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| R&D (Abbr. for research and development) | The term research and development means activities and processes aimed at the production of new material and/or immaterial articles. | | | | Rapid Prototyping | refers to various technologies such as stereolithography and selective laser sintering that can rapidly create parts for visualization, product mock-ups, or functional product prototypes or produce rapid tooling to manufacture small to medium volumes of parts. Rapid prototyping processes involve devices, ranging from office modelers to four-ton machines, that accept 3D CAD files, slice the data into cross-sections, and construct layers from the bottom up, bonding one on top of the other, to produce physical prototypes.
More generally,it is the process of quickly generating prototypes or mockups of what a product system will look like. Rapid prototyping may be done with paper prototypes such as sketches, low-fidelity physical prototypes, CAD visualisation, rapid application development, or video prototyping. | | | | Recycling rate: | The percentage by weight of a given product or material category that is recycled. | | | | Recycling: | A series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from or otherwise diverted from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of new products. | | | | Reflection | The process whereby a learner takes time to consider an experience s/he has been involved in, or any new learning experience and reflect on how it has been done. It may likewise refer to teachers` consideration of their own work. | | | | Reflective learning | Reflection has two meanings. One would be the process by which an experience, in the form of thought, feeling or action is brought into consideration (while is happening or subsequently) and the other the creation of meaning and conceptualization from experience and the potentiality to look at things from another perspective (critical reflection). | | | | Roadblock to innovation | A barrier to innovation | | |
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