Designing S-ducts for efficient aeroengines
Trent XWB powering the Airbus A350 XWB (credit: Rolls-Royce) Research at the Whittle Laboratory at the Department of Engineering and at Loughborough University led to a new design for the ducts...
View ArticleDesigning for an inclusive world
Resources to inspire the next generation of engineers (credit: Phil Mynott) Inclusive design (ID) is the design of mainstream products and/or services that are accessible to, and usable by, people...
View ArticleSmart infrastructure
Crossrail Project (credit: Crossrail Ltd) Research in the Department of Engineering into sensing and data analytic technologies has led to new approaches to the performance and safety monitoring of...
View ArticleRoadmapping for strategy and planning
Word cloud created from 400 roadmapping project proposals (credit: Robert Phaal) Research into Strategic Technology and Innovation Management (STIM) approaches and tools at the Institute for...
View ArticleModelling of city regions to cordinate transport, jobs, trade and housing
Credit: Robert Bye/Unsplash Research by the Department of Architecture and the Department of Land Economy has resulted in the development of an internationally unique methodology for modelling the...
View ArticleBlood test for lung cancer
Credit: Fernando Zhiminaicela (Pixabay) Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Detecting DNA mutations in tumours can help with deciding choice of therapy, particularly if...
View ArticleNovel anode material for use in batteries for electric vehicles
Credit: CHUTTERSNAP/Unsplash Electric vehicles are key in tackling climate change and improving air quality in towns and cities. The UK government plans to ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and...
View ArticleHelping Singapore to lower its carbon footprint
Scientists at CARES The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES) is the University of Cambridge’s first overseas research centre. CARES is based in Singapore and...
View ArticleThe World Avatar: digital transformation to a clean energy future
Scientists at CARES The World Avatar project aims to create a digital ‘avatar’ of the real world. The avatar is composed of computational concepts and data that describe the world, simulate its...
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