November 2016
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Heading Moonward
Author: Nick Doughty - What is the first thing that comes to ones' mind when you think of going to the moon? Reminiscent memories of the monstrous Saturn 5 rockets used to take the Apollo astronauts to our closest celestial...
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Straight into the Labs!
Author: Barrie Dams - I am currently in the second month of my PhD project, which will consist of examining materials suitable for 3D printing lightweight structures. The project will be using swarming, coordinated drones to deposit the material rather than current...
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How to Design the 'Best' Paper Airplane
Author: Aurimas Bukauskas - One of the reasons I was interested in doing a PhD in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath was the emphasis that the department and the university place on public...
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Video Production for your Student Project
Author: Franco Botes - When people ask what I do, I say that I’m an engineer, completing the second year of my PhD. I work on control systems and simulation, and I want to go into the automotive industry. But...
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Envisioning the Internet of Things at Bosch
Author: Ka Man Wong, MSc Modern Building Design (MBD) student - I was very delighted to be selected one of the winning entries for the Internet of Things (IoT) competition organised by BOSCH. The competition forms part of the #BetweenUsWeCan...
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Developing a polypill machine for a district pharmacy
Fay talks us through how she developed a machine that combines pills into a single dose to help patients take the correct medication and reduce hospital visits.