Contacts: Dr. Finlay Morrison & Professor Jim Scott, Earth Sciences Mentor: Iain Simpson, TEAM Consulting Most nanotechnologies are viewed as "solutions in search of a problem". However, the development of piezoelectric arrays of very small tube diameters has obvious application to systems … [Read more...] about Piezo-electric nanotube devices for microfluidic applications – investigating possible uses for drug delivery and misting products

Contacts: Professor John Archer, Genetics Tuberculosis is widespread as a disease of developing countries and poor people within developed countries, killing at least 2 million people per year, with 8.8 million new cases in 2002. The main treatments for TB involve a complex 6-9 month course of up … [Read more...] about Potential cure for TB: How to create a viable business to ensure that the drug can be brought to market

Contacts: PDr. Gabriel Brostow, Engineering Mentor: Caren Weinberg The Vision & Robotics Group at the Engineering Department has worked on a wide range of projects related to computer analysis of videos and photos. The crowds project, carried out by Dr. Gabriel Brostow has focused on … [Read more...] about Tracking movements of crowds – potential security applications