For a long time improving learning and thinking has been an aim of the educational community. Therefore, the VTB project of Midden-Limburg intensively studies the benefits of technological computer applications.The research concerns computer applications which are specified as mindtools. A mindtool is software that delivers knowledge representations of its users mind. The educational value of a mindtool is the possibility to stimulate learners’ generic critical thinking skills while developing content based knowledge and skills. In our opinion, ED is such a mindtool.

TIMO: Thrombocytes Inventory Management Tool for Blood Banks

Blood product management is a problem of general human interest with a number of concerns and complications. By far the most dominant concern is the risk for infections and contamination. One other concern is the production and inventory management of blood platelets (thrombocytes). These platelets are essential for wound repair (coagulation) when a blood vessel is damaged or when there is a deficiency such as for hematology patients.

Prepared for the Future with the new SIMBAX System

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is one of the largest European airport hubs. Currently, it handles over 48 million passengers annually of which about 40% is transferring. Within the airport infrastructure the baggage handling system is an important part. The system transports, screens and sorts the bags of all passengers. The available time is limited: all bags have to be ready 10-15 minutes before flights are departing.  For the next years, the airport foresees a further increase in traffic. To accommodate this traffic, and to deal with new, more strict, EU baggage screening regulation, the baggage handling system needs to be expanded. The goal is to handle 70 million bags per year in 2018.