Environment & Engineering
In development
Automated machine-learning to improve network resilience
Network reliability is essential to a wide range of industries such as the energy sector, telecommunications, environmental monitoring, financial services…
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Environment & Engineering
In development
Crystal Dosimeter Technology
In radiotherapy, extremely high doses of ionising radiation are used to kill the cancerous tissues in tumours. An incredibly important…
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Health & Wellbeing
In development
MicroRNA sequencing for early disease diagnosis
Every cell of the body contains a population of tiny RNA molecules—only 20-24 nucleotides in length—that regulate gene expression. They…
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Environment & Engineering
In development
New magnet technology leads to smaller, more portable MRI system
While Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the gold standard in medical practice for non-invasive tissue imaging, existing devices are large,…
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Environment & Engineering
In development
Next Generation Mesh Decimation
Dr Richard Roberts and the Future Studio Solutions team (FSS) at the Computational Media Innovation Centre are aiming to bridge…
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Environment & Engineering
In development
Electrical Fault Identification
Anwarul Sifat and his team at Robinson Research Institute are developing a non-contact magnetic sensor, which can detect power faults…
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Environment & Engineering
In development
Green Steel
Globally the iron and steel industry is responsible for producing 2.6Gt of CO2, or 7% of the world’s total CO2…
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Entrepreneurship
Richard Roberts
As someone with a self-confessed determination to understand how everything works, Dr Richard Roberts has embraced his natural curiosity throughout…
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Social & Creative
In development
The Bra Project
Globally, over 80% of women are wearing the wrong size bra due to current limitations in shape and size and…
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Entrepreneurship
Joe Schuyt
In the third of his ‘laws’, Arthur C. Clarke posited that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” It’s…
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Entrepreneurship
Anwarul Sifat
Anwarul Sifat (known as Sifat) studied Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Technology in his home country of Bangladesh, before looking…
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Entrepreneurship
Fraser Hughson
Studying a PhD in Electrochemistry at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Fraser Hughson’s research focuses on the materials used in batteries and supercapacitors. Supercapacitors are…
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