This month, Northumbria University engineers and designers will exhibit their latest innovations during the launch of the university’s new P³i design research initiative at the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) in London.
P³i research group is working on to develop printable, paintable and programmable intelligent (P³i) materials that can create smart products, services and experiences. The innovative center’s ongoing research will transform the future life of people.
Northumbria University has invested in latest technologies, which include a £65,000 atomic force microscope that can explore materials at the nanoscale and a £135,000 bioplotter machine that can print three-dimensional, multi-component structures, to accelerate the development of future innovations.
P³i research group is an integration of design, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to develop technology-based solutions for future ways of living and to meet the requirements of the society. The center will employ a design-led study of innovative technologies and materials in, on and around the human body.
As part of the 2012 London Design Festival, the members of the P³i research team will serve as ‘designers in residence’ from September 18 to 21, 2012 at the RAE and will display their latest materials and fabrication techniques at the ‘Towards Future Ways of Living’ exhibition.
P³i will explore future products and services that integrate cutting-edge fabrics and materials with biological functions at its studio facilities and laboratories. Members are currently working on anticipatory medical devices, which include the development of ‘smartware,’ which are fabrics capable of treating injuries caused by leg ulcers and diabetes; ‘bioware,’ which are technology-embedded surfaces and materials on the body and in the home; and ‘senseware’ wherein motion sensors are embedded in textiles to send alert messages to medical professionals by detecting epileptic seizures in advance.
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