Inventor: Kate Sanders, Institute for Manufacturing Mentor: Dr. Alex Smeets Customised materials with controllable levels of porosity and high surface areas are important in a wide range of applications, for example in catalysts, water purification and as electrode materials for … [Read more...] about Manufacturing customised nanomaterials – identifying the best possible market ranging from water purification to energy storage to drug delivery
Understanding the market need for the long-term monitoring of structures using digital images
Inventor: Vladimir Vilde, Department of Engineering and Centre for Digital Built Britain Mentor: Martin Carroll It is estimated that there are 3000 sub-standard bridges in the United Kingdom at any one time. Bridge repairs can be very disruptive and costly, requiring closures which can have … [Read more...] about Understanding the market need for the long-term monitoring of structures using digital images
Investigating home and industrial markets for easy-to-build modular robotics
Inventor: Shaun Kaufmann, Whittle Lab Mentor: Dr. Marc Bax The inventors are working to develop smart building blocks “with a nervous system” to make it quicker and easier to develop simple robots for new tasks. The original vision is to produce an educational system which is straightforward … [Read more...] about Investigating home and industrial markets for easy-to-build modular robotics
