Case studies

Case studies

Ideas

  • Breathing life into accident treatment

    Under this SBRI programme, Anaxsys Technology, was one of 11 companies working ..

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  • Hospital hygiene under the microscope

    Scientists have developed a revolutionary hand hygiene technique which could hav..

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  • Virtual motorways to manage real-life jams

    Reducing carbon emissions from road vehicles will be crucial in achieving the G..

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  • Low carbon retrofit creates cosy home

    Low carbon retrofit creates cosy home

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  • Low carbon life for terraced houses

    Low carbon life for terraced houses

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  • Carbon capture from ships at sea

    New technology that can capture carbon emissions from ships at sea and store the..

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  • Achieving cleaner energy by reducing CO2 emissions

    The CO2 Optimised Compression (COZOC) project is led by Rolls- Royce and aims t..

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  • Brighter lights for safer aircraft

    The NoveLELS consortium is introducing gallium nitride LEDs that trap less ligh..

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  • Catching cyber criminals at work

    HP Labs is leading new research that will help organisations make more accurate..

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  • Diagnosing disease – at the touch of a button

    Swift diagnosis is frequently the key to successful treatment of illness and di..

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  • Flexible demand: getting the power generation balance right

    The UK needs to develop better ways of matching demand for electricity with gen..

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  • Green energy from the sea

    Aquamarine Power’s Oyster® is designed to capture the energy contained in waves c..

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  • Learning to visualize the answers...

    We’ve come a long way from 'chalk and talk' to e-learning – and although the tr..

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  • Managing the might of the sea

    Over half of the world’s population lives within 25 kilometres of the sea, but ..

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  • More than a game – it’s life and death

    Training medical staff to make the right, life-saving, decisions at the scene o..

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  • Putting viewers in the picture

    Creative media producers are constantly looking for ways to improve our televis..

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  • Smart holograms – not just pretty pictures

    What if we could see the condition of an object just by looking at it? Imagine ..

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  • The sky’s the limit

    AgustaWestland is working alongside three British universities to manufacture hi..

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  • Flexible demand

    Getting the power generation balance right

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  • Revolutionary research network

    Mendeley is revolutionising the way researchers manage, share and discover new r..

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  • Under construction - the house of the future

    The BaleHaus project was launched last year on the back of the successful ModCe..

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  • Zero-emission, fuel-cell scooter

    Reducing carbon emissions from road vehicles will be crucial in achieving the G..

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Results

  • New vaccine could prevent deadly infections

    A new generation of vaccines is being developed by UK scientists to protect agai..

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  • Greener energy to reduce emissions

    The improved gas turbine design developed during this project offers a route to ..

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  • NHS East of England healthcare competitions

    This video showcases the work of some of the companies who have gained contracts ..

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  • Off the radar

    Technology developed by BAE Systems to reduce radar interference caused by wind t..

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  • Painting the world greener

    As the world becomes more eco-aware, the pressure on companies bidding for big c..

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  • Home grown Welsh eco house

    The idea of creating houses from home-grown timber started from a small feasibili..

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  • Detecting Dangerous Diseases

    The SpectroSens sensor system developed through this project represents a breakth..

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  • Eco-friendly starch foam packaging

    You only have to walk past a burger bar to see the rubbish problem caused by food..

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  • Biopharmaceuticals: Meeting the challenge of change

    As the medical profession searches for new ways to fight disease and illness, the..

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  • Using natural resources to reduce emissions

    Using fuels that are made from plant material, vegetable oils and treated waste..

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  • Cheaper and more efficient fuel cells

    Cheaper and more efficient fuel cells

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  • A British apple a day keeps the doctor away

    Ancient varieties of British apples are providing the source of an ingredient th..

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  • A lighter way to fly

    Replacing steel bearings with resilient titanium alloy means that aeroplanes can ..

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  • Beyond DNA: Finding hidden cures

    British scientists have found new ways of monitoring how processes within cells a..

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  • Big energy savings for process industries

    More efficient production of radio frequency power, used in energy-intensive pro..

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  • Hazardous waste cleans up its act

    Technology developed by a UK company is eliminating the country’s fastest growing..

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  • Longer lasting fuel cells

    Developing long-lasting membranes for fuel cells has improved the technology’s a..

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  • Reduce, reuse, recycle and now retrain

    An R&D project has developed a unique method of recovering electronic waste for..

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  • Hotter discs save jet fuel

    Project PANACEA has developed a new way to enable gas turbines in jet engines run..

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  • How safe are slender carbon structures?

    A new safety-assessment technique, pioneered in the aerospace industry, will make..

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  • Listening with Light®

    Sensing technology using light has been developed and commercialised by a Britis..

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  • Making homes greener with Modcell

    As the drive for energy efficiency heats up, the construction industry is under p..

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  • Maximising wind energy to power homes

    The project successfully demonstrated an energy demand-management system to maxi..

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  • Microwave clean-up

    UK experts have developed a new technology to clean up tonnes of contaminated la..

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  • Composites bruise when damaged

    A novel way to spot potential flaws in fibre-reinforced composite materials makes..

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  • Generating greener home energy

    This project used fuel cell technology to develop and demonstrate a combined heat..

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  • Low carbon future for concrete

    UK engineers are developing carbon-efficient concrete that could be used soon in ..

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  • Saving lives and property

    FireGrid is being developed to give the emergency services vital advanced knowle..

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  • Saving lives through early warning

    Technology developed by UK scientists to detect kidney disease at an early stage ..

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  • The healing power of hair

    Stem cells from human hair follicles are being used to develop a revolutionary ne..

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  • Ultra-low emission vans of the future

    This international collaboration developed a new fuel-cell engine that fits int..

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