Loughborough University
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Loughborough University is one of the top ten universities in the UK with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research, strong links with business and industry and unraveled sporting achievement. Loughborough University Sports Technology Institute is a £15M facility housing the Sports Technology Research Group, one of the world's leading research groups of its kind and the largest in the UK. The Group has established an international reputation for its work with global brands including adidas, Callaway Golf, Canterbury of New Zealand, Dunlop, Head, New Balance, Nike, Reebok, Slazenger, Spalding, Speedo and Umbro on the design, simulation, testing and manufacture of sporting goods.
Around 50 academics, research associates, technicians and PhD students carry out wide-ranging research including athletic footwear, technical apparel, protective equipment, balls, bats, clubs, rackets and fitness equipment. The track record of design-led innovation and accelerating novel concepts from initial stages through to commercialisation is unparalleled.
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2022
14 Sep 2022
Lead Battery Paired with Hydrogen Generating Technology
A project pairing advanced lead batteries with green hydrogen could transform the supply of clean, reliable energy storage in Africa and Asia, after the Consortium for Battery Innovation formed a partnership awarded Horizon Europe funding worth almost €10 million.
2 Aug 2022
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 2023-2033: Technology and Market Outlook
IDTechEx Report: Sona Dadhania
13 Jun 2022
3D Printing Materials Market 2022-2032
IDTechEx Report: Sona Dadhania
2 Mar 2022
Storing Summer Heat to use in Winter
New technology that could store heat for days or even months, helping the shift towards net zero, is the focus of a new project involving the Active Building Centre Research Programme. Thermal energy storage means excess energy generated at times when renewables are in abundance can be stored and released to make up future shortfalls.2021
20 Oct 2021
Hybrid 3D Printing Method Will Add a Fourth Dimension to 3D Printing
A new chemical process for additive manufacturing suggests exciting possibilities for 4D printed components - such as properties that change over time.
1 Oct 2021
Concrete and Cement Reinvented: Growing the Market, Decarbonising 2022-2042
IDTechEx Report: Sona Dadhania and Dr Richard Collins
29 Sep 2021
Smart Textiles Powered by Body Movement for Remote Health Monitoring
Absorbing the movement from the body, these super-smart textiles will not only power electronic components, but also act as self-powered functional sensors that are able to accurately sense the movements of targeted body parts.
16 Sep 2021
Manufacturing Technology Centre (UK)
The MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre) is established to prove innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions. The MTC houses some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world, creating a high quality environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale. This provides a unique opportunity for manufacturers to develop new and innovative processes and technologies.2020
3 Aug 2020
The Solar Cell You Can Print
These next-generation photovoltaics show great promise: their performance competes with current technology, but they have the advantages of being flexible, lightweight, cheap to produce, and they can be printed directly onto products during manufacture.2019
26 Jun 2019
Vicon reveals comprehensive inertial tracking system
Using the new sensor, anyone from athletes in the field to researchers in the lab can record performance data and process it through one of three software platforms.30 May 2019
Selenium improves thin film solar cells
The rows of blue solar panels that dot landscapes and rooftops are typically made out of crystalline silicon, the workhorse semiconductor found in virtually every electronic device.11 Apr 2019
Machine Learning Of Sports Movement Data Patterns For Injury Prevention In Cricket
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
26 Mar 2019
Laser Diodes & Direct Diode Lasers 2019-2029: Technologies, Markets & Forecasts
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2018
11 Oct 2018
Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood
People at high risk of a heart attack in adulthood could be spotted much earlier in life with a one-off DNA test, according to new research.
1 Oct 2018
Diesel Generator Set Future Developments and Alternative Technologies 2019-2029
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10 Aug 2018
Dearman
Dearman is a UK based technology start-up that has developed the Dearman Engine; a piston engine that runs on liquid nitrogen fuel. Started in 2013 by inventor Peter Dearman, the company is now well underway with commercial trials for the engine in transport refrigeration, with diesel genset replacement applications planned over the next 2-5 years. IDTechEx spoke with Dearman's Business Development Manager and Commercial Analyst to learn more about the technology and the company's future plans.6 Aug 2018
EPSRC announces £16 million investment in Supergen Energy Hubs
Three £5 million energy research hubs and a new £1 million network in solar energy that will build multidisciplinary collaborations between universities, academic bodies and industry were announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
13 Jun 2018
Fiber Lasers 2018-2028: Technologies, Opportunities, Markets & Forecasts
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2016
15 Jul 2016
Partnership to drive innovation in wearable technology for clothing
Flex has partnered with MAS Holdings to develop revolutionary new wearable technologies that accelerate and integrate the Intelligence of Things into clothing and enable more natural, intuitive interactions between people and technology.2015
17 Dec 2015
Perovskite boosts silicon solar cell efficiency
A UK company claims it can boost the efficiency of a silicon solar cell by 20% by adding a layer of the light-sensitive crystal perovskite.