Case Studies

The EU targets reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The International Energy Agency, however, has highlighted that, data centres alone consumed 1.5% of the world’s electricity in 2024 and, partly due to energy-intensive computing such as AI, this will more than double by 2030. One ...

Many highly sensitive processes in biomedicine or chemical analysis rely on the accurate measurement of nano-to-millilitre amounts of liquid. This can range from delivering precise drug doses to premature babies in hospital, to detecting trace amounts of pollutants in the environment. In the healthcare sector in particular, org...

The EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive of 2023 committed all member states to a further 11.7% reduction in energy consumption by 2030.Fully transitioning to lighting using light emitting diodes (LEDs) could save Europe €65 billion in energy costs annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 51 million tonnes. White LEDs are u...

The first “quantum revolution” (Quantum 1.0) came about in the 20th century, when an understanding of fundamental particles led to the development of lasers, semiconductors and atomic clocks. We’re now in the second quantum revolution (Quantum 2.0), where physicists and engineers are controlling individual photons and sub-atomi...

High (10⁻¹-10⁻⁶ Pa) and ultra-high (10⁻⁶-10⁻⁹ Pa) vacuum are indispensable in a range of high-technology industries including preventing atmospheric contamination during integrated circuit fabrication or the deposition of thin films for solar cell or electronic manufacturing. Vacuum levels are measured by “ionisation gauges” (...

Cancer is the second largest cause of death in Europe. In the last few decades several new treatment modalities have emerged to help reduce the burden of this disease in the population, including, Magnetic Resonance (MR) guided radiotherapy (MRgRT). Magnetic resonance imaging provides detailed images of a patients soft tissues ...