sustainability – Product Development Research Lab

Triple-Use Innovation: Embedding Sustainability into Civil-Military Innovation

14th December 2025
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Abstract This paper introduces and explores triple-use innovation, a novel conceptual framework that extends beyond the established dual-use paradigm by embedding sustainability as a core dimension within innovation processes. Whereas […]

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Welcome Mariana to the Product Development Research Lab!

13th October 2025
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Mariana joins us from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where she is pursuing her PhD under the supervision of Marco Bertoni and Emel Arikan (WU Vienna). With a […]

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Energy consumption (and cost) with Virtual Production Studio Lab

10th May 2025
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When embarking upon enabling a dual-use environment (i.e. the Virtual Production Studio Lab) one of the points was that technology that we at BTH would use in our Mechanical Engineering research and […]

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Kollektivtrafik på vattnet? Resultatdagar i Karlskrona

6th March 2025
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BTH har det senaste året haft ett forskningsprojekt tillsammans med Cstrider, Affärsverken, Actrify och Blue World Technologies, finansierat av Energimyndigheten. Syftet med projektet har varit att se vilka möjligheter som […]

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Volvo Cars i nya storprojektet – ska testa återvunnet stål

28th February 2025
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Biltillverkaren Volvo Cars kommer att delta i ett nytt europeiskt storprojekt som ska utveckla 100 procent återvunnet stål – tillverkat av skrot. I projektet deltar även vitvarujätten Electrolux Professional. Sharing

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COLLIDE-XR Project Secures Funding for Cross-Atlantic Collaboration

25th September 2024
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At Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH), we are thrilled to announce that our COLLIDE-XR project has officially been accepted for funding and support! This groundbreaking initiative is set to redefine the […]

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CiSMA – Circular Steel for Mass Market Applications | 2024 – 2028

5th August 2024
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Scrap-based production of Steel using Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) with possibility of 100 % scrap charges, offers a Circular Economy based solution to reduce CO2 emissions when compared to the […]

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PROSUCCO – PRO SUstainable Co-COnfiguration | 2024

12th April 2024
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The PROSUCCO project focuses on supporting sustainable Co-configurability of High Value Low Volume (HVLV) products in the conceptual design phase. The HVLV industry entails complex, flexible processes encompassing consistent effort […]

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A STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL OF GAME BASED LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION

4th July 2023
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Abstract Academic institutions are increasingly required to prepare future practitioners to face complex sustainability challenges. The need to foster the development of different skills, attitudes, and multidisciplinary collaboration raised the […]

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BEYOND THE OVERVIEW EFFECT: A VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS IN DECISION-MAKING

4th July 2023
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Abstract The challenges of sustainable development require a consistent transformation of decision-making practices in society and in the industry. In this regard, Virtual Reality (VR) is an effective tool, providing […]

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