ambiguïtés définitionnelles liées au métiers d’art avec toutes leurs déclinaisons dans le contexte socio-économique et culturel tunisien. Ces métiers seront comparés avec ceux de la France, pays partenaire de la Tunisie,pour en tirer les points de similitudes et de différences pour faire ressortir les principaux moteurs d'expansion. Dans un second temps, notre recherche se tourne vers l’établissement d’un bilan des connaissances des matériaux locaux répartis par régions tunisiennes. La poterie/céramique artisanale et la bijouterie ont constitué les deux créneaux majeurs de notre ensemble d’études. Des argiles locales et des pigments de la Tunisie utilisés ou pas par les artisans (es) dans les métiers liés à la poterie artisanale ont fait l’objet d'une caractérisation scientifique (minéralogique, chimique et géotechnique), réalisée dans des laboratoires spécialisés. Cela a permis d’améliorer les compositions des pâtes d'argiles et de découvrir des couleurs naturelles authentiques pouvant constituer un vecteur d'innovation. D’autres matériaux locaux, comme le quartz fumé bi-pyramidé pour la bijouterie, peuvent constituer un créneau valide et important pour la promotion des métiers d’artisanat en Tunisie. Cette recherche est basée essentiellement sur des analyses scientifiques et des réflexions épistémologiques et s’intègre principalement dans le cadre de la recherche en Design
The present thesis, relating to local materials and innovation in the craft trades of “art-isanat”in Tunisia, aims, initially, at studying the definitional ambiguities related to craft trades with all their variations in the Tunisian socio-economic and cultural context. These trades will becompared with those of France, Tunisia's partner country, to draw points of similarities and differences to highlight the main drivers of expansion. In a second stage, our research isaimed at drawing up an assessment of the knowledge of local materials distributed byTunisian regions. Artisanal pottery/ceramics and jewellery were the two major niches of ourset of studies. Local clays and pigments from Tunisia used or not by craftsmen in tradesrelated to artisanal pottery have been scientific characterization (mineralogical, chemical and geotechnical), carried out in specialized laboratories. This has allowed us to improve the composition of the clay pastes and discover authentic natural colors that could be a vector ofinnovation. Other local materials, such as bi-pyramid smoked quartz for jewelers, can constitute a valid and important niche for the promotion of crafts in Tunisia. This research isessentially based on scientific analyses and epistemological reflections and is mainly part of the design research
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Bieger, Isabel Cristina. "Contributos do design na ressignificação da renda de bilros de Peniche." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/18163.

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Tese de Doutoramento em Design, com a especialização em Design apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Doutor.
O ponto de partida desta investigação estava associado à observação direta da renda de bilros de Peniche e à constatação do seu declínio como atividade artesanal que, maioritariamente, é realizada por mulheres como uma tradição local. A questão que se coloca, conduz a uma reflexão sobre a inserção do design na procura de novas soluções para a sua funcionalidade e apreço. Recorre-se ao design como uma área do conhecimento capaz de auxiliar e influenciar a criatividade e a inovação mantendo a identidade visual da renda de bilros de Peniche. Contudo, a preservação do valor histórico, social e artístico da renda de bilros inserido como tradição popular na cidade de Peniche, a importância do trabalho das mulheres na realização da renda de bilros de Peniche são valores a salvaguardar. Aliado ao tradicional é objetivo primordial a investigação de novos materiais que se consideram ser passíveis de aplicar na execução de peças recorrendo à técnica da renda de bilros de Peniche. Analisando os ensaios realizados com esses novos materiais verificaram-se novas possibilidades de utilização da renda de bilros de Peniche aliadas à conceção dos objetos distintos do tradicional napron, objeto maioritariamente executado pelas rendilheiras de Peniche. Esta investigação permitiu explorar e desenvolver novas e distintas oportunidades de aplicação/utilização da renda de bilros. Em particular a junção de duas técnicas ancestrais: a técnica da renda de bilros de Peniche executada com materiais distintos aliada à técnica de fundição do vidro. Esta fusão de materiais tão distintos resultou em peças de valor acrescentado, aliada à técnica surgem peças únicas com design de autor podendo ser simultaneamente decorativas e funcionais, resultado francamente positivo no âmbito da ressignificação da Renda de Bilros de Peniche.
ABSTRACT: The starting point of this investigation was the direct observation of the bobbin lace of Peniche and the finding of its decline as an artisanal activity, mostly done by women as a local tradition. Our leading question aims to a reflection on the insertion of design in the quest of new solutions for its functionality use. Design is used as an area of knowledge able of assisting and influencing creativity and innovation while maintaining the visual identity of Peniche bobbin lace largely recognized by the inhabitants and by the local government of Peniche. However, the protection of the historical, social and artistic value of the bobbin lace, as a popular tradition in the city of Peniche, as well as the importance of the work of women in the crafting of bobbin lace of Peniche are values to uphold. We looked up for new materials that we believed could be used to create new pieces using the technique of the bobbin lace of Peniche. Analysing the experiments carried out with these new materials, we studied new possibilities of use, other than the traditional napron, an object mostly made by Peniche skilled craftswomen. These tests allowed the exploitation and developing of new and distinct opportunities for the usage of the bobbin lace. One opportunity in particular was the combination of two ancestral techniques: the Peniche bobbin lace technique executed allied to the glass casting technique. The fusion of such different materials resulted in unique handcrafted pieces, with author’s design signature, that can be both decorative and functional, a very positive result in the scope of the redefinition of the bobbin lace of Peniche.
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Roxhagen, Jimmi. "Vidareutveckling av termoformningsmaskin." Thesis, KTH, Tillämpad maskinteknik (KTH Södertälje), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-232160.

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I dagsläget använder sig Plastic Produkter AB sig av termoformningsmaskiner för hantering av halvfabrikat av termoplaster, en maskin som de tillverkat och även sålt vidare till olika sorters kunder. Ursprungsmaskinen tillverkades i ett simpelt utförande endast för att klara grund behovet att bocka olika arbetsstycken. Eftersom marknaden samt utvecklingen av olika metoder sedan dess har gått framåt finns ett intresse av att vidareutveckla nuvarande termoformningsmaskin för halvfabrikat av termoplaster. I nuvarande version krävs det att användaren kan ställa om maskinen manuellt mellan olika typer av operationer som underlättar användningen av maskinen för användaren. Uppgiften i detta projekt har därför varit att vidareutveckla termoformningsmaskinen genom att optimera dess process men även automatisera olika typer av regleringar gällande avståndsmätning mellan viktiga delar av termoformningsmaskinen. För att komma fram till ett tillfredställande resultat har olika undersökningar skett, samt fakta tagits fram till grund för utvecklingen av de olika koncept som kan bidra till en konkurrenskraftig maskin. Ur dessa har det mest lovande konceptet tagits fram genom olika typer av matriser samt diskussioner med användare och företagets representant. Resultatet är en vidareutveckling genom en modifiering av nuvarande termoformningsmaskin genom tre stycken olika koncept. I dessa ligger stort fokus att uppgradera termoformningsmaskinen för att underlätta för användaren och minska de olika manuella moment som i dagens läge krävs för vissa typer av omställningar och även förbättra det resultat som termoformningsmaskinen ger på ett arbetsstycke.
In the current situation Plastic Produkter AB uses thermoforming machines for handling semi-finished products of thermoplastics. A machine they manufactured and also sold to different kinds of customers. The original machine was manufactured in a simple design only to cope with the need to bend different work pieces. Since the market and the development of different methods have developed, there is an interest in further developing the current thermoforming machine for semimanufactured thermoplastics. In the current version the user is required to manually switch the machine between different types of operations, certain efficiency and improvement is required, which facilitates the use of the machine for the user. The task of this project has therefor been to further develop the thermoforming machine by optimizing its process, but also automating different types of distance measurement regulations between key parts of the thermoforming machine. In order to arrive at a satisfactory result, various investigations have taken place, as well as the facts underlying the development of the different concepts that can contribute to a competitive machine. From these, the most promising concept has been developed through different types of matrices as well as discussions with users and company representatives. The result was a further development through a modification of the current thermoforming machine through three different concepts. In these concepts, great focus is on upgrading the thermoforming machine to facilitate the user and reduce the different manual moments required at present for certain types of switches and also to improve the performance of the thermoforming machine from the work piece.
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Persson, Linn, and Johannes Olsson. "En modulär sko för en hållbar framtid." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-42850.

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Vagabond Shoemakers is one of Europe’s leading design companies within the footwear industry. In the summer of 2019, the project group contacted the company to investigate the possibility to execute an innovation- and development project together. The project would turn into so much more, it would become the beginning of a sustainability work which would lead into a modular shoe for a sustainable future. The sustainability issues within the footwear industry are today bigger than the choice of sustainable materials. There is no good way of recycling or reusing shoes since there is no effective way of separating glue, textiles and rubber form each other. It was from this problem that the foundation of the project was created, is there a possibility to construct a modular shoe? A shoe from the constructions design to facilitate recycling and reuse, through the ability to efficiently separate the parts from each other. Together with Vagabond Shoemakers we would create the foundation of the future footwear industry. A product that would be called Klick-Skon based on the projects Klick-Concept. A product designed to meet the sustainability issues; the result came to be a modular shoe for a sustainable future.
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Petrusson, Karin. "Unfold." Thesis, Konstfack, Industridesign, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-7500.

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My degree work has been an exploration in what specific skills, knowledge and understan­dings that are needed in service design as a practice, in order to successfully engage in complex contexts with multiple stakeholders, different relations, structures and regulations. In this investigation, I have been especially interested in the role of physical forms in a process where social structures are discussed and reshaped. With the ambition to create a learning process within this area I have, in collaboration with Förnyelselabbet, been part of a study in Malmö that focus on children and youth with migra­tion experiences living in vulnerable housing situations. The study is done in collaboration with multiple actors such as City of Malmö, The Red Cross, Rädda Barnen, Unicef, Skåne Stadsmission, Sensus etc. These are actors that share the same goal to highlight needs and experiences amongst children and youths. In my work I have designed tools with the ambition to unfold and deepen the under­standing of situations, meetings and objects that could enable a feeling of safety, comfort and joy when living in a vulnerable housing situation. In this context, I have recognized the importance of exploring the role of meeting points. For this purpose, I have used three objects; the slide; the sofa and the set table. As a result of this degree project I created something I call a material probe, a object with the function to visualise needs and trigger responses. This material probe captures three fundamental needs; a slide – the possibility for play and activity, a sofa – the possibility for gaining the feeling of safety and belonging, a table – the possibility for sharing experiences and information. By visualising and materialising these needs, I hope to create a discussion that unfolds challenges and promotes the children’s perspective. My work to narrow down the needs is based on multiple interviews and stories from children, youths and parents. The main question is what happens to the continued development process when research findings, needs and experiences are visualised. The main goal of this degree project has been to articulate and reflect on how service designers can combine knowledge within process design, institutional design and design of physical form. How service design as a practice can develop and if including physical forms and visualisations at a higher level in our work can help the development process forward.
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Frias, Thais Falcão Pereira. "Avaliação comparativa dos riscos à saúde dos trabalhadores de enfermagem em Centro de Material e Esterilização." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2013. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=5703.

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Estudo piloto para a avaliação da aplicabilidade de instrumento de pesquisa nas versões impressa e eletrônica sobre riscos e agravos à saúde do trabalhador. Objetiva avaliar comparativamente a aplicação do instrumento sobre riscos e danos no formato eletrônico e formato impresso em trabalhadores de enfermagem. O local do estudo foi o Centro de Material e Esterilização (CME) e a população os profissionais da unidade. Os participantes foram divididos através de sorteio em dois grupos de vinte e oito trabalhadores nomeados grupo impresso e grupo eletrônico. O primeiro grupo respondeu o questionário em formato impresso e o segundo o mesmo questionário no formato eletrônico através de uma home page. Os dados foram analisados através da estatística descritiva simples. Após a aplicação do questionário nos dois formatos, obteve-se resposta de 27 trabalhadores, sendo 20 (71,4%) do grupo impresso e 7 (36,4%) do grupo eletrônico. A aplicação do questionário revelou que no formato eletrônico não há possibilidade de item sem resposta e a análise dos dados pode ser imediata; é uma metodologia limpa e possui menor custo direto de aplicação. Entretanto houve uma taxa de resposta menor que no questionário no formato impresso. Na forma impressa, os pontos negativos foram o custo direto de aplicação mais elevado, possibilidade maior de erros, maior tempo gasto para a coleta e criação de banco de dados. Como pontos positivos tem-se a possibilidade de aplicação a trabalhadores sem experiência em informática, consequentemente apresenta maior taxa de respostas. Ambos os grupos observaram que o questionário possui boas instruções e fácil compreensão, além de curto tempo para resposta. Os trabalhadores observaram a existência de riscos físicos, ergonômicos, químicos, biológicos e de acidentes. As varizes, problemas osteomusculares e problemas oculares foram os mais relatados pelos profissionais como agravos à saúde relacionada ao trabalho. Concluiu-se que este grupo de trabalhadores ainda não está preparado para a realização de pesquisas no formato eletrônico e que a forma impressa ainda tem melhor aceitabilidade. A diferença de respostas nos grupos deveu-se a características pessoais dos respondentes e não a forma de coleta de dados. Ambas as metodologias identificaram fatores de riscos e agravos à saúde dos trabalhadores. Conclui-se que deve ser indicada a aplicação do questionário eletrônico em trabalhadores capacitados no uso da tecnologia computacional. Quanto à evidência da análise dos dados coletados, sugere-se a melhoria da planta física; contratação de profissionais capacitados; treinamento em equipe relacionado aos riscos e medidas de proteção a saúde do trabalhador.
Pilot study to evaluate the applicability of research instrument in printed and electronic versions about risks and hazards to worker health. It aims to evaluate comparatively the application of instrument about risks and damage in the electronic and printed format in nursing workers. The study site was the material and sterilization center and the population was the professionals of the unit. Participants were divided by lottery into two groups of twenty-eight workers named "print group" and "electronic group." The first group answered a printed questionnaire and for the second was used the same questionnaire at electronic format through a home page. Data were analyzed through the simple descriptive statistics. After the application of the questionnaire at the two formats, response was obtained from 27 workers, of which 20 (71.4%) of the "print group and 7 (36.4%) of the "electronic group". The application of the questionnaire revealed that at the electronic format there is no possibility of unanswered item and data analysis can be immediate; its a clean methodology and has lower direct cost of implementation. However there was a lower response rate than the questionnaire in paper format. In printed format, the negatives aspects were the higher direct cost of implementing the higher chance of errors and the longer time spent for collection and database creation. As positive aspects, the possibility of applying the questionnaires to workers without computer experience, which brings, consequently, a higher response rate. Both groups noted that the questionnaire has good instructions, easy to understand and do not take much time to answer. Workers observed the existence of physical, ergonomic, chemical and biological risks, beyond accidents. Varicose veins, eye problems and musculoskeletal problems were the most reported by professionals as health problems related to work. It was concluded that this group of workers is not prepared to conduct research in electronic format and the printed format still has better acceptability. The difference in responses in the groups was related with the personal characteristics of the respondents and not with the form of data collection. Both methodologies have identified risk factors and damages to workers health. It is concluded that should be indicated the application of the electronic questionnaire to skilled workers in the use of computer technology. About the evidence of data analysis, it is suggested to improve the physical plant; hiring qualified professionals, staff training related to the risks and protective measures of worker health.
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Ottosson, Elsa. "Konstruktion av fackverk ochdrivlina i ett navlöst hjul : Designprocess med jämförelse av metoder." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-55026.

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This paper is a part of the course PPU305 at Mälardalen University, the bachelor thesis. A companycurrently developing an electric bicycle had a concept of an innovative wheel containing no spokesand no hub. This meant that the functions these components usually fill needed to be solved in anotherway. The method for this product development process has been a combination of the genericalmethod, design thinking and the method used at the company. While the author was planning onworking with the generical method but soon became aware of the completely different method by thecompany, a more flexible method was adapted.With this background, two research questions were formulated:RQ 1: How can the driveline be constructed to fit with the planned design in an electric bicyclewheel?RQ 2: How does the development process work for the electric bicycle and its wheel in the companyin question, compared to other product development processes?The result was a framework carefully designed to be made of as little material as possible but still bestrong enough. This framework has two sides and is what mainly holds up the construction and makesit resistant to dynamic loads. Material selected for this construction is carbon fibre due to its lowdensity and high tensile strength. This work includes every part of the bicycle’s wheel including theskeleton framework mentioned above and everything between the two walls. The author has selectedmotor, bearings and spur gears suitable for the vehicle and made mounts and necessary fixtures forall.To decide that the framework was designed as efficiently as possible, several simulations inSolidWorks Simulation were made where different designs were compared against each other. Everyadjustment in the designed were direct results of the simulations. Although the simulations cannotfully replace a physical test, it gives an idea of how well the construction reacts to loads. To makesure that the material selected would stand the loads as expected, the material in question was orderedfrom planned deliverer and tested in a tensile test machine. This gave more accurate data regardingthe material properties that data collected from Granta Edupack, a material database. About thedevelopment process at the company, it was discovered that it has both similarities and differences tothe generic product development process and Design thinking. The biggest difference with the bothprocesses was the short-termed planning. The process most similar with the one used at the companywas Design thinking since they both depend on agility and creative thinking with iterative processes.
Detta arbete är utfört inom ramarna för kursen PPU305 vid Mälardalens högskola och är ettexamensarbete på högskoleingenjörsnivå. Ett företag som arbetade med utvecklingen av en elcykelföreslog ett koncept av ett innovativt hjul helt utan ekrar eller nav. Detta innebar att funktionerna somdessa komponenter fyllde behövde lösas på annat sätt. Metoden för detta produktutvecklingsprojekt ären kombination av den generiska produktutvecklingsprocessen, Design thinking samt metoden somanvändes vid företaget. Författaren hade inledningsvis intentionen att enkom arbeta med dengeneriska metoden, men upptäckte att detta inte var helt kompatibelt med metoden som användes vidföretaget. Detta ledde till en ändring av metodik. Med detta som bakgrund formulerades tvåforskningsfrågor:• Hur kan drivlinan konstrueras för att passa in i den tänkta designen för ett elcykelhjul?• Hur fungerar utvecklingsprocessen för elcykeln och dess hjul i det aktuella företaget, jämförtmed andra produktutvecklingsprocesser?Resultatet blev en fackverkskonstruktion som ersätter ekrarnas bärande funktion. Fackverket äromsorgsfullt designat för att optimera balansen mellan låg vikt och styrka. Fackverket är uppdelat itvå lika sidor och tar upp dynamisk last som hjulet utsätts för under färd. Materialval för dennakonstruktion är kolfiber på grund av sin låga densitet och höga styrka. Detta arbete inkluderarkonstruktion av alla cykelhjulets komponenter som sitter mellan dessa fackverksväggar. Författarenhar även valt ut en motor, rullningslager och kugghjul lämpliga för konstruktionen, samt designatfästen och nödvändiga fixturer för samtliga komponenter.Under designarbetet med fackverksväggarna gjordes åtskilliga iterationer av kraftsimulationer iSolidWorks Simulation och designmodifieringar i syfte att säkerställa en så stark konstruktion sommöjligt. Resultaten av kraftsimuleringarna kan inte till fullo återspegla verkliga lastförhållanden, mendet kan ge en grundläggande bild av hur konstruktionen reagerar på last. För att säkerställa att detvalda materialet lever upp till förväntningarna beställdes materialet från avsedd leverantör ochtestades i en dragprovsmaskin. Detta gav mer precisa materialdata än vad den huvudsakliga källan förmaterialdata, Granta EduPack, kunde ge. Gällande utvecklingsprocessen vid företaget befanns att denbåde har stora skillnader och likheter med den generiska produktutvecklingsprocessen och Designthinking. Den största skillnaden mot bägge metoder är upplägget av den kortsiktiga planeringen. Mestpåminde företagets metod om Design thinking, då de båda bygger på agil ledning och kreativttänkande med iterativa processer.
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Ottosson, Elsa. "Konstruktion av fackverk och drivlina i ett navlöst hjul : Designprocess med jämförelse av metoder." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-55026.

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This paper is a part of the course PPU305 at Mälardalen University, the bachelor thesis. A companycurrently developing an electric bicycle had a concept of an innovative wheel containing no spokesand no hub. This meant that the functions these components usually fill needed to be solved in anotherway. The method for this product development process has been a combination of the genericalmethod, design thinking and the method used at the company. While the author was planning onworking with the generical method but soon became aware of the completely different method by thecompany, a more flexible method was adapted.With this background, two research questions were formulated:RQ 1: How can the driveline be constructed to fit with the planned design in an electric bicyclewheel?RQ 2: How does the development process work for the electric bicycle and its wheel in the companyin question, compared to other product development processes?The result was a framework carefully designed to be made of as little material as possible but still bestrong enough. This framework has two sides and is what mainly holds up the construction and makesit resistant to dynamic loads. Material selected for this construction is carbon fibre due to its lowdensity and high tensile strength. This work includes every part of the bicycle’s wheel including theskeleton framework mentioned above and everything between the two walls. The author has selectedmotor, bearings and spur gears suitable for the vehicle and made mounts and necessary fixtures forall.To decide that the framework was designed as efficiently as possible, several simulations inSolidWorks Simulation were made where different designs were compared against each other. Everyadjustment in the designed were direct results of the simulations. Although the simulations cannotfully replace a physical test, it gives an idea of how well the construction reacts to loads. To makesure that the material selected would stand the loads as expected, the material in question was orderedfrom planned deliverer and tested in a tensile test machine. This gave more accurate data regardingthe material properties that data collected from Granta Edupack, a material database. About thedevelopment process at the company, it was discovered that it has both similarities and differences tothe generic product development process and Design thinking. The biggest difference with the bothprocesses was the short-termed planning. The process most similar with the one used at the companywas Design thinking since they both depend on agility and creative thinking with iterative processes.
Detta arbete är utfört inom ramarna för kursen PPU305 vid Mälardalens högskola och är ettexamensarbete på högskoleingenjörsnivå. Ett företag som arbetade med utvecklingen av en elcykelföreslog ett koncept av ett innovativt hjul helt utan ekrar eller nav. Detta innebar att funktionerna somdessa komponenter fyllde behövde lösas på annat sätt. Metoden för detta produktutvecklingsprojekt ären kombination av den generiska produktutvecklingsprocessen, Design thinking samt metoden somanvändes vid företaget. Författaren hade inledningsvis intentionen att enkom arbeta med dengeneriska metoden, men upptäckte att detta inte var helt kompatibelt med metoden som användes vidföretaget. Detta ledde till en ändring av metodik. Med detta som bakgrund formulerades tvåforskningsfrågor:• Hur kan drivlinan konstrueras för att passa in i den tänkta designen för ett elcykelhjul?• Hur fungerar utvecklingsprocessen för elcykeln och dess hjul i det aktuella företaget, jämförtmed andra produktutvecklingsprocesser?Resultatet blev en fackverkskonstruktion som ersätter ekrarnas bärande funktion. Fackverket äromsorgsfullt designat för att optimera balansen mellan låg vikt och styrka. Fackverket är uppdelat itvå lika sidor och tar upp dynamisk last som hjulet utsätts för under färd. Materialval för dennakonstruktion är kolfiber på grund av sin låga densitet och höga styrka. Detta arbete inkluderarkonstruktion av alla cykelhjulets komponenter som sitter mellan dessa fackverksväggar. Författarenhar även valt ut en motor, rullningslager och kugghjul lämpliga för konstruktionen, samt designatfästen och nödvändiga fixturer för samtliga komponenter.Under designarbetet med fackverksväggarna gjordes åtskilliga iterationer av kraftsimulationer iSolidWorks Simulation och designmodifieringar i syfte att säkerställa en så stark konstruktion sommöjligt. Resultaten av kraftsimuleringarna kan inte till fullo återspegla verkliga lastförhållanden, mendet kan ge en grundläggande bild av hur konstruktionen reagerar på last. För att säkerställa att detvalda materialet lever upp till förväntningarna beställdes materialet från avsedd leverantör ochtestades i en dragprovsmaskin. Detta gav mer precisa materialdata än vad den huvudsakliga källan förmaterialdata, Granta EduPack, kunde ge. Gällande utvecklingsprocessen vid företaget befanns att denbåde har stora skillnader och likheter med den generiska produktutvecklingsprocessen och Designthinking. Den största skillnaden mot bägge metoder är upplägget av den kortsiktiga planeringen. Mestpåminde företagets metod om Design thinking, då de båda bygger på agil ledning och kreativttänkande med iterativa processer.
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Ståhl, Daniel. "Material Library : A sense of material." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Maskinteknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-25076.

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This day of age when an increasing demands for better and more environmental friendlymaterial is requested. At the same time is also higher demands on the designers todevelop new products for the future. To design new products which express a futuristicfeeling and a “must-have-feeling”. Therefore is there a need to educate better designersand architects for the future a better knowledge for material. Both for existing designersand architects but also for new designers. To encourage learning and discover newmaterial is new tools important, a tool such as a meeting point in which people meet, talkand discover new materials. A meeting place in which a material library has its naturalplace, a place designers, architects and laymen can visit. The great advantages of a material library is the possibility to touch and feel the materialsamples. To invite people to use their senses and learn about materials. This report focus on how to best build and present a material library in the facility of apublic place. But also how to construct a mobile module used as a tool for education.Each scenario has their own dilemma and needs, for example, in the University library atJönköping has criterion for a module that fits into the regular exhibition. To present newand innovative material samples in a manner that reminds of how people search forbooks on the shelves. For the mobile module is focus more towards presenting material samples used in theproduction today. The presentation is more focus on presenting material samples during alecture in which the teacher stands in front of a class and pointing towards the materialand students are allowed to touch and feel the material samples when they have thepossibility to do so. Besides this will the mobile module also work as mobile storagelocation for each department’s material samples.
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Friman, Klara. "Designing a sustainable product from electronic plastic waste : A study in how an environmentally friendly product can be developed with a discarded material as the starting point." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Maskinkonstruktion, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-110384.

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The aim of the thesis was to show that it is possible to develop a sustainable product of a discarded material and provide a framework for how to do that. A great amount of discarded material is today put on landfill due to its low value and difficulties to use. But putting the waste on landfill is the least preferred way of handling it, especially when the resources in the world are not infinite. It is therefore of importance that we find another way of handling the discarded material, which is why this thesis was written.  During the work has a qoute by McDonough and Braungart (2002) been kept in mind, reminding us, as product designers,  of the responsibilty we have  for future generations well-being.  “How can we love the children of all species– not just our own – for all time?” – McDonough and Braungart. 2002. Remaking the way we want things, pp 168. This thesis consisted of three phases. In phase 1 the plastic WEEEBR (a recycled plastic blend from waste from electrical and electronic equipment) was evaluated and a suitable product for it was found. Phase 2 started with a market research trying to find a market opportunity for that product. Thereafter several concepts for the product was developed. The last phase, phase 3, analyzed and evaluated the two previous phases in order to summarize the process and develop a method for how to put requirements on future products.   Phase 1 and 2 are shortly described, thereafter follows the analysis of them. The proposed method are exemplified with concepts and results from phase 1 and 2. The result of the thesis was a method based on following 6 steps: Agree to the company’s vision Evaluate what available material you have Evaluate your technical possibilites with the material Highlight a market possibility Set product requirements Develop the concept This method is generic and shall be used as a guide when developing sustainable products. Developing sustainable products include thinking about what material you have. It is worth thinking about if the product shall be produced locally, with local material and also how the material should be handled after it is used and at last where it ends up.
Waste to Design
Closing the loop
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Berggren, Jenny. "Materialbibliotek - vad är det?" Thesis, Umeå University, Sociology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-844.

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Undersökningen vilar på två huvudfrågor: Vad är ett materialbibliotek, och varför uppstår de i så stor utsträckning idag? Frågorna besvaras genom samtal med ansvariga på materialbibliotek, främst kommersiella, i Europa och USA och redovisas i en historisk och kronologisk översikt över det senaste decenniet, en tematisk beskrivning av verksamheten samt en diskussion kring materialbiblioteket utifrån begreppen dokument och bibliotek där en allmän biblioteksmodell appliceras på materialbibliotekens verksamhet. Slutligen föreslås en definition av begreppet materialbibliotek.

Undersökningen kommer fram till att materialbiblioteket är en informationstjänst som samlar och organiserar materialprover och materialkunskap, och som inte enbart fungerar som tillhandahållare av information utan även strävar efter att i mötet med sina användare skapa ny kunskap om de dokument det behandlar. Materialbiblioteken uppstår ur ett behov av en samordnande central för materialkunskap, och kan placeras inom det nya serviceparadigmet information management. Det finns även ett behov av att känna på material och att skapa en mötesplats för kreatörer och tillverkare inom designområdet. En avgörande bakgrund verkar vara den drastiskt ökande materialtillgången som innebär att verksamma inom området inte hinner skaffa sig den materialkunskap de skulle behöva, främst om nya material och nya materiallösningar. De största och mest inflytelserika materialbiblioteken finns i New York och Paris och heter Material ConneXion, Innovathéque och MatériO. De flesta materialbibliotek har något förhållande till ett eller flera av dessa tre, och deras databaser är föremål för potentiella framtida samarbetsprojekt.

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Kwaira, Peter. "Effect of a Material Science course on the perceptions and understanding of teachers in Zimbabwe regarding content and instructional practice in Design and Technology." Thesis, Online Acess, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/usrfiles/modules/etd/docs/etd_gen8Srv25Nme4_7304_1263166264.pdf.

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Reilly-Sanders, Erin F. "Drawing Outside the Bounds: Tradition and Innovation in Depictions of the House in Children's Picturebooks." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1398851009.

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Permild, Victor. "HAVE: An interactive kitchen garden exploring the design of plant-based interfaces." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22151.

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As the population of the world increases and cities grow in size, we are faced with remarkable societal problems regarding sustainable food security for the generations to come. In this paper, I present and discuss HAVE (Hydroponic Agricultural Vertical Environment), a research-through-design project that explores the design of an interactive open-source vertical kitchen garden. HAVE is designed as a shareable platform, that aims to lower the barriers of entry of getting started with home gardening, to provide an option for people to play an active role in working towards a more sustainable, resilient society. By simplifying the design of a computer-assisted garden, I present an engaging interactive system that is cheap and easy to build and maintain. With HAVE as a case study, this project also aims to expand upon how plant-based interfaces can be implemented in future design work, and builds upon the topics of calm technology and material computing. As such, this paper discusses the opportunities and challenges of designing plant-based interfaces, also in relation to how people care for and interact with plants. It is my hope, that HAVE may act as a conversation piece that addresses societal challenges regarding future agriculture practices, while contributing to the academic discussion and debate on the topics of plant-based interfaces, design for social innovation, and tangible computing, and the field of interaction design in general.
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Yousnadj, Djamel. "Formalisation d'un modèle pour améliorer la durabilité d'un portefeuille de packagings de luxe et l'innovation : Dimensions Structurante et Structurelle." Thesis, Paris, ENSAM, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ENAM0036.

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Cette thèse porte sur l’amélioration de la durabilité d’un portefeuille de produits et l’innovation. Elle a été réalisée dans le cadre d’une recherche-action au sein de la maison de luxe CHANEL Parfums Beauté dans le département ‘’achats, du développement et de l’innovation packagings’’. Notre recherche traite des problématiques d'intégration de l'éco-conception en développement de nouveaux produits, de l'innovation par les éco-matériaux, de l’intégration des critères sociaux et environnementaux dans les achats ainsi que des aspects stratégiques et managériaux liés à la satisfaction des parties prenantes, à la définition d'objectifs, au suivi de performance et au développement de compétences. Nous proposons un modèle qui tient compte simultanément des dimensions structurelles et structurantes pour avoir une vision globale des éléments nécessaires à l'amélioration. La dimension structurante comprend les processus qui déterminent les objectifs, les critères et la performance durable et innovante des produits du portefeuille. Ces processus assurent aussi l'amélioration continue et l'apprentissage. La dimension structurelle concerne les ressources, notamment les acteurs, les méthodes, les outils ainsi que les systèmes d'informations. Ce modèle structurant et structurel a été complété et discuté à travers quatre expérimentations. Trois propositions complémentaires rendent ce modèle opérationnel. Ils concernent une description détaillée des principales ressources structurelles, un scenario d’implémentation progressive et une démarche globale d’amélioration. L’originalité de cette recherche réside dans la vision sur l'ensemble du portefeuille de produits et dans l’investigation simultanée des dimensions structurantes et structurelles. Elle s’est intéressée aussi pour la première fois aux packagings de luxe
This research is about the improvement of product portfolio sustainability performance and innovation. It’s about a research-action accomplished at CHANEL Parfum Beauté. Our actions were conducted in the “packaging purchase, development and innovation” department. The research deals with the integration of eco-design in the new product development, the innovation via the use of eco-materials, the integration of social and environmental criteria in purchasing activities and also strategic and managerial issues for satisfying stakeholders, for setting objectives, for monitoring performance and developing competences. We propose a model that takes into account simultaneously structuring and structural dimensions to have a global approach for the improvement. The structuring dimension includes all processes that determine objectives, criteria and the sustainability performance and innovation of the product portfolio. These processes insure continuous improvement and learning. The structural dimension is related to the resources including actors, methods, tools and information technologies. This structuring and structural model was completed and discussed through four experimentations. Three complementary propositions have been formalized to make the model operational and include: detailed description of the main structural resources, a progressive implementation scenario that links objectives to the available resources, and a global process for improvement. The uniqueness of this research comes from the global vision of the product portfolio improvement in the simultaneous investigation in both structuring and structural dimensions and finally, its focus on luxury packaging
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Jacques, Juliana Sales. "PERFORMANCE MULTIDISCIPLINAR NAS AÇÕES DE PESQUISA, DESENVOLVIMENTO E CAPACITAÇÃO: PRODUÇÃO DE MATERIAIS DIDÁTICOS HIPERMIDIÁTICOS NO MOODLE." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2014. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/7141.

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This study investigated the performance of the Multidisciplinary Team of the Open University of Brazil (UAB) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), concerning the actions of research, development and training for the production of hypermediatic didactic materials on the Moodle. The objectives are as listed: track and record the actions in the orientation process of the didactic materials preparation on the Moodle; update the Perfo_List indicators form as a methodology for the retrospective and prospective actions in the team; program a subject on the Moodle in order to exemplify the hypermediatic resources associated to the study activities; and elaborate indicators of pedagogical orientation to the hypermediatic structuring of resources and study activities in the virtual environment. An action research was developed, in order to achieve the proposed objectives, establishing cyclic planning stages, implementation, evaluation and replanning of the actions that pervade the development of hypermediatic didactic materials. The action research strategies were supported by the propositions of three mediator matrices: the Dialogical-Problem Posing Matrix (DPM), the Theme-Organizer Matrix (TOM) and the Theme-Analytical Matrix (TAM), which respectively guided the data collection, organization and analysis. The research instruments (diary of participant observations and survey questionnaires) were steered by the sixteen questions of the DPM and by the Perfo_List form indicators. Therefore, the action research is structured in five chapters, reasoned by the Freirean concept of Dialogical Problem-Posing Education, the Actor-Network Theory and the Study Activity Theory. In the light of the analytical categories elected (technological and pedagogical innovation and collaborative interaction), the research action results, which are sustained by data triangulation, indicate that the multidisciplinary performance enhances the integration of hypermedia in the development of didactic materials. Thus, actions of research, development and training, guided by the collaborative interaction of the team, generate technological and pedagogical innovation that boosts the teaching and learning mediated by network technologies.
Neste estudo, investigou-se a performance da Equipe Multidisciplinar da Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB) na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), nas ações de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e capacitação para a produção de materiais didáticos hipermidiáticos no Moodle. Como objetivos, elencaram-se: acompanhar e registrar as ações no processo de orientação à elaboração de materiais didáticos no Moodle; atualizar o formulário de indicadores Perfo_List como metodologia para ações retrospectivas e prospectivas na equipe; programar uma disciplina no Moodle, para exemplificar recursos hipermidiáticos associados a atividades de estudo; e elaborar indicadores de orientação pedagógica, para estruturação hipermidiática de recursos e atividades de estudo no ambiente virtual. Para alcançar os objetivos propostos, desenvolveu-se pesquisa-ação estabelecendo etapas cíclicas de planejamento, implementação, avaliação e replanejamento das ações que permeiam a produção de materiais didáticos hipermidiáticos. As estratégias de pesquisa-ação sustentaram-se nas proposições de três matrizes mediadoras: a Matriz Dialógico-Problematizadora (MDP), a Matriz Temático-Organizadora (MTO) e a Matriz Temático-Analítica (MTA), as quais orientaram, respectivamente, a coleta de dados, sua organização e sua análise. Os instrumentos de pesquisa (diário de observação participante e questionários tipo survey) nortearam-se nas dezesseis questões da MDP e nos indicadores do formulário Perfo_List. Por conseguinte, esta pesquisa-ação está estruturada em cinco capítulos, fundamentados na concepção freiriana de Educação Dialógico- Problematizadora, na Teoria da Rede de Mediadores e na Teoria da Atividade de Estudo. À luz das categorias analíticas (inovação tecnológico-pedagógica e interação colaborativa) eleitas, os resultados da pesquisa-ação, sustentados na triangulação dos dados, apontam que a performance multidisciplinar potencializa a integração da hipermídia na produção de materiais didáticos. Portanto, as ações de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e capacitação, pautadas na interação colaborativa da equipe, geram inovações tecnológico-pedagógicas potencializadoras de ensino-aprendizagem mediado por tecnologias em rede.
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Sallé-Hoyet, Nadia. "Conception de la matérialisation en architecture : l'expérimentation comme facteur d'innovation industrielle." Thesis, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, INPL, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007INPL092N/document.

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Cette thèse porte sur le rapport qu'entretient la démarche architecturale avec le matériau de construction et ses techniques de mise en œuvre. L’architecture envisagée comme un "art de bâtir" est questionnée à la lumière des avancées récentes de la recherche sur les processus de conception innovante. Le corpus de la thèse, constitué d'entretiens avec des architectes et des industriels, est soumis à une analyse qui aborde les thématiques où s’opère la "matérialisation" de l'œuvre: la conceptualisation, l’expérimentation, l’organisation du protocole et le prototype. Le recours à la modélisation des différentes démarches identifiées rend possible la confrontation de l’expérimentation sur les matériaux dans la démarche d’architecture, aux processus d’innovation répertoriés dans la production manufacturière. Les activités de conception sont représentées par leur capacité à mettre en relation les quatre espaces cognitifs sollicités par le projet : problèmes , concepts, représentations et connaissances
This thesis questions the architectural process about its interrelation with building materials and techniques. An analysis of the corpus of the thesis based on interviews of architects and industry specialists is made throught the different steps where the 'embodiment' of the work takes place: design, experiments, protocol and prototype set up. To be able to compare them with innovative processes coming from the industry, we used their modelization. Design activities are then represented by the possibilities they offer to interrelate the four cognitive spaces that t he project deals with: problems, concepts, representations and knowledge. Two main action systems emerged from case studies and have to be linked: one heading the architectural project development and one organizing innovation in manufacturing industries
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Maine, Elicia Margaret Anne. "Innovation and adoption of new materials." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/251754.

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Halawani, Nour. "Innovative materials for packaging." Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSEI010/document.

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Ce travail porte sur l'étude du mélange thermodurcissable - thermoplastique (époxyamine / polyetherimide avec séparation de phase) pour évaluer les performances électriques et thermiques. Ces matériaux seraient des nouveaux candidats pour remplacer la couche d'encapsulation dans les semi-conducteurs, par exemple ceux utilisés comme interrupteur dans les applications électroniques de puissance. Les mélanges de polymères seraient un nouveau candidat en tant qu'isolant pour le système. La matrice epoxy-amine seul et les melanges epoxy / Polyetherimide on été caractérisés par microscopie électronique à transmission, microscopie électronique à balayage, Calorimétrie différentielle à balayage, analyse thermogravimétrique, analyse mécanique dynamique, analyse diélectrique avec simulation analytique et des mesures de conductivité électrique et de tension de claquage ont également été entreprises. Ces techniques complémentaires ont d'abord été utilisées pour étudier la séparation de phases et ensuite pour quantifier la taille des nodules de thermoplastiques dans la matrice thermodurcissable. Cette séparation de phase a été examiné et a montré une diminution des valeurs diélectriques de 15% et une augmentation de la tension de claquage par rapport au système époxy-amine pur
This work deals with the study of thermoset-thermoplastic blend (epoxy-amine/poly-etherimide phase separated) to assess the electrical and thermal performances. These materials would be new candidates to replace the encapsulation layer in semiconductors, for example ones used as switches in power electronic applications. Polymers blends would be a novel candidate as an insulator for the system. Pure epoxy system as well as Epoxy/Polyetherimide blends where characterized by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, dielectric analysis with analytical simulation, electrical conductivity and breakdown voltage measurements. These complementary techniques were used first to investigate the presence of the phase separation phenomenon and secondly to quantify the separated nodules size. The effect of this phase separation was examined and showed a decrease in the dielectric values of 15 % and an increase in the breakdown voltage compared to the pure epoxy system. It was finally simulated to show a close assumption of what is found experimentally
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Pervez, Wajiha. "DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY - A CIRCULAR APPROACH." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4773.

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As the world becomes increasingly aware of the need to better care for the environment, innovative business models are helping to counter the damage of the fast fashion system - a phenomenon in the fashion industry whereby production processes are expedited in order to get new trends to the market as quickly and cheaply as possible. Designing products with a focus on their renewability can shift the product-consumer relationship. The closed loop concept of a “circular economy” is emerging as a viable and promising solution to the current linear business model. This study explores the possibilities of a more mindful approach to systems of production and consumption through material explorations using plastic from water bottles, paper from old newspaper and magazines, and fabric leftovers from pattern making within a circular economy. It considers the generative and renewable approaches in redefining how fashion engages with the components and raw materials of the industry. The research demonstrates a circular approach to the production of hospitality accessories in an effort to develop new intersections between products, materials, and consumers. The accessories are designed using discarded, reformulated denim–an abundant and underutilized byproduct of the fashion industry­–to reduce waste that currently occurs every time hotel chains and airlines produce disposable giveaway products from new materials.
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Gustafsson, Linnea. "Novation i norr : nya dopnamn och namngivningsmönster i Skelleftebygden 1791-1890." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Litteraturvetenskap och nordiska språk, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-56801.

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The aim of this thesis is to examine and elucidate the introduction of new first names and the patterns of name giving from a social perspective based on material from baptismal registers. The region I have chosen to examine is Skellefteå and its surroundings 1791-1890. The point of departure is that the name giving may be considered a symbolic indication of the division between "us" and "them", based on constantly changing taste. During the period under examination, 1791-1890, 71 149 first names occur and 582 of which has been defined as new, i.e. first names that, as far as I know, did not exist in the area before the first example. Seen as the percentage of names occurring within different social groups the largest portion of new first names is introduced by the bourgeoisie and the smallest by the agrarian group. The new first names have been categorised as either a name choice or a name formation, with the former category containing more names than the latter. As regards categories of new names the bourgeoisie predominantly utilize name choice while for the agrarian group name formation predominates. The new pattern of name giving I have examined is the polyname system, which expands from the 18th Century onwards. The custom first grows in the name giving of girls, especially if born into the bourgeoisie. This social group also introduces the custom for the boys. When the custom of giving two names becomes too common in the region the bourgeoisie returns increasingly to one first name for the children, or to three or four names for each child. As regards the order of the new or old names, for boys the old name is generally placed first, especially among the agrarian group, if the two names are even in other respects e.g. have the same number of syllables. Once a new first name has been introduced it has to spread to survive. Of the 582 new names 422 spread and 160 do not. To examine the initial diffusion process from both a social and a geographical perspective 23 names have been chosen as representatives of different patterns of diffusion. The diffusion is described in terms of influence spreading from district to district or influence in the immediate surroundings. These two geographical aspects have been treated from a social perspective, in terms of a heterogeneous or homogenous social diffusion respectively.
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CONNELLY, MICHAEL C. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATENTS AND TECHNICAL INNOVATION: INNOVATION MEASUREMENT AS APPLIED TO METALS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195302596.

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Connelly, Michael. "An Analysis of Innovation in Materials and Energy." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1273521462.

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Spadoni, Alessandro. "Application of chiral cellular materials for the design of innovative components." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26703.

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Thesis (Ph.D)--Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.
Committee Chair: Ruzzene, Massimo; Committee Member: Hanagud, Sathya; Committee Member: Hofges, Dewey; Committee Member: Leamy, Michael; Committee Member: McDowell, David. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Guyot-Phung, Carola. "Comment l’innovation peut contribuer à une dynamique de transition écologique ? : Le cas de l’industrie du recyclage." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLX103.

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La transition vers un modèle durable de société peut être impulsée et pilotée grâce à des politiques publiques et favorisée par l’innovation. Pour autant, elle suppose des transformations qui dépassent largement l’innovation technologique à proprement parler. Or ces dynamiques de transition restent encore peu étudiées. Nous avons choisi d’analyser en profondeur deux cas d’innovation dans le secteur du recyclage. Nous mobilisons l’approche sociotechnique de la transition (Geels, 2002, 2011) pour éclairer les processus à l’œuvre et les dynamiques enclenchées. Cette perspective articule trois niveaux : le paysage, le régime sociotechnique et la niche sociotechnique. La niche sociotechnique constitue un espace qui permet d’initier des transformations et dans lequel l’innovation se développe de manière privilégiée. Des projets concrets peuvent y éclore et se consolider, protégés de la sélection du régime sociotechnique. Nous nous intéressons aux mécanismes de diffusion de la niche et aux transformations que cette dernière suscite au niveau du régime. Nous discutons certaines de ces notions à partir du matériau empirique constitué. Nous proposons notamment de distinguer les différents types d’intermédiaires de transition, qui contribuent à établir ce lien entre niche et régime
Innovation and public policies can help trigger and monitor sustainability transitions. This implies transformation processes that go beyond mere technological innovation. Such transition dynamics are still to be thoroughly analyzed. We chose to study two innovation cases within the recycling industry. We use the Multilevel Perspective (Geels, 2002, 2011) to shed light upon ongoing processes and dynamics. This literature makes links between three analytical levels: landscape, sociotechnical regime, and sociotechnical niche. The sociotechnical niche is a locus for emerging transformations and a space to shelter innovation development. Concrete projects can appear and strengthen while protected from regime selection. We focus on niche diffusion processes and regime transformation triggered by the niche. We discuss some notions upon empirical analysis and propose to draw a distinction between transition intermediaries and their contributions to the niche-regime link
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Farewell, Timothy S. "Innovative methods for soil parent material mapping." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2010. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/4584.

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Soil parent material exerts a fundamental control on many environmental processes. Nevertheless, resulting from the separate mapping programmes of the geological and soil surveys, parent material is currently poorly mapped in the United Kingdom. This research develops and tests four methods of predicting soil parent material using three study areas in England. The qualities of desirable parent material maps were stated, and then used to create new map value metrics to assess the success of the four methodologies. Firstly, translations of surface and bedrock geology maps to parent material maps were tested, using international and national parent material classifications. Secondly, qualitative expert knowledge of parent material, captured from published literature, was formalised into inputs for a corrected probability model. Parent material likelihood was predicted using three map evidence layers: geology, slope and soil. Thirdly, extensive data mining was used to create fully quantitative inputs for the same probability model, and the results were compared. The final method provided a quantitative framework for the expert knowledge model inputs by the incorporation of sparse data sampling. The expert knowledge method created parent material maps of higher value than those created by the translation of geological maps. However, the inputs derived from qualitative expert knowledge were demonstrated to benefit from the addition of quantitative sample data. The resulting maps achieved overall accuracies between 60% and 90% and contained numerous detailed classes with explicit probabilities of prediction. Extensive parent materials were shown to be predicted well, and physically and chemically distinctive parent materials could be effectively predicted irrespective of their extent. Parent material class confusion arose between units where the evidence datasets were unable to provide the sufficient geographic or descriptive detail necessary for differentiation. In such cases, class amalgamation was used to overcome consistent misclassification. Recommendations are provided for the application of this research.
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Lastres, Helena Maria Martins. "Advanced materials and the Japanese national system of innovation." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283514.

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Newton, Claudia. "Towards sustainable luxury materials selection : measuring the perceived quality of automotive interior materials : innovation report." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2017. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/109972/.

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Automotive companies are searching for new, innovative materials that attempt to redefine what is traditionally associated as a ‘luxury material’. Market research shows that future customers will demand tangible sustainability in vehicle interiors through the use of eco-friendly materials. However, research has also identified customer scepticism towards the quality of green products sold by luxury brands. The perception of quality is typically determined by peripheral and sensorial product properties such as styling, shape and touch. The uncertainty of new materials compounded by the need to balance sustainability, sensory and emotional appeal mean it is no longer possible to rely on the designers’ intuition and experience to evaluate materials. Rigorous, robust methods which include both objective material assessments and the quantification of subjective, sensory and experiential attributes will maximize the chance of successful adoption by customers. They can also offer further insight, such as demonstrating that the Perceived Quality (PQ) of a cheaper material can be improved just by making the material softer using a foam backing, as was found in this research. To address this, a new process has been developed to measure the perceived haptic quality of soft automotive interior materials. Studies were conducted in the UK and Hong Kong to generate user-defined metrics. Of these metrics, roughness and hardness had the largest impact on PQ, so mechanical testing was conducted to obtain objective measurements of both. The subjective and objective measurements were found to correlate strongly, implying that objective measurements alone could indicate a customer’s opinion of these materials. The final stage of the process introduces a statistical model which uses the objective data to predict PQ scores. This is based around an Artificial Neural Network validated as accurate to within 4.5%. A graphical user interface was designed so practitioners can use the model to predict how customers may respond to a new material or a change in the surface characteristics of an existing material, without needing to conduct the initial customer research. The process has been integrated in part within the sponsor company and has influenced future research and business strategy in this area.
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Grist, Ellen. "The implementation of innovative and sustainable construction materials." Thesis, University of Bath, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.619149.

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This research uses a novel construction material (lime-pozzolan concrete) and real-world project (a school) as a vehicle for investigating the implementation or applied-innovation process in construction. The implementation of new technologies at a product-level is recognised to be an antecedent of technological change in the construction industry. A ‘real world’ construction project aiming to implement a novel lime-pozzolan concrete in the field, has been used as a process-tracing case study. Rigorous analysis of this case study project, expressly focusing on project-level communication, has shown the implementation of innovative and sustainable materials to be a complex, socio-technical process. With the aim of identifying opportunities to improve project-level design processes in order to support the uptake of innovation and sustainable solutions, twelve high-level theories have been built on twenty-five emergent themes. Collectively these insights demonstrate that implementation processes, once initiated, are experiential, social, contextual, active, interactive, temporal, intentional and mutually constituted phenomena. On the strength of empirical findings this thesis argues for a radical shift in managerial attention from the outcome of the process to the process itself; specifically focused on the experience of the design team as process participants. Laboratory testing and initial field trials have demonstrated the technical feasibility of producing structural grade lime-pozzolan concretes with 28-day compressive strengths of up to 50MPa. The lime-pozzolan concretes were ternary combinations of hydraulic lime (NHL5), ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) and silica fume (SF). The use of NHL5 in conjunction with pozzolanic materials has been shown to be a viable ‘low-carbon’ alternative to CEMI or CEMIII/A in certain circumstances, although this work has demonstrated that the potential savings in the embodied CO2 and energy of lime-pozzolan concretes are highly dependent on the boundaries of the analysis. Moreover the potential for lime-pozzolan concrete with a lower still CO2 and energy intensity than any concretes tested to date has been identified.
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Giesmann, Mark Thomas. "Evaluation of bridges implementing innovative materials and design." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.

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Bibi, Noor Shad [Verfasser]. "Downstream process intensification by innovative material development / Noor Shad Bibi." Bremen : IRC-Library, Information Resource Center der Jacobs University Bremen, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1035266261/34.

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Mano, M. C. D. "Graphic material as an element to enhance personalised funerals." Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 7, Issue 1: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/382.

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Personalised funerals are defined as modernised, innovative, customised and specialised types of funerals. Personalised funerals are performed to reflect the individual's life and what he or she has accomplished (Broadbent 2002; Wolcott 1999). The aim of this study was to establish if there is a niche in South Africa for graphic material for personalised funerals. The importance of a personalised funeral is to comfort the attendees and avoid the funeral being too traumatic. One of the main questions that arose during this study is how well South Africans react to the idea of personalised funerals? Traditional funerals are gradually being improved by means of creating a more modernised and customised funeral. Funerals now include pictures, photographs and even slide shows of the deceased person (Jenga 2001). Informal receptions with bright colours and even a party after the services are becoming the preferred method (Edwards 2002). Orchids instead of roses, favourite songs instead of Bach, touching poems instead of traditional prayers (Wolcott 1999), slay coffins instead of a plain wooden coffin (Eybers 2007) all emphasise the need for personalised funerals. The aim of the first questionnaire was to establish if there is a niche in South Africa for graphic design material for personalised funerals and to assist with the various design implications that can be used in a funeral pamphlet. A second questionnaire was developed in order to include the opinion of a professional in the funeral industry, which could be beneficial in the design process. Through analysing these questionnaires, various design concepts were developed and applied to funeral pamphlets. The funeral industry already provides various services, for example catering, hiring of tents and vehicles. Why not graphic designers? The author of this study postulates that this could possibly develop a trend or need in South Africa, and expose more and more South Africans to personalised funerals.
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Moalosi, Richie. "The impact of socio-cultural factors upon human-centred design in Botswana." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16353/.

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This thesis explores the relationship between culture and human-centred design in Botswana, a topic on which there is little previous research. The pinnacle of good product innovation is when it is grounded on sensitive cultural analysis of users' culture; however, it has been observed that designers have not yet been able to encode cultural phenomena to the same extent as cognitive and physical human factors. The study develops a theoretical framework of cultural analysis, comparing traditional with contemporary socio-cultural factors that can be applied to designing products. The content analysis method was used to extract and synthesise traditional and contemporary socio-cultural factors from Botswana's cultural sources. An experimental study was undertaken in Botswana to investigate how socio-cultural factors can be integrated in product design, and the participants' challenge was to transfer and apply these into product features that reflect Botswana's culture. This data was analysed using the qualitative method of textual and visual content analysis. A culture-orientated design model has been proposed to assist designers to consciously integrate culture in their design practice. The framework demonstrates how to specify, analyse and integrate socio-cultural factors in the early stages of the design process by advancing local thought, content and solutions. It advances a new approach to design education, theory, research and practice. It emerged that culture can be used as a resource of information and a source of inspiration for product innovation that connects with users' traditions. The research findings show that culture-orientated products have meaningful content that reflects users' lifestyles as well as providing them with symbolic personal, social and cultural values, and that these aspects facilitate product acceptance.
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Parisi, Marco Domenico. "Process and product innovations in the Sicilian vine nursery." Master's thesis, ISA/UL, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/8633.

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Mestrado Vinifera EuroMaster - Instituto Superior de Agronomia
The nursery business is the starting point for wine production, influence qualitatively and quantitatively all vintages production. The aim of the trial is to deepen the knowledge on certain aspects of the production and some innovative products in the segment of the production of the young vine. Furthermore, will also take into consideration the case of an innovative product in the marketing stage, which takes the name of "barbatellone", which aims to replace the dead vines in the vineyards and anticipate the entry into production of new vineyards. Results in nursery showed that, the omega grafts affect the nursery success. The yields of field is linked to the time of plantation; later is the period of the plantation and is lower the yield in the field, then you must tend to implant in early periods in order to improve yields. The evaluation tests related to the techniques to detect the grafts-cuttings suitable to plantation have produced positive results that have shown that it is possible to make other improvements in the production chain. For the “Barbatellone” the results showed that, the row distances did not affect nursery successful. Instead, plant density influenced the stock and shoot diameters that were increased by the greatest in-row distance. Results showed that bunch removal. affected shoot elongation, daily shoot growth, stem diameter, pruning mass and root mass. Yield was correlated with the nursery shoot diameter. Prevalence of thin roots (less than 3 mm) was recorded in all thesis
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Liu, Qingxia 1961. "An innovative approach in magnetic carrier technology /." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=42083.

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Magnetic carrier technology (MCT) has found a wide range of applications, including biological cell separation, waste remediation, and raw material recovery. The challenge to MCT is to develop a new method for the preparation of magnetic carriers with the following features: high density of reactive functional groups, diversity of functionalities, and durability of surface films. In this thesis, two novel methods, molecular self-assembly and silanation, were developed for the preparation of magnetic carriers.
In molecular self-assembly, 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (HOOC-$ rm C sb{15}H sb{30}$-SH, ie. MHA) was anchored onto the $ gamma$-Fe$ rm sb2O sb3$ surface through chemical bonding between the carboxylic head group of the surfactant and iron on the surface, leaving the thiol or disulfide groups reactive. The molecular orientation of MHA self-assembled on $ gamma$-Fe$ rm sb2O sb3$ was studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and film flotation. The self-assembled MHA film on $ gamma$-$ rm Fe sb2O sb3$ was immobilized and resistant to acid and base attack. Magnetic carriers prepared as such showed a strong affinity to Ag$ sp+$ and Cu$ sp{2+}$ ions in an aqueous solution.
In the preparation of magnetic carriers by silanation using 3-amino-propyltriethoxy silane (APTES), XPS, DRIFTS, and zeta-potential measurements indicated that direct silanation of APTES from either water or toluene solutions on bare magnetic particles was successful. In acid solutions, APTES films silanized on bare magnetic particles from toluene were more stable compared to the ones silanized from water. Both films were unstable in alkaline solutions. To improve the stability of silanized films, a thin silica layer was coated onto the magnetic particles using the sol-gel process, followed by dense liquid silica coating. Magnetic carriers with amino groups were prepared by the silanation of silica coated magnetic particles using APTES in toluene. Stability tests indicated that the silanized films on silica coated magnetic particles were more stable than the ones silanized on bare magnetic particles.
Magnetic carriers with reactive amine groups were proved to be effective for removal or recovery of heavy metal ions such as Cu$ sp{2+}$ and Zn$ sp{2+}$ from aqueous solutions. Loaded metal ions on magnetic carriers were completely stripped off by 0.01 M nitric or hydrochloric acid. The possible recycling of magnetic carriers could offset the high price of magnetic carriers and lower the cost associated with industrial applications. Applications of magnetic carriers with reactive amine and thiol groups in biological cell separation, immobilization of enzymes, magnetic fluids, and waste remediation were also discussed.
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Gea, Saharman. "Innovative bio-nanocomposites based on bacterial cellulose." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2011. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/2343.

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A variety natural materials that are environmentally friendly, renewable and low cost have been created. Bacterial cellulose (BC), which is produced by a harmless bacterium, Acetobacter xylinum, has been used as a reinforcement agent to form bionanocomposites. Apple and radish pulp which are themselves cellulosic, were blended with bacterial cellulose to produce a high quality nanopaper which can be used for special purposes. The resulting sheets are characterised in terms of their morphology as well as their mechanical and thermal properties. Another approach adopted was the combination of BC with bio-polymers such as poly (ε-caprolactone) and a commercially available starch based polymer, Mater-Bi. Freeze-dried BC, which was kept in its 3D shape, was used as a comparison. These innovative composite systems are non-petroleum based and are biodegradable. The morphology, structure, thermal properties and performance of the resulting bio-composites were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, and by measuring the mechanical properties. Purification is a crucial step in removing impurities and another organic materials remaining in the BC. The BC gel which was purified in two steps, i.e. with 2.5 wt.% NaOH and then bleaching with 2.5 wt.% NaOCl respectively, showed a greater performance in its thermal and mechanical properties. In addition, it was shown that the cellulose I structure of BC is not converted to cellulose II. BC is an interesting material for in-vivo studies. However, to make it an interesting biological composite a suitable resin must be found. Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a known water soluble polymer and is therefore a suitable candidate material. In this study BC was grown in PVA solution to produce an in-situ composite. The concluding work for this project is an in-vitro study of BC for scaffolds for tissue engineering. The BC network was seeded with bovine chondrocytes (bone cells) obtained from an 18 months old deer and cultured into the BC gel to establish the viability of this material for medical applications.
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Read, Julia Elizabeth. "Innovation in Indonesian language teaching an evaluation of the TIFL tertiary curriculum materials /." Access electronically, 2002. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20041006.110804/index.html.

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Cvak, Jan. "Využití mikroskopu k diagnostice struktury materiálu a poruch u el. zařízení." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-221280.

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The goal of this thesis is to describe the possibility of using a microscope for documentation defects and innovation of electrical machines. I used an electron microscope to document carbon brushes and nanomaterials for possible upgrade of the sliding contact. Use microscopes gives us detailed information about the structure of materials, at the largest stress of the electrical machine. Based on the collected data can be further analyzed and innovation of the carbon brush.
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Poggiali, Barbara. "Plastics and composites in automobiles : a technoeconomic assessment of causes and effects of innovation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14858.

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Bolden, Johnny J. IV. "Innovative uses of Recycled and Waste Materials in Construction Application." Thesis, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1545862.

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More production equals more waste, more waste creates environmental concerns of toxic threat. An economical viable solution to this problem should include utilization of waste materials for new products and one that minimizes the heavy burden on the nation's landfills. The importance of recycling is huge because it saves natural resources, saves energy, reduces solid waste, reduces air and water pollutants, and reduces greenhouse gases. The construction industry can start being aware of and take advantage of the benefits of using waste and recycled materials. Studies have investigated the use of acceptable waste, recycled, and reusable materials and methods. The use of swine manure, animal fat, silica fume, roofing shingles, empty palm fruit bunch, citrus peels, cement kiln dust, fly ash, foundry sand, slag, glass, plastic, carpet, tire scraps, asphalt pavement, and concrete aggregate in construction is becoming increasingly popular due to the shortage and increasing cost of raw materials. In this study a survey was conducted to find out the current practices of the uses of waste and recycled materials in the construction industry. The results proved that companies are not aware of what's available to use or the quality of the materials performance or the cost savings or any other benefits including environmental. Based from the results of the survey the following research was conducted to create better documentation for Green Building, connecting researches and contractors with an overview of what recycled materials are available for different construction applications.

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