Contacts: Ibraheem Haneef, CAPE Mentors: Adrian Swinburne These novel patent-pending microsensors have been developed at the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics over the past three years, combining expertise from a number of areas including semiconductor design and aeronautical … [Read more...] about A novel electric microsensor

Contacts: Dai Morgan, Institute for Manufacturing Mentors: Charles Romito, Institute for Manufacturing Over the past 2 years, Dai Morgan has been focused on developing a low-energy, low-cost approach to dealing with a certain form of industrial polymer-based waste. Previous recycling approaches … [Read more...] about Finding real-world uses for a new material made from recycled waste

Contact: Dr. Andrea Ferrari, Dr. Alexey Rozhin, Claudio Marinelli, CAPE Mentors: Marc Bax, Panchromos Limited The nanoSolutions team has developed a unique composite material using carbon nanotubes and flexible polymers, which can be deployed in a range of photonics applications. The particular … [Read more...] about Low-cost short pulse lasers (nanoSolutions)

Contact: Professor Ed Bullmore & Maher Khaled, Cambridge Neuroscience Mentors: Dr. Aled Jones, Development Director for Climate Change & Energy Programs, Cambridge University Professor Bullmore and his team focus on the imaging of cognitive functions in the brain, using techniques such … [Read more...] about Modelling fractal connectivity in long-memory networks

Contact: Professor Charles Smith, Physics Mentors: Dr. Jessica Morrod, Postgraduate Skills Training, Physical Sciences Professor Charles Smith who works at the Cavendish Laboratory is the joint founder of a spin-out company, Cambridge Lab on Chip Ltd. Professor Smith and his team have developed … [Read more...] about Low voltage nanopumps for narrow channels