Cambridge Carbon Capture, a i-Teams project during Michaelmas 2010 has scooped £40,000 from the Shell Springboard programmefor its Idea to combat climate change. Michael Priestnall, the firm's founder and Chief Technologist of said: "CCC has spent the last year with Professor Fray and his team in … [Read more...] about Cambridge Carbon Capture update – winner of the Shell Springboard competition!
i-Team on Policy, Easter 2011, with the Centre for Science and Policy
By i-Teamer, Dave Bosworth Science can play a vital role in creating informed and useful policy, but often important research does not reach the attention of policy makers. Over the past three months, a group of early career researchers has been investigating the pathway to linking researchers … [Read more...] about i-Team on Policy, Easter 2011, with the Centre for Science and Policy
Improving infant health in the developing world while breastfeeding
Contact: Stephen Gerrard, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology & Arron Rodrigues, Engineering World Health Cambridge Other information: JustMilk Originally based on an idea from a conference at MIT where a team of students were challenged to reduce mother to child HIV transmission, … [Read more...] about Improving infant health in the developing world while breastfeeding
Influencing government policy through scientific research
Contact: Dr. Christopher Tyler, Centre for Science and Policy Mentor: Nancy Bocken, Engineering Academic research which is relevant for informing government policy usually has a narrow set of obvious policy applications. On closer inspection much of this research would also have relevance to a … [Read more...] about Influencing government policy through scientific research
Investigating uses for a polymer “doorway” into living cells
Contact: Professor Nigel Slater, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentors: Dr Jason Mellad & Alex Hellawell, Innovia Professor Slater and his team have been working for the past 15 years on the problem of how to get delivery payloads into cells across living cell membranes. The … [Read more...] about Investigating uses for a polymer “doorway” into living cells
Using a new basic technology to revolutionise multiple applications, from filtration to catalysis to biosensing and beyond
Contact: Dr. Easan Sivaniah, Physics Mentor: Dr. Julian White, Skalene Dr. Sivaniah's team in the Cavendish have been working on developing new porous structures. Porous materials are widely used in many applications, from filters to catalysis to fuel cells to solar cells to many others. In most … [Read more...] about Using a new basic technology to revolutionise multiple applications, from filtration to catalysis to biosensing and beyond
Releasing perfumes and other vapours on demand
Contact: Dr. Jenny Tillotson, Institute of Biotechnology, Dept Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge & Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London Mentors: Rachel Jones, Instrata and Simon C R Lewis Before coming to Cambridge, Dr. Tillotson worked as a … [Read more...] about Releasing perfumes and other vapours on demand
Novel Uses for a Portable, Daily Disposable, Neuromuscular Stimulation Device
Contact: Jerry Walker, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London and Dr Rachel Fallon, Sky Medical Technology Ltd Mentors: Marc Bax, Panchromos and Rob Moir, Innovia Technology The research team at St. Bartholomew's Hospital has developed a small, battery-powered self adhesive device [weighing 16g] that … [Read more...] about Novel Uses for a Portable, Daily Disposable, Neuromuscular Stimulation Device
Cost-effective carbon capture and electricity generation
Contacts: Professor Derek Fray, Materials Science & Dr. Michael Priestnall, Cambridge Carbon Capture Mentor: Dr Mark Priest, Harrogate Partners Cambridge Carbon Capture is a potential spin-out from the Department of Materials Science. The team are developing a highly-efficient process for … [Read more...] about Cost-effective carbon capture and electricity generation
Identifying medical uses for expressive robots
Contacts: Laurel Riek, Cambridge Computer Lab Mentors: Dr. Nicky Athanassopoulou, Institute for Manufacturing & Simon C. R. Lewis In the future robots may become as ubiquitous as mobile phones. Such robots are expected to serve as home health aids and companions, assist with housework, and … [Read more...] about Identifying medical uses for expressive robots
Commercialising a highly-sensitive inertial sensor
Contacts: Pradyumna Thiruvenkatanathan, Jize Yan and Dr. Ashwin Seshia, Cambridge Nanoscience Centre Mentor: Adrian Swinburne Quintaxiom The team of researchers at the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre have brought a new approach to the field of resonant sensing, using MEMS technology, which has … [Read more...] about Commercialising a highly-sensitive inertial sensor
