Tiny flying machines will revolutionise surveillance work
Manufacturing the future:
Tiny aerial vehicles are being developed with innovative flapping wings based on those of real-life insects.
Issued: 01 September 2011
Compostable plastics have a sweet ending
Manufacturing the future:
Food packaging and other disposable plastic items could soon be composted at home along with organic waste thanks to a new sugar-based polymer.
Issued: 06 May 2011
Fabulous fabbers
Manufacturing the future:
A revolution is coming. In the way products are designed. In the way they are made. In the capabilities of the products themselves.
Issued: 16 March 2010
Suspension innovation for a safer journey
Manufacturing the future:
An innovative suspension-systemcomponent that is boosting the performance of Formula 1 cars could improve comfort and safety in road cars, motorbikes and trains.
Issued: 15 March 2010
Tom Waller - Making a splash with a global sports brand
Manufacturing the future:
As head of research and development for one of the biggest brands in sport, Tom Waller will influence everything from Olympic finals to family beach holidays.
Issued: 15 March 2010
Brian Collins - Bringing innovation to the nation
Manufacturing the future:
Professor Brian Collins has a very varied, interesting and important role that affects all our lives.
Issued: 15 March 2010
Liza Brooks - Dr Snowboard
Manufacturing the future:
EPSRC engineering student Liza Brooks combined a passion for winter sports, design knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit to create the UK’s largest snowboard company.
Issued: 15 March 2010
New cement set to reduce carbon emissions
Manufacturing the future:
A new, carbon-negative cement is heading for manufacturing reality thanks to Novacem, a spin-out company from Imperial College London.
Issued: 01 December 2009
Sensor technology to improve infant healthcare
Manufacturing the future:
A sensor device, originally designed by an EPSRC-supported student to monitor the health of workers in metal foundries, could help protect and save the most fragile lives on earth.
Issued: 30 September 2009
The super-skinny material that could transform electronics
Manufacturing the future:
Sheets of carbon just a single atom thick could herald a new generation of electronics devices thanks to research supported by EPSRC
Issued: 30 September 2009
Perfect surfaces pave the way for UK manufacturing
Manufacturing the future:
Ultra Precision Surfaces’ are considered perfect at near atomic level. They are pivotal to a wide range of next generation products in areas such as healthcare, renewable power generation and display technology
Issued: 29 July 2009
One man and his bot
Manufacturing the future:
A science festival activity explaining the difference between robots and remote-controlled vehicles.
Issued: 04 February 2009
SAUCE: Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge Europe
Manufacturing the future:
Students across Europe are taking part in a challenge to design and build the best Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
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Issued: 03 February 2009
Keeping the customer happy
Manufacturing the future:
Novel mathematical approaches to dealing with disruption in production schedules.
Issued: 02 May 2007
A risky business
Manufacturing the future:
Techniques for tackling uncertainties in health and safety risk assessments.
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
Companies scrap waste costs with new software
Manufacturing the future:
Artificial intelligence helps reduce scrap and improve production processes.
Issued: 01 May 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
Feeling the future
Manufacturing the future:
Robotic arm may help people with motor control difficulty.
Issued: 30 January 2007