Inventors: Dr. Ljiljana Fruk & Leander Crocker, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentor: Dr. Michael Murray Dr Fruk and her team have been working on developing flavin derivatives which have high catalytic properties. These can quickly degrade toxic dyes in water and were originally … [Read more...] about Identifying the market needs in Africa and beyond for a new antiviral agent capable of disinfecting flexible and rigid surfaces
Investigating the requirements for air quality monitoring in the developing world
Inventor: Peter Pedersen, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies for a Healthy & Sustainable Future and open-seneca Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews Open-seneca was set up by a group of Cambridge PhD students from the Sensor CDT with the aim of using citizen science to create a … [Read more...] about Investigating the requirements for air quality monitoring in the developing world
Finding the best developing world applications for an innovative, low cost, solar-powered water pump and pasteuriser
Inventors: Dr. Ilan Adler, University College London & Peter McKay, EcoNomad Solutions Ltd. Mentor: Dr. Simon Pulman-Jones Based on over 5 years of collaborative work, the inventors have developed a novel solar-powered water pump that has no moving parts and can be made from easily-sourced … [Read more...] about Finding the best developing world applications for an innovative, low cost, solar-powered water pump and pasteuriser
