In the last few years, both materials and technologies are becoming one of the leading elements of product design practice as a lever to foster innovation and add value to final products. "Despite the relevance of materials and technologies for advances in many fields, and particularly its importance to the success of the "creative industries", there is a gap between the creative design of products that meet the needs of the market, and the research and development of new materials and technologies to be used in these products. At the heart of this issue, is the lack of collaboration between researchers and creative industries. (Innovamatnet, February 2013)"In Europe there is a widespread perception of a gap between a high performance in science and a deteriorating industrial competitiveness, labelled as the 'European paradox'. The decline in competitiveness raises questions as to whether science fails to make the kinds of contributions needed, whether industry lacks the ability to use effectively the knowledge produced in the science sector."Researchers from University have to develop knowledge that can be transferred and used by industrial worlds, to reason on the no-technological dimension as possibility of the designer and the company to create new experiences and innovation for specific Emerging Materials and Technologies (EM&Ts) and simultaneously to adopt a more entrepreneurial attitude.Based on these ground the project d.EM&Ts (Knowledge & Technology Transfer of Emerging Materials & Technologies through a Design-Driven Approach) aims at creating a transnational network among Universities, Research Centres and Organizations in contact with SMEs in order to develop and implement interdisciplinary new methods for both design and engineering students in the field of emerging materials and technologies, and to boost also knowledge and (Emerging Material) technology transfers from academia and research centres to companies and vice-versa.
The project DATEMATS aimed at creating a transnational network among HEIs, Research Centres and Companies able to develop and implement interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary methods for emerging materials and technologies education in the field of industrial design.It also built the related teaching methods to boost: (i) entrepreneurial skills addressed to the Business needs related to EM&Ts; (ii) knowledge and technology transfers from academia and research centres to industry.
Research in new emerging materials and technologies is one of the major drivers of innovation and is also evolving at a rapid pace on many fronts both in industry and academia. This includes improved understanding and prediction of material properties and qualities, accelerated design and development of functional and multi-functional materials, the discovery of radical new materials and new materials processing technologies.
<< Background >> Research in new emerging materials and technologies is one of the major drivers of innovation and is also evolving at a rapid pace on many fronts both in industry and academia. This includes improved understanding and prediction of material properties and qualities, accelerated design and development of functional and multi-functional materials, the discovery of radical new materials and new materials processing technologies. << Objectives >> The project DATEMATS aimed at creating a transnational network among HEIs, Research Centres and Companies able to develop and implement interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary methods for emerging materials and technologies education in the field of industrial design.It also built the related teaching methods to boost: (i) entrepreneurial skills addressed to the Business needs related to EM&Ts; (ii) knowledge and technology transfers from academia and research centres to industry. << Implementation >> DATEMATS targeted to (i) transfer and implement a unique design teaching method for students with a mixed background (design&engineering) in the field of EM&Ts; (ii) boost knowledge and technology transfers from academia and research centres to industry in a designerly way. Partners to set up a common and advanced methods to teaching EM&Ts within HEIs, to create new professional competence and entrepreneurial skills in young students. << Results >> Unique Design Teaching MethodEM&Ts transfer toolkitEM&Ts integration cardsFour SyllabusesOERsBook 1:“EMERGING MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGIES: New approaches in Design Teaching Methods on four exemplified areas”Final Book: “Materialising the Future: A learning path to Under-stand, Develop and Apply Emerging Materials and Technologies”Guidelines for cooperation between Academia and Industries of specific EM&T areasProject websiteLinkedin Group