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The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK's main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. EPSRC invests around £800 million a year in research and postgraduate training, to help the nation handle the next generation of technological change. The areas covered range from information technology to structural engineering, and mathematics to materials science. This research forms the basis for future economic development in the UK and improvements for everyone's health, lifestyle and culture. EPSRC works alongside other Research Councils with responsibility for other areas of research. The Research Councils work collectively on issues of common concern via Research Councils UK.
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2011
22 Dec 2011
Holistic approach to energy harvesting
The Holistic project joins up three different research fields, including energy harvesting and MEMS processing methods, low-power embedded computing systems, and electronic design automation.13 Dec 2011
Urine a viable fuel for microbial fuel cells
Scientists at University of West England have published the world's first research paper on work that tested the viability of urine as a potential fuel for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) in order to directly produce electricity.2 Dec 2011
High performance energy harvesting demonstrator
The system is designed to harvest energy from wing vibration of aircraft in active service, and then convert the harvested energy into usable electrical energy to provide electrical power for sensors and a wireless communication system.9 Nov 2011
Breakthrough in low loss high frequency carbon nanotube electronics
A collaboration between researchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute and the Faculty of Mechatronics of Warsaw University of Technology in Poland reports that low electrical loss at frequencies of up to 220 GHz are possible in screen printed carbon nanotube - polymer composites. Producing such low electrical loss materials potentially opens up new types of high frequency large area electronic devices.13 Oct 2011
Graphene's Big Mac creates next generation of chips
Scientists at the University of Manchester have come one step closer to creating the next generation of computer chips using wonder material graphene.14 Sep 2011
Jelly batteries for next generation electronics
University of Leeds scientists have invented a new type of polymer gel that can be used to manufacture cheaper lithium batteries without compromising performance.13 Sep 2011
Jelly batteries - Safer, cheaper, smaller, more powerful
University of Leeds scientists have invented a new type of polymer gel that can be used to manufacture cheaper lithium batteries without compromising performance.22 Apr 2011
Researchers develop golden window electrodes for organic solar cells
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a gold plated window as the transparent electrode for organic solar cells.31 Mar 2011
Applying energy harvesters to textiles
Energy harvesters enabling micro-power generation provide new levels of efficiency and automation in the built environment, process control, vehicles and healthcare.16 Feb 2011
Energy harvesting network
The Energy Harvesting Network held its first one-day dissemination event on 7th February 2011 at the IET, Savoy Place, London. The Network is EPSRC-funded, and is for academia, industry and end-users of energy harvesting technology.2010
15 Nov 2010
1st Energy Harvesting Network: part 1
The Human Power Workshop was part of the 1st Energy harvesting Network funded by the EPSRC to establish a network to contribute to the debate that will define a new generation of research challenges for Human Power Generation of devices.2 Nov 2010
Polymer photovoltaics efficiency problem: new approach
A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.K. has found that the low rate of energy conversion in all-polymer solar-cell technology is caused by the structure of the solar cells themselves. They hope that their findings will lead to the creation of more efficient solar cells.25 Oct 2010
Structure of plastic solar cells impedes their efficiency
A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.K. has found that the low rate of energy conversion in all-polymer solar-cell technology is caused by the structure of the solar cells themselves.17 Sep 2010
Urine powered fuel cells a possibility
A research team at Heriot-Watt University is developing the world's first Direct Urea Powered Fuel Cells targeting applications in water treatment/purification and renewable energy where urea is a problem contaminant.20 Aug 2010
Development of an energy harvesting film for textiles
Researchers at the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) are developing technology that may enable people to power MP3 players and other devices through their clothes and the carpets they walk on.12 Aug 2010
Autonomous robot that eats sewage
Researchers at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory are working on an autonomous robot, dubbed EcoBot III.14 Jun 2010
The race for plug and play vibration harvesting
The market for vibration harvesters will increase perhaps one hundred fold when they are broad band so they can be fitted without tuning - or with auto tuning - to the vibration encountered. Ideally they should be made to standard battery sizes and sold as a non polluting, long life battery replacement.31 Mar 2010
Paper with a memory given boost by nanotechnology breakthrough
Medicine bottles that alert you when a prescription needs updating and computer screens which can be rolled up to fit in a briefcase are a step closer thanks to research by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).30 Mar 2010
Transistors on plastic
Last week, the Photonics and Plastic Electronics KTN put together a one day seminar that gave an overview of the activity in the UK on the topic of flexible organic and inorganic transistors. Speakers were representing both Universities around the country as well as companies that are developing transistor/backplane technologies. Inorganic, organic and hybrid versions are being developed in order to evaluate the performance of each type of device.25 Feb 2010
Intel teams up with Glasgow University
Intel teams up with Glasgow University to facilitate the design of future nanoscale memories A European taskforce has been set up to investigate how to design the next generation of tera-scale computer memory systems.