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Open Source Technology Readiness Levels
Overview
This open-source product repository contains the documentation of the Open Source Technology Readiness Levels (OSTRLs), an assessment tool focused on the evaluation of the maturity and readiness of technologies in terms of openness. I...
Project · June 10, 2026
3D Printed PC Stained Glass for Energy Efficiency
Overview
This open-source product collection presents the simulation datasets, test geometries, and window-scale prototypes developed to analyze the energy efficiency and economic saving of 3D-printed polycarbonate stained-glass alternatives f...
Project · June 10, 2026
3D Printable Designs for Alternatives to Stained Glass
Overview
This open-source product repository presents the demonstrative application of 3D-printed customized polycarbonate stained-glass alternatives for potential energy and cost savings within distributed manufacturing contexts. As substitut...
Project · June 10, 2026
Designs for Recycled PC and PC-ABS feedstock
Overview
This open-source product collection presents the demonstrative application parts used to evaluate the printability and performance of recycled PC and PC-ABS blends on a modified large-format pellet-based 3D printer equipped with a cus...
Project · June 10, 2026
IF/THEN - Products for people dealing with treatments
Overview
B.EAUTYlities is a research project focused on co-designing assistive products that consider the impact of cancer treatments on specific daily needs. It includes two customizable products to manage a central venous catheter during the...
Project · June 10, 2026
Tradução e Saber Hegemônico no Capitalismo Tardio (Translation and Hegemonic Knowledge under Advanced Capitalism)
Abstract
Translation occurs in a context of power asymmetries. Using two English translations of Adorno’s seminal Ästhetische Theorie as an example, this paper elaborates an eclectic phenomenology of power structured alongside three symbolic image...
Publication · June 10, 2026
Democracy Manifest or Democracy Latent? A Unified Framework for Identifying Regime Types and Transitions
Regime types and transitions are central to a wide range of political phenomena. Reflecting this importance, prior research has produced a variety of regime measures. This diversity, however, comes with important challenges for applied research: s...
Publication · June 10, 2026
Digitalisation, neo-Taylorism and translation in the 2020s
Abstract
This paper aims to provide a cursory yet critical overview of digital transcultural communication in the third decade of the new millennium. Today, digital entrepreneurs create lucrative business models based on user data whilst simultan...
Publication · June 10, 2026