Contacts: Jan-Henning Dirks, Dr. Walter Federle & Cristofer Clemente, Department of Zoology Mentor: Dr. Mark Priest he team of researchers in Zoology has used advanced optical techniques to identify the adhesion process by which insects are able to stick to surfaces, a mechanism which uses a … [Read more...] about Developing insect-proof surfaces

Contact: Dr. Salman Taherian & Dr. Marcelo Pias, Computer Lab Mentor: Dr. John Hunter http://www.sesame.ucl.ac.uk A team of researchers from the Computer Lab and Engineering in Cambridge has worked for the past 2 years on a detailed sensing project for athletes. The SESAME project (SEnsing … [Read more...] about Improving athletes’ physical performance

Contacts: Dr. Francoise Barbira-Freedman, Department of Social Anthropology Mentor: Dr. Catherine Beech Dr. Barbira-Freedman has spent many years studying the medical traditions of indigenous Peruvian peoples, and compiling a database of over 400 Peruvian plants with medicinal properties. All … [Read more...] about Commercialising a pain-relieving Peruvian plant extract