Traffic jams on the information superhighway
Digital economy:
Modelling patterns of data flow to manage internet congestion.
Issued: 19 June 2007
Giving airport x-rays an extra dimension
Global uncertainties:
Faster 3D scanning of luggage for improved security.
Issued: 02 May 2007
New insights into anti-cancer drugs
Healthcare technologies:
Mathematical models to assess the effectiveness of treatments.
Issued: 02 May 2007
How to take a better risk
Mathematics:
Techniques to help financial institutions make more accurate assessments of risk.
Issued: 02 May 2007
A burning issue
LWEC:
Mathematical approaches to help fire fighters predict and control bushfires.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Buy! Sell! Maths on the stock market
Mathematics:
New mathematical approaches to understanding how share prices change with time.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Counting on better conservation management
LWEC:
Accurate models of wild animal populations.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Keeping the customer happy
Manufacturing the future:
Novel mathematical approaches to dealing with disruption in production schedules.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Spread of diseases
Healthcare technologies:
Computer models to understand patterns of disease transmission through populations.
Issued: 02 May 2007
If the face fits
Global uncertainties:
Automatic recognition systems help identification.
Issued: 02 May 2007
A fair share
Digital economy:
Network models to improve bandwidth sharing between internet users.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Keeping one step ahead of the hackers
Global uncertainties:
Better encryption to make internet shopping safer.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Getting a mathematical hold on life
Healthcare technologies:
New techniques to understand complex biological systems that control our bodies.
Issued: 02 May 2007
A question of trust
LWEC:
Techniques to manage uncertainty in complex models.
Issued: 02 May 2007
A risky business
Manufacturing the future:
Techniques for tackling uncertainties in health and safety risk assessments.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Banking on statistics
Mathematics:
Statistical modelling to help banks carry out credit checks and prevent fraud.
Issued: 02 May 2007
A matter of survival
Manufacturing the future:
New models of business operation to help small companies survive.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Untangling telecoms networks
Digital economy:
Techniques to help manage telecommunications infrastructure.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Shaping up to viruses
Healthcare technologies:
Understanding the geometric assembly of viruses to help destroy them.
Issued: 02 May 2007
Companies scrap waste costs with new software
Manufacturing the future:
Artificial intelligence helps reduce scrap and improve production processes.
Issued: 01 May 2007
Detecting leaks in water pipes
ICT:
Spinout from EPSRC-funded research is 2006 Business Initiative of the Year.
Issued: 24 April 2007
Faster and more effective treatment for wounds
Healthcare technologies:
Improved products and an increase in turnover of over 50%.
Issued: 29 March 2007
A profitable partnership
Healthcare technologies:
A small medical devices company reaps large rewards from working with a local university.
Issued: 29 March 2007
Novel chemical reactor makes savings
Manufacturing the future:
Solvent required reduced from 1000 litres to 4 litres as a result of university-industry collaboration.
Issued: 29 March 2007
Cultivating crops in arid regions
LWEC:
Development of the design of the Seawater Greenhouse enabled by an industry fellowship.
Issued: 29 March 2007
New antibiotics resistant against superbugs
Healthcare technologies:
Three drugs identified by a spin-out company using grid computing and e-science techniques.
Issued: 29 March 2007
Sweet success - New energy from old waste
Energy:
Collaborative research results in electricy generation from hydrogen produced by bacteria.
Issued: 29 March 2007
Biomimicry at the Eden Project
Engineering:
A new method of generating three-dimensional replicas of objects, developed by marrying medical imaging with Rapid Prototyping (RP) technology.
Issued: 30 January 2007
Brunel 200 – Avon Gorge crossing competition
Engineering:
Connecting people, ideas, knowledge and skills. Innovative designs for a crossing of the Avon Gorge at Clifton will be turned into a valuable education resource.
Issued: 30 January 2007
COAST goes to Denmark
LWEC:
An exhibition of contemporary art aimed at raising awareness of coastal pollution and erosion.
Issued: 30 January 2007
Engaging with communications
ICT:
Raising awareness of communications technology.
Issued: 30 January 2007
Feeling the future
Manufacturing the future:
Robotic arm may help people with motor control difficulty.
Issued: 30 January 2007
Human computer interaction
ICT:
Investigating how we use and interact with computers.
Issued: 30 January 2007
SOUND in a man-made environment
Engineering:
Art exhibition to raise awareness of the environmental issue of sound levels.
Issued: 30 January 2007
Biojewellery: Promoting tissue engineering to the public
Engineering:
The project uses human bone tissue cultured from human cells to create bespoke jewellery.
Issued: 29 January 2007
The Way Ahead
Digital economy:
We can be sure that the internet continues to grow at a tremendous pace. Managing this growth is crucial.
Issued: 05 January 2007
Improving the Roads
Digital economy:
In the push to send more data more quickly, networks rely increasingly on fibre optic cables.
Issued: 05 January 2007
A Brief History
Digital economy:
Millions of us use the internet every day. This worldwide system of thousands of commercial, academic, domestic and government computer networks sprang from small beginnings in 1969 as a secure computer network for the US military.
Issued: 05 January 2007
Calming the Traffic
Digital economy:
By 2005, 55% of households in the UK (12.9 million) could access the internet from home according to the Office of National Statistics. The sheer volume of traffic is a big problem.
Issued: 05 January 2007
Internet Timeline
Digital economy:
Major events in the advances of the internet.
Issued: 05 January 2007
On the Horizon
Healthcare technologies:
The innovations of engineers, doctors and biomedical researchers have clearly improved our quality of life and prolonged our lives. Their expertise is improving the design of artificial organs and implants every year.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Get Pumping
Healthcare technologies:
For patients with heart problems, bioengineers are using all their expertise in metals, plastics and electronics.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Boning Up
Healthcare technologies:
When engineers, biologists and medical scientists first started to work together on the problems of biomedical science, a new era was born. Now, almost everyone has a biomaterial of some sort in their body, whether it is a filling or a contact lens.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Soft Stuff
Healthcare technologies:
Tissue engineering, combining cells, engineering materials and biochemical factors, could be used to grow a range of tissues including some ligaments, cartilage, skin or liver tissue.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Tomorrow's Technology
Digital economy:
Phones are being planned that we could use to rapidly download whole films with really sharp pictures or download CDs in a few seconds. But these clever add-ons will be ferocious power eaters and conventional batteries just won't be up to it.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Mobile Phones Timeline
Digital economy:
Major events in the advances of mobile phones.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Dazzling Displays of Ingenuity
Digital economy:
Mobile phones have progressed to a point where they are more like an advanced digital video camera with e-mail and phone features.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Lightening the Load
Digital economy:
One reason why mobiles keep shrinking is continuing advances in battery technology. Practically all mobile phones now use rechargeable batteries made from lithium - the lightest metal on earth.
Issued: 04 January 2007
The Generation Game
Digital economy:
The first generation of mobile phones used an analogue system of communication based on radio waves.
Issued: 04 January 2007
Medicine and Materials Timeline
Healthcare technologies:
Major events in the advances of medicine and materials.
Issued: 04 January 2007