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Safer Air Travel: Laser Air Speed Sensor

Safer Air TravelLaser Air Speed Sensor A reliable method of measuring airspeed could save the lives of countless people…worldwide! The Technology Pitot Tubes are the current standard for aeroplane air speed sensors. Pitot Tubes depend on equipment that is prone to malfunction due to the need to maintain a clear channel/inlet. Aeroplanes...

Published: 19/05/2015

Category(s): Defence and Security

Keywords(s): Aeronautical Engineering, Defence, Electronics, Safety, Transport

Inventor(s): Sean O'byrne, Sven Wittig

Highly Efficient Polymerization Induced by Visible Light

A simple, widely applicable technique to produce polymers The Technology This invention is a new living free-radical polymerization technique which uses the external stimulus light as a trigger, and is oxygen tolerant. This invention allows for a high degree of control over the polymerization activation and deactivation such that well-defined polymer...

Published: 19/05/2015

Category(s): Next Generation Materials

Keywords(s): Biotech, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Electronics, Material Science, Nanotech, Textiles

Inventor(s): Jiangtao Xu, Cyrille Boyer

Reliable Laser Ignition for Scramjets

A laser induced ignition system developed for Scramjet engines and other gaseous flows. The Technology The development of scramjet technologies has suffered from the need to improve reliability and reduce ignition speeds and temperatures. Various methods of ignition have been used to overcome these issues, for example high energy electrical arcs,...

Published: 16/03/2014

Category(s): Electronics, Mechanical, Miscellaneous, Easy Access IP

Keywords(s): Aeronautical Engineering, Defence, Easy Access IP, Electronics, Hardware, Mechanical Engineering, Petrochemical, Transport

Inventor(s): Sean O'byrne, Stefan Brieschenk, Paul Walsh