Innovation can be very expensive and protracted! Using our networks and time-honed "can do" know-how, we can offer cut-price proof of concept studies in a timely fashion. These are some examples of very recent engagements.
Case Study 1
Micro-hotplate based CO2 sensors for automotive cabin air quality.
Following a brief period of exploratory laboratory work, a gas-sensitive material chosen and developed to meet the specification.
A trial with a major European sensor manufacturer has been successfully completed (March 2010) and as a result, a contract of engagement has been signed. The gas-sensitive material is now patent-protected.
Case Study 2
Emission sensors for detecting CO2 and NOx in hot hazardous combustion environments.
Thick-film solid-state ceramic sensors successfully prototyped in laboratory and currently undergoing engine trials (July 2010) with a German partner. The IP is patent-protected.
A US customer is on standby with a view to purchasing the IP and nurturing the technology to a commercially viable stage.
Case Study 3
Low temperature CMOS based CO and CO2 sensors
This assignment sits at the intersection between heated solid-state sensor devices and high-volume low-cost silicon-based chip technologies. Potential applications range from indoor air quality to breath analysers on mobile phones.
Laboratory work has just started (July 2010) on developing suitable gas-sensitive materials for a selection of different gas-sensing technologies.
