2010-2011
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 power-production and carbon sequestration that can convert fossil fuel and industrial waste materials directly into clean electricity…
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 provide entertainment and education to their users. However, before these uses can…
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 allowed them to develop small inertial sensors which are expected to be 1000 times more sensitive than current…
Using European trends to inspire American fashion – a toolbox
Contacts: Elizabeth Sawyer, DevelopmentMuse, Centre for Creative Collaboration Mentor: Ben Schofield Elizabeth Sawyer is an American fashion designer who has lived and worked in London, Florence, Madrid, New York and Buenos Aires. Currently studying at Central St Martins of the University of the Arts London, she has wide experience in luxury design, marketing, and trend forecasting. With…
Generating energy from your footsteps – developing a go-to-market strategy
Contacts: Laurence Kemball-Cook, Pavegen, Centre for Creative Collaboration Mentor: Steve Compton, www.TristramConsultants.co.uk Based on a concept developed by Laurence Kemball-Cook at Loughborough University, pavegen has prototyped and produced paving slabs which can convert the energy from footsteps into electricity. The slabs are designed to be easy to install and repair, and are manufactured locally and sustainably, using recycled lorry…
Creating and distributing Tales of Urban Tribes
Contacts: Tarun Durga, Central St Martins, Centre for Creative Collaboration www.mappingtales.com Mentor: Mark Wing, www.interrelated.co.uk Tarun is a former creative director for a new media agency, who is now working on a Masters in Design Studies at Central St Martins, and is part of the MADS Collective at the Centre for Creative Collaboration. He has written screenplays and…