Trulife UK Carbon Fibre Ankle Foot Orthoses
Trulife UK invited us to work with them on a new approach to their carbon fibre Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFO) product range. AFOs help to control the position and motion of the ankle, provide support to compensate for weakness, and correct the function of the ankle.
Analysing the performance of and characteristics of hockey sticks
How Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s Centre for Sports Engineering Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ helped Wasp Hockey, an established manufacturer of hockey sticks
Enhancing football boot performance with cutting edge research
Adidas are actively looking for ways to enhance the quality of their existing football boots. The global brand approached us for a bespoke piece of research into stud configurations which formed part of the company’s long-term research into the traction of football boots.
TacMap
Dedicated researchers, experienced designers and real world users are guiding the way for visually impaired tourists. Sometimes visually impaired people can be dependent on sighted people for the information they need to navigate new cities, building and rooms.
Changing attitudes towards food and eating better
Lincolnshire County Council decided to tackle problems in their local schools and communities, to help change behaviours and culture relating to food
Taking on asthma and transforming patient treatment
Many asthma attacks are brought on by panic at not having any reliever, leading to emergency hospital admissions. One of our students developed an idea for a new type of inhaler. We are currently negotiating a deal to make the product a commercial reality.
“Our placement student has brought new insights to our company, helping us to think about our work from different angles.â€
We caught up with Shannon Hirst, Senior Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Lead at OnePlusOne to find out what value student placements bring to the organisation.
Development of a new coating technology
IonBond AG worked with Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ's Materials and Engineering Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Institute (MERI), to offer a new generation of coating systems
The new technology helping curators get creative
Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµers at Design Futures have devised cutting-edge technology to enhance customer and curator experience in museums and heritage sites.
Rice milling for the future — transforming rice milling in India and creating value from waste
Our research is transforming rice production.