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Judith Rietjens is a Professor of Design for Public Health at the TU Delft | Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering and Erasmus MC’s department of Public Health. On 26 January, she will give her inaugural lecture at the TU Delft Aula. What was it that sparked her line of research? Why did she join the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE)? How does she see the evolution of the healthcare system? Find out in this interview.

Scientists from TU Delft have found how confined microalgal cells grow optimally in photosynthetic engineered living materials. With the use of light energy, the microalgae convert CO2 from the air into sugars, energy and oxygen for their survival. Such algae-based living materials could be used in a range of applications, from functional objects for CO2 capture, to oxygen sources for biological tissues. The team, led by Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam and Kunal Masania, present their new insights in Advanced Materials.

Several projects being led by or involving IDE researchers have secured kick-starter grants from the Convergence’s Resilient Delta Initiative.

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Personalised products like medical devices or safety shoes offer numerous benefits, but there are challenges when it comes to designing them. Current methods often include manual or semi-automated steps, making it tedious and time consuming. For his PhD, Farzam Tajdari developed new methods of pattern recognition, created an optimised 4D scanning device, and produced a novel 4D data set in the process, showing there is a better way to do personalised design.

IDE researchers have been hard at work getting their research published. This week’s highlights include a review article by PhD candidate Zhuochao Peng, professor Pieter Desmet, and assistant professor Haian Xue that provides a comprehensive overview of the field of mood-focused design.

How can we ensure that everyone feels involved in the energy transition? Who inspires whom? And what is inspiring? IDE researchers Jotte de Koning and Sonja van Dam, together with University of Utrecht, have developed a practical handbook on how to develop your own social contagion strategy to make the energy transition really resonate with people.

Imagine having a product that is personalised to you, your body, and your preferences. Wouldn’t it be nice to explore the countryside on a comfortable racing bike or glide across the water while seated in a comfortable rowing boat? How about being able to effortlessly carry a skateboard on your back using a convenient back carrier? Or, in case of an injury, picture having a perfectly fitted, comfortable brace, or set of crutches that are more user-friendly.

A team of five IPD MSc students was selected to present their project, KUKUA, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. They developed a diagnostic device which detects early malnutrition of children in rural areas in East Africa.

IDE researchers have been hard at work getting their research published. This week’s highlights include a paper by PhD candidate Evert van Beek, Professor Elisa Giaccardi, Assistant Professor Stella Boess, and Professor Alessandro Bozzon.

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How do we make bike helmets desirable among Dutch cyclists? Remco Bosch found a solution. "The safety argument doesn't work here, we already feel safe on our bikes," he says. For his graduation project, Remco looked at the needs and values of cyclists. That’s when he discovered that framing helmets as a lifestyle choice, not just a safety precaution could make the difference.

We look back on a successful launch of the white paper “Repair in the Circular Economy”, which took place on 13 November. One hundred and twenty scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, administrators, students, and people from repair cafes joined the conversation.

On 10 November, 17 students from the IDE MSc course Advanced Concept Design and 20 students from Politecnico di Milano presented their work on 'The Future of Cooking' at the Braun office in Frankfurt.

IDE researchers have been hard at work getting their research published. This week’s highlights include a paper by Professor Elvin Karana, alumni Vivian Dorien, and former postdoctoral researcher Srikkanth Balasumramanian.

On 14 November, a new group of Medical Delta professors and lecturers were inaugurated. Professor Diehl (TU Delft, Erasmus MC) and Professor Atsma (LUMC, TU Delft) were among the nine Medical Delta professors inaugurated.

Prof. David Abbink to help strengthen collaboration between 3mE and IDE -- On 1 November 2023, the TU Delft | Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) welcomes a new colleague to its research and education communities – Professor in Haptic Human-Robot Interaction, David Abbink.

At the end of October an IDE dream came true. After many months of preparation, the faculty’s first standalone exhibition at Dutch Design Week opened its doors to the public. Didn’t get the chance to visit? Read on for highlights from the nine days.

How can we use interactive environment to spark lateral thinking in transdisciplinary design?

The research team behind the Bubble Games have been hard at work, planning their next move and celebrating the wins along the way.

The consortium, in which PhD candidate Soyeon Kim is member of, has been awarded a Convergence Kick-Starter Grant from Resilient Delta. The grant, worth €32,813, will allow them to continue pursuing their project, ‘Inequality and Automation at the Port of Rotterdam: Exploring Work-time Reduction as a Path to Just Resilience’.

DECODE has just launched its very own podcast series, “DECODE Conversations”. The series looks at rethinking design for our digital future. The first two episodes are already out and focus on acts of interfacing and principled algorithm design. They will be releasing a new episode every two weeks until December.

TU Delft | Industrial Design Engineering’s Professor of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Alessandro Bozzon, has been appointed as a fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE).

On Thursday 9 November it’s Education Day at the TU Delft. The day includes a packed programme of talks, sessions, and of course the award ceremony for TU Delft Educator of the Year 2023. This year’s IDE nominee is Caroline Kroon. Congratulations Caroline.

The complicated relationship between humans and gulls is resulting in a declining gull population. A major cause is the disappearing wasteland in the port of Rotterdam, home to the bird. IDE student Joanna van der Leun designed a nest for the gulls which can be installed on the roof of harbour sheds. This protects them from weather and foes, and keeps them away from the city.

Legislation can stimulate repair. But screws hidden so deeply in a product that they are nearly inaccessible are a repair nightmare. Bas Flipsen encourages circular product design by developing tools for designers and engineers.

During Dutch Design Week, you can discover 8 interactive installations in the basement of Area 51 in Eindhoven. The installations were designed by Delft students and researchers. Caspar Chorus, dean of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering: " For the first time, TU Delft has its own exhibition at Dutch Design Week. You will find some of the coolest projects which our designers created this year."

White paper from 4 Dutch knowledge institutions shows chances & pitfalls in 'repair' laws

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IDE in the media (Week 41 2023)

Our congratulations go out to Professor John Clarkson on receiving the President's Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering.