Engineering Exhibits

Accelerators everywhere: from the Big Bang to curing cancer

Researchers from several institutions are investigating how to improve and optimise performance of particle accelerators.

Do you feel like a vet?

Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College have developed a series of unique virtual reality simulators using touch technology. The simulators...

Exhibition extra: Testtube tv

Throughout the exhibition Testtube TV asked visitors their opinions on issues relating to the...

Holey rocks

Researchers from Loughborough University and the University of Southampton are studying how zeolites, or 'holey rocks'  can be developed and...

How do shapes fill space?

Researchers from five institutions are studying how space can be filled with shapes and what this can tell about the natural world and medieval...

Nature's raincoats

Researchers from the University of Oxford and Nottingham Trent University are working together to understand the ways that plants and insects...

Plastics from potatoes and rubber from rice

Researchers from the University of Leicester are working to modify starch and cellulose from plants into compostable plastics to replace petroleum...

Quantum of sol - the next generation of solar cells

Researchers from Imperial College London are developing the next generation of solar panels to harness the sun to provide clean and affordable...

Science of the oceans

Researchers from the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre have developed a touring exhibit ‘Oceans on Wheels' to...

The Chewing Robot: a new biologically-inspired way to test dental materials

Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol and Bristol Dental School have developed a sophisticated...

The magic of computer science

Researchers from the Queen Mary, University of London have developed ways to show the links between the creation of magic tricks and designing...