Digital inkjet printing of functional textile for smart textile application

The goal of this project is to investigate digital inkjet printing as advanced production and functionalization technique for textile industry, in order to bring new process integration to replace traditional dyeing, printing and functionalization and create products with high performance.

Digifun - Digital micro-disposal of functionalities on textile for workwear and sportswear

The main project objective is to develop a generic digital technology for micro-disposal of functional fluids on textile substrates intended for workwear and sportswear.

SusdigiTex-Development of a digital printing process with sustainable inks for functional clothing

Textile industry is one of the most important consumer product industries but also most polluting industries. In Europe there is a great need to replace water-intensive processes and hazardous materials with more environmentally friendly resource-efficient textile processes.

Theory and practice relationship in mentoring in Initial Teacher Education

Mentors can be described as advisers and are rather common in teacher education for the last three decades...

Fungi-based biorefinery with ethanol production

This project focuses on isolation, identification and characterization of edible strains of zygomycetes that can produce ethanol from lignocelluloses. This project is collaboration between the University of Borås, Lantmännen Energi and Lantmännen Agroetanol in Norrköping.

Evaluation of early pre-hospital oxygen therapy in cases of suspected acute coronary syndrome with regard to pain relief and prognosis

Training the trainers. Dissemination of knowledge on digitisation

A collaborative project between 6 European archival institutions and one university, the University of Borås.

Efficient IT Service Management

Recent studies show that 80% of the IT-related work consists of IT-Service Management. IT Service Management (ITSM) is costly, and plays a critical role in supporting and satisfying business requirements. However, a challenge is that this important service sector is considered as inefficient by the customers. Both academia and industry need a better knowledge of IT serve management work practice, and how it can be made more efficient and effective.

Entrepreneurship and Creativity: Case Studies in Design and Fashion Companies

Under the government's action plan for cultural and creative businesses VINNOVA, the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, finances and organizes studies of small and medium-sized enterprises to analyse the conditions for business growth opportunities in this sector. The studies are carried out in 2011-2012. Entrepreneurship and Creativity: Case Studies in Design and Fashion Companies is one of five projects in this program.

Electro-active textiles by means of conductive fibers

The project addresses the industrial needs to develop conductive fibres for the use in smart textile applications. Conductivity is an important functionality for electro-active textile applications.