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An evaluation tool for AI startup ideas
Inventors : Dequn Teng (University of Cambridge & LLM+) and Chen Ye (University of Cambridge & LLM+) LLMVenture is an AI startup intelligence platform developed at the University of Cambridge. It addresses a critical gap in the entrepreneurship landscape: while GenAI tools for brainstorming and implementation are abundant, there is no scientifically grounded platform for startup…
COMPASS : Achieving sustainable funding for anti-violence and food security
Inventors : Professor Nazia Habib & Deborah Jamieson OBE, Cambridge Centre for Resilience & Sustainable Development, Land Economy The inventors have a background in applying engineering systems approaches into political economics problems, and developing systems and methodologies which can be applied to multiple problems and geographies. Their recent COMPASS project (COMPASS = COMmon Pooled Asset…
PeatWaterWise : Connecting satellite science with farmers and environmental agencies
Inventor : Dr Hamidreza Rahimi , Cambridge Centre for Land Regeneration Drained peatlands are one of the largest sources of land-use greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, releasing around eleven million tonnes of CO₂ every year. The key control on these emissions is water table depth: when peat is drained and the water table drops,…
Using AI to provide strategic advice and risk assessments of
Inventors : Dr Kennedy Mbeva, Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk; Dr Reuben Makomere, University of Tasmania References: Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World, by Dr Kennedy Mbeva & others"Bounded States": How (Extreme) Risk Constrains the Aspiration for Status, by Mbeva & Makomere Africa’s development trajectory is unfolding in an increasingly…
A new high pressure seal for turbines in applications ranging
Inventors : Dr Viacheslav Sedunin, Deshraam Ganeshamoorthy, Whittle Laboratory The inventors have developed a novel turbomachinery seal design that can become a key enabling technology for the hydrogen industry and small modular reactors (SMRs). In high pressure turbines and compressors working on gas and supercritical steam, the densities are extremely high, and seal leakages can account…
Using a wearable device to monitor balance, falls and provide
Inventors : Professor Manohar Bance & Dr. Iwan Roberts, Clinical Neurosciences Balance issues and dizziness can be caused by a wide variety of conditions, both chronic and transient. These can have a serious impact on people’s lives, reducing their confidence in leaving the house, and risking falls and injuries. The inventors have developed an on-ear…