Plastics are ubiquitous in modern society, owing to their usefulness, durability and how cheap and easy they are to produce. This makes plastics both a blessing and a curse.
Researchers have tested t-shirts, socks, jeans, vacuum bags and more, to determine what type of mask material is most effective at trapping the ultrafine particles which may contain viruses.
A new type of artificial heart valve could mean that millions of patients with diseased heart valves will no longer require lifelong blood-thinning medication after valve replacement surgery.
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to reduce the ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people with motor disabilities who rely on computers to converse with others.
PhD student Poppy Oldroyd has been awarded an Industrial Fellowship to support her research into increasing the lifetime of brain implants treating epilepsy, Parkinson’s and depression.
Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics which allows ultra-low power electronic devices that could recharge from ambient light or radiofrequency noise.
Tony Dickens studied Engineering at Cambridge. He stayed on to do his PhD, then went to work for RedBull Racing, returning to a Senior Research Associate role at the Whittle Laboratory.
