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Investigating the best markets for 3D-printed medical braces
Inventors: Dr. Sebastian Pattinson & Cassi Henderson, Engineering Mentor: TBC 20-33% of people suffer from musculoskeletal conditions including arthritis, drop foot, or lower back pain. In developing countries, these conditions can limit education and employment, especially for poor people, … [Read more...] about Investigating the best markets for 3D-printed medical braces
Identifying the areas of greatest need for improved electrical efficiency, ranging from cooking to lighting to refrigeration
Inventor: Dr. Teng Long, Engineering Mentor: TBC Electrical power can often be a scarce or expensive resource in low and middle income countries. Cooking and lighting may be done with kerosene or solid fuels rather than electricity, and mobile phones may be recharged using car batteries. In … [Read more...] about Identifying the areas of greatest need for improved electrical efficiency, ranging from cooking to lighting to refrigeration
Apply for Michaelmas i-Teams by Tuesday September 29th
Interested in how new technologies are commercialised? Looking for some hands-on business skills and experience? Then read on! "I was one of the first students who joined i-Teams. The experience really shaped my career, as I changed professional course and from an engineering student doing … [Read more...] about Apply for Michaelmas i-Teams by Tuesday September 29th
Apply for Development i-Teams by Monday October 12th
Development i-Teams investigates ways in which real Cambridge innovations can be used in the developing world to improve people’s lives in a sustainable way. By joining a Development i-Team, you will work for 5 weeks with students from across the University and a dedicated industry mentor. You … [Read more...] about Apply for Development i-Teams by Monday October 12th
Manufacturing customised nanomaterials – identifying the best possible market ranging from water purification to energy storage to drug delivery
Inventor: Kate Sanders, Institute for Manufacturing Mentor: Dr. Alex Smeets Customised materials with controllable levels of porosity and high surface areas are important in a wide range of applications, for example in catalysts, water purification and as electrode materials for … [Read more...] about Manufacturing customised nanomaterials – identifying the best possible market ranging from water purification to energy storage to drug delivery
Understanding the market need for the long-term monitoring of structures using digital images
Inventor: Vladimir Vilde, Department of Engineering and Centre for Digital Built Britain It is estimated that there are 3000 sub-standard bridges in the United Kingdom at any one time. Bridge repairs can be very disruptive and costly, requiring closures which can have significant impacts on road … [Read more...] about Understanding the market need for the long-term monitoring of structures using digital images
Investigating home and industrial markets for easy-to-build modular robotics
Inventor: Shaun Kaufmann, Whittle Lab Mentor: Dr. Marc Bax The inventors are working to develop smart building blocks “with a nervous system” to make it quicker and easier to develop simple robots for new tasks. The original vision is to produce an educational system which is straightforward … [Read more...] about Investigating home and industrial markets for easy-to-build modular robotics
myICUvoice – scaling in a pandemic
Author: Nadya Pohran Website: myICUvoice In 2018 I applied for the Medical i-Teams programme while doing my PhD at the University of Cambridge because I wanted to participate in a project called myICUvoice. myICUvoice is a communication tool designed specifically for mechanically-ventilated … [Read more...] about myICUvoice – scaling in a pandemic
Identifying the market needs in Africa and beyond for a new antiviral agent capable of disinfecting flexible and rigid surfaces
Inventors: Dr. Liljana Fruk & Leander Crocker, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentor: Dr. Michael Murray Dr Fruk and her team have been working on developing flavin derivatives which have high catalytic properties. These can quickly degrade toxic dyes in water and were originally … [Read more...] about Identifying the market needs in Africa and beyond for a new antiviral agent capable of disinfecting flexible and rigid surfaces
Investigating the requirements for air quality monitoring in the developing world
Inventor: Peter Pedersen, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies for a Healthy & Sustainable Future and open-seneca Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews Open-seneca was set up by a group of Cambridge PhD students from the Sensor CDT with the aim of using citizen science to create a … [Read more...] about Investigating the requirements for air quality monitoring in the developing world
Finding the best developing world applications for an innovative, low cost, solar-powered water pump and pasteuriser
Inventors: Dr. Ilan Adler, University College London & Peter McKay, EcoNomad Solutions Ltd. Mentor: Dr. Simon Pulman-Jones Based on over 5 years of collaborative work, the inventors have developed a novel solar-powered water pump that has no moving parts and can be made from easily-sourced … [Read more...] about Finding the best developing world applications for an innovative, low cost, solar-powered water pump and pasteuriser
Investigating the market need for 360° 3D displays
Inventor: Dr. Ozgur Yontem, Computer Lab Mentor: Kevin Gooding Dr Yontem is an expert in holography, signal processing and optics. Building on the concepts of the Star Trek Holodeck and the Star Wars Holographic Chess, Dr Yontem is developing the technologies needed to create a commercial 360° … [Read more...] about Investigating the market need for 360° 3D displays
Finding applications for flexible printed solar cells
Inventor: Dr. Leonard Ng Wei Tat, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Dr. Alex Smeets The inventor has helped develop roll-to-roll printed perovskite solar cells in an international research project using the inventor’s patented graphene technology. Current solar cell technology is nascent, achieving … [Read more...] about Finding applications for flexible printed solar cells
Investigating the best markets for low-power Internet of Things sensor networks
Inventor: Dr Jessica Ocampos, Camnexus (formerly of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology) Mentor: Adrian Swinburne, Quintaxiom Camnexus-IoT-Network is an end-to-end “Internet of Things” solution from sensors network to real-time warning system. The solution integrates wireless … [Read more...] about Investigating the best markets for low-power Internet of Things sensor networks
