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A second life for discarded hard foam
19 April 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyFrom freezers to wall panels: polyurethane hard foam can be found in many products and objects. Though it is a valuable material with excellent insulating properties, it often ends up in the incinerator or in ...
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Building for Well-Being research project kicks off
15 March 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyHow can we promote urbanites’ well-being at the same time as tackling the housing crisis? The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is researching this question using new technologies in the Building ...
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KNMI and AUAS establish new Climate Literacy research group
3 March 2022How do we ensure that professionals interpret climate change data correctly? And that they translate this information into a clear message for the general public? These questions are the focus of the new L.INT ...
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Minor Robotic Production and Circular Materials (RP&CM)
14 February 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyFrom clothes hangers that can be converted into a retail chandelier to a tailor-made room divider made from seaweed – there was one creative design after another in the final presentations of the students for ...
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From old floor parts to urban element
1 November 2021 | Faculty of TechnologyThis prototype of a sturdy wooden urban furniture, the size of a parking lot space, is the outcome of the two-week Makeathon of the Robotic Production and Circular Materials minor, hosted by the Robot Lab of the ...
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AUAS professor Jeroen Kluck wins IXA Impact Award 2021
28 October 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyFlooded streets, basements full of water and people getting ill or even dying during heatwaves. The Netherlands is already experiencing the consequences of climate change. Jeroen Kluck, Professor of Water in and ...
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From an old window frame to a hip custom furniture piece
15 October 2021You can make trendy things with wood from renovation projects. This has been proven by students and researchers of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). Using digital technology and robots, they ...
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Reusing wood the size of Oosterpark
7 June 2021 | Faculty of TechnologyWood, metal, plastic, stone: many materials come available in renovation projects. But a clear overview of amounts and quality is lacking. Which is unfortunate, because they offer opportunities for reuse. A material ...
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AUAS realises positive energy districts throughout Europe
4 June 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyA year and a half ago, Amsterdam received a European grant for the development of a positive energy district (PED) in the city. The result: Buiksloterham PED. The Centres of Expertise Urban Technology (CoE Urban ...
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Bas Kokshoorn professor of Forensic Trace Dynamics
3 May 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyBas Kokshoorn of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) has been appointed professor of Forensic Trace Dynamics by special appointment at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) with effect from 1 May. ...
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Service engineers must soon enter cities without diesel vans
19 March 2021 | Faculty of TechnologyService engineers install and repair charging stations and solar panels for sustainable energy, but still drive around in diesel vans. In the Netherlands, service logistics is responsible for 25 to 35% of the ...
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AUAS award for research on smart charging of electric cars
11 February 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe research project SEEV4-City (Smart, Clean Energy and Electric Vehicles for the City) by the Faculty of Technology and the Centre of Expertise on Urban Technology is the big winner of the 2021 ‘AUAS Research ...
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Robot makes desk for Johan Cruijf ArenA from residual wood
4 February 2021 | Centre for Applied Research Technology"Soon we will ask robots to produce objects from residual wood according to our design choices" says Marta Malé-Alemany, leader of the Robot Studio and head lecturer in digital production at ...
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Get rid of the throwaway mentality
1 February 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe ambition is for the Dutch economy to run entirely on reusable raw materials by 2050. This requires consumers to shift from ‘ownership to use’. It also requires manufacturers to change their views on ...
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THE FUTURE: 100% FOSSIL-FREE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AT AUAS
16 November 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe Centre of Expertise Urban Technology of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is entering into a ten-year partnership with the energy provider Vattenfall in order to work towards 100% fossil-free energy ...
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Boost to circular business via new task force
10 November 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe circular economy offers many opportunities for businesses, but continues to struggle with a lack of awareness regarding the subject outside the sustainable sector. A group of organisations from Amsterdam and the ...
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Mark Rutte lauds UASNL during EU launch event
10 November 2020 | Communication“Universities of Applied Sciences are important players in the region. They connect theory and practice, ideas and implementation, research and applications. This makes them a linking pin spanning research and ...
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PUSHCHAIR TURNED SOAPBOX CAR
26 October 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyWhether its materials used in an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum or Bugaboo pushchairs that the kids no longer fit into: these are materials and products that are too valuable to throw away after use. And after all, ...
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Research accelerates the sustainability of heating
9 October 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe international research project HeatNet is all about making heat more sustainable. Less use of natural gas and more use of sustainable heat sources such as the residual heat from data centres. The project aimed to ...
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Renée Heller New Professor of Energy and Innovation
23 September 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) senior lecturer-researcher Renée Heller has been appointed professor of Energy and Innovation as of 1 September, taking over from Robert van den Hoed. This ...