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Successful Projects from the Technology Programme

In this section of the web site you will find information about the Key Technology Areas identified in the Technology Strategy, the activities to date funded through the Technology Programme, and successful projects from the Collaborative R&D competitions.

 

Technology Programme - Current projects (CR&D Database)

New Case Studies:

Design Simulation and Modelling: Reducing the environmental impact of air travel
Materials and structures: Rapid curing of composites
Pervasive computing: Creating a media infrastructure for digital Britain
Pervasive Computing: Early warning healthcare monitoring system
Materials and Structures: Recycling carbon fibre
Bioprocessing: A faster, better, cheaper route to new drugs

 

Previous Case Studies:

Design Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing

Reducing CO2 emissions with a combined 2 and 4-stroke petrol engine.
 Bioscience and Healthcare Technologies
Therapeutic products from human stem cells. Industrialising stem cell production for scientific, medical and commercial advantage
 Micro and Nanotechnology  
Nanotechnology for sustainable water purification.
 Electronics and Photonics  
3D scalable integrated displays (3D-SID).
 Information and Communication Technologies  
Optimising the performance of mobile telecommunications networks.
 Advanced Materials
Furnishing the benefits of workplace noise reduction.
 Inter Enterprise Computing
Re-defining global computing at Rolls Royce
 Environmentally Friendly Transport 
Designing for better electric motors and generators
 Waste Management and minimisation 
Promoting economic, environmental and social gains in the petrochemical industry Reversing the greenhouse effect through renewable power generation Using thermal plasma technology to create a valuable product from hazardous waste Improving waste treatment and minimisation with electrokinetic geosynthetic technology
  
Reducing the cost of system intermittency using demand side control measures