Lent 2012
Multiplex sensing – finding the best application for a new
Contacts: Dr Andrew Flewitt, CAPE Mentors: Marc Bax, Bob Pettigrew There are many applications where several physical attributes such as light levels, temperature and humidity need to be measured, and others which need gases to be detected. Currently these type of measurements are carried out on separate sensors, working in very different ways. Dr Flewitt is working…
Revolutionising diving with new technology
Contact: Dan Reynolds, Lungfish Dive Systems & IfM Mentor: Dr. John Hunter Lungfish Dive Systems was founded by Dan Reynolds, a biologist with a keen interest in diving. Working with a small team of experts, he developed a new closed-circuit breathing apparatus combining a number of innovative technologies to allow divers to go beyond the limits of normal open-circuit…
Redesigning electricity – Connecting copper to carbon
Redesigning electricity - Connecting copper to carbon Contact: Dr. Krzysztof Koziol, Materials Science Mentor: Dr. Charles Romito In the modern world we are surrounded by electricity and electrical cables, the technology for which has barely changed since its invention. Copper cables can be a significant weight in a new structure. (For example a Boeing 747…