Contact: Jerome Charmet, Nanoscience Centre, Engineering & Emily Triggs, Engineering Mentor: Adrian Swinburne Lenses are everywhere, in mobile phones, security cameras, projectors, medical equipment and lighting, as well as in more specialised optical equipment such as microscopes, with each … [Read more...] about Finding the best commercial application for a new type of tuneable lens
Using sunlight-activated catalysts to remove pollution and purify water
Contacts: Dr. Vasant Kumar, Giorgio Divitini, Dr. Caterina Ducati & Najeeb Ullah, Materials Science & Metallurgy Mentor: Dr. Mark Priest Sunlight can degrade pollutants in water with a suitable catalyst. Current solutions exist, with the most common catalyst being Titanium dioxide … [Read more...] about Using sunlight-activated catalysts to remove pollution and purify water
Lowering the cost of purifying cell populations and biopharmaceutical molecules
Contact: Ipshita Mandal, Matthew Townsend & Dr. Duncan Sharp, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentors: Wouter Meuleman & Dr. Marc Bax The biopharmaceutical industry is growing rapidly, currently standing at a market capitalisation of over $140bn, and growing at … [Read more...] about Lowering the cost of purifying cell populations and biopharmaceutical molecules
