New millimetre wave radar can identify small drones with 99.9% accuracyAdvances in artificial intelligence, sensor technology and automation have propelled drones into mainstream use. But as they become more…1d ago1d ago
NeuWave Technologies achieves 60x more accurate wave forecasts for offshore windAs a PhD student in oceanography at The University of Manchester, Jana Stella set out to make a 100-year wave prediction for the entire…Oct 28Oct 28
Cambridge startup unveils new tool to accelerate chip manufacturing from weeks to hoursHalfway through her PhD at the University of Cambridge, Teja Potocnik began to regret her focus on nanoelectronics.Sep 23Sep 23
This bacteria-powered battery can generate electricity from soilScientists at the University of Bath have developed affordable technology that harvests electrons produced by bacteria in soil and turns…Jun 24Jun 24
PhD founders have two superpowers: Lessons from Holistic AI’s Emre KazimEmre Kazim is one half of leading AI governance startup Holistic AI. Incubated at Conception X four years ago, the team is based between…Apr 29Apr 29
New at-home test kit could help you detect cancer earlierIt looks just like the lateral flow tests that rose to ubiquity during the Covid-19 pandemic, and you might soon be able to buy it online…Mar 25Mar 25
This PhD startup can turn wastewater into clean energyOver the past five decades, nearly a quarter of the world’s carbon emissions has come from the energy needed to power industries — that’s…Jan 22Jan 22
These lab-grown plants can clean up polluted land from heavy metalsWhen Franklin Keck harvested his first crop of lab-grown brassica plants two years into his PhD at Imperial College London, he realised he…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
This PhD student has built a chip to detect diseases earlier through AIThe first time Newcastle University PhD student Daniel Todd set out to build a chip from scratch that could help scientists detect diseases…Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023
This startup detects pain in premature babies and alerts clinicians in real timeAbout 1 in 13 babies in the UK is born prematurely — that’s almost 60,000 per year — and data shows the number is on the rise, according…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023