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Thumbs-up for new keyboard design

A new keyboard design to rival QWERTY will allow faster thumb typing on touchscreen devices

17 May | Media coverage
Related themes: Digital economy, ICT, Manufacturing the future

Reading the Unreadable

'Unopenable' scrolls will yield their secrets to new X-ray system

16 May | Press release
Related themes: Digital economy, Engineering, ICT

Tooth technology

EPSRC-sponsored researchers at University of Leeds have created a ‘non-invasive’ dental treatment which could help the 31% of adults affected...

14 May | Case study
Related theme: Healthcare technologies

Printing buildings

EPSRC-sponsored engineers at Loughborough University have developed an innovative 3D printing technique to create customised panels...

09 May | Case study
Related themes: ICT, Manufacturing the future

Phones, probes and sensors to transform healthcare

Innovative healthcare projects benefit from £32 million investment.

09 May | Press release
Related themes: Digital economy, Healthcare technologies, ICT

Oxford and Royal Holloway to train cyber security graduates

Two new EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training in cyber security based in Oxford and London, that will provide the next generation of...

09 May | Press release
Related themes: Digital economy, Global uncertainties, ICT, Mathematical sciences, Research infrastructure

Queen’s Award for Exeter spin-out

Simpleware, a company set up to commercialise EPSRC-supported research wins The Queen's Award for Enterprise for the second year running

30 Apr | Media coverage
Related themes: Engineering, ICT

Safety by design

A software tool which protects the functionality and security of computer systems has been developed by EPSRC sponsored researchers...

30 Apr | Case study
Related theme: ICT

Pipeline power

Award-winning technology developed by Syrinix, a company set up to commercialise EPSRC-sponsored research at the University of East Anglia,...

26 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Manufacturing the future

Flight of the Demon

In 2011, Demon, an unmanned aircraft developed through EPSRC’s Strategic Partnership with BAE Systems, became the first aircraft in the...

25 Apr | Case study
Related themes: Engineering, Manufacturing the future

The wonder stuff

Wonder material graphene, the strongest, thinnest material there is, has a host of amazing potential applications – from flexible electronics...

25 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Engineering

Follow the sun

Cheap solar power might soon be possible thanks to a new type of flexible, organic solar panel developed by an EPSRC-sponsored research...

24 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Energy

Crest of a wave

Aquamarine Power, a hydro-electric wave energy company set up to commercialise EPSRC-funded research, has installed two unique Oyster...

24 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Energy

The sky's the limit

The European Space Agency’s Galileo satellite navigation system is being launched with technology developed by British satellite manufacturers...

23 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Manufacturing the future

Pipe dreams

OXEMS, a company created to commercialise EPSRC-funded research, has developed a unique sensor device to detect underground assets...

23 Apr | Case study
Related themes: Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing the future

Whisky a no-no

In an industry with an export value to the UK of £2 billion, counterfeit whisky bootlegging is a serious and expensive problem.

19 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Physical sciences

Airport scanner detects deadly baggage cargo

An award-winning airport baggage scanner, developed by Rapiscan Systems and the University of Manchester, has been successfully tested...

19 Apr | Case study
Related themes: Global uncertainties, Manufacturing the future

Light at the end of the tunnel

LED lighting technology has the potential to slash electricity consumption by 15 per cent – reducing carbon emissions by an estimated...

18 Apr | Case study
Related themes: Energy, Manufacturing the future

Keeping mum

An ultra-low-cost scanner that can be plugged into any computer to show images of an unborn baby has been developed by EPSRC-sponsored...

18 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Healthcare technologies

Centres of attention

1,300: The number of new doctoral level manufacturing engineers thanks to a 10-year EPSRC investment programme in 15 dedicated Innovative...

17 Apr | Case study
Related theme: Manufacturing the future


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SUPERGEN Hydrogen Challenge call

Invitation for proposals: Proposals are invited for collaborative research projects to undertake fundamental research that will advance the case for Hydrogen as an energy vector. For each project application there should be a single submission with a single PI.
Related theme: Energy


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