Contacts: Professor Derek Fray, Department of Materials Science Mentor: Marc Bax Carbon nanotubes have long attracted the attention of the media due to their unique physical and chemical properties. However, they are generally expensive and slow to manufacture, due to the low yield and … [Read more...] about Manufacturing carbon nanotubes at low cost and at high volume

Contacts: Professor David Russell, Department of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, & Jerry Walker, Intelligent Fingerprinting Ltd. Mentor: Dr. Julian White A team of researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a ground-breaking new technique which can use the sweat in … [Read more...] about Using fingerprints to detect drugs and other metabolytes

Contacts: Professor Stephen Elliott, Chemistry, & Professor Bill Milne, CAPE Mentor: Dr. Mark Priest A team of researchers from Chemistry and Engineering have worked together to develop novel gas sensors based on carbon nanotube technology. These sensors have the potential to be low-power, … [Read more...] about Highly-sensitive low-power gas sensors