Chinese labourers under fire for city garbage pile-upTrinidad News, Trinidad and Tobago - 16 hours agoThe business people say they are disgusted by the offensive odour and oozing liquid caused by overflowing and uncollected garbage. ...
The North Bay Nugget
Gas odour forces evacuation; Fire department fails to find source ...The North Bay Nugget, Canada - 18 Jul 2007North Bay firefighters searched high and low Tuesday afternoon for the source of a gaseous odour on Judge Street at Memorial Drive. For nearly four hours, ...
City's water safe to drink despite odourLindsay Daily Post, Canada - 17 Jul 2007Taste and odour episodes are a natural phenomenon caused by seasonal biological changes in the Scugog River, which produces odour-causing chemical compounds ...
Mom and dad could've done itGlobe and Mail, Canada - 20 Jul 2007A while ago we got up one morning to discover a distinctly swampy odour emanating from our bathroom sink. I figure swampy odours are men's work, ...
Residents raise stink over plantChilliwack Progress, Canada - 20 Jul 2007Staff and WCRL officials emphasized the state-of-the-art odour control systems to be installed, including packed tower scrubbers and thermal oxidizers. ...Striking a balance Chilliwack Progressall 2 news articles »
Brainwashed worker-bees ensure dominance of queenIndependent, UK - 19 Jul 2007In tests, young bees were taught to associate a particular odour with an electric shock. Thereafter when they were exposed to the odour, they unsheathed ...
Coonamble pigs on the noseABC Online, Australia - 19 Jul 2007Coonamble Shire Council says it has received a number of complaints about odour and flies. As a result it has given about five piggeries until the end of ...
Finnish emssions on the noseABC Online, Australia - 17 Jul 2007A Finn who recently moved to Tasmania has weighed into the debate about odour emissions from Gunns proposed pulp mill. Pertti Tallgrem says he lived about ...
Sludge plant plans anger Glenisland localsMayo Advertiser, Ireland - 19 Jul 2007Despite assurances that works are under way to cap sections of the landfill and further reduce odour, residents remain unconvinced about the impact of the ...
The Sweet Smell of Success: Moncton Entrepreneur Takes Another ...Emediawire (press release), WA - 20 Jul 2007Jalbert was invited to discuss his revolutionary toilet odour neutralizer, Just'a Drop, a tiny, sweet smelling liquid that has been making its way across ...
US to identify Airline Passengers by Body OdourThe Spoof (satire), UK - 11 Jul 2007The Spoof has learnt that the US Transportation Security Association (TSA), also known as the Tourette Syndrome Association, are to introduce Body Odour ...
Raising a stink over the lack ofMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 18 Jul 2007In an intense effort to popularise the durian, Songpol Somsri of Thailand's Horticulture Research Institute has been working on an odour-free variety. ...
Glenisland residents furious over sludge plant proposalWestern People, Ireland - 18 Jul 2007In relation to odour, Mr Garrick said they assessed this with five different scenarios modeled on an Environmental Impact Study. The odour unit is decided ...
Sudbury Star
Will take years to clean up odour; Angry residents in Lively told ...Sudbury Star, Canada - 5 Jul 2007Lively residents have learned it may take up to five years to permanently eliminate the sewage odour that has plagued their community intermittently for ...
NorthernLife.ca
Lively residents cry foul (odour)NorthernLife.ca, Canada - 6 Jul 2007Many of them communicated their worry that such a foul odour could not be good for their health. “As far as we know there is no immediate or long-term ...
Taking the whiff out of durian kicks up a stinkReuters India, India - 16 Jul 2007Its detractors liken the durian's odour to decaying flesh, rotten eggs or stale vomit. Others have suggested various combinations of pig excrement, ...
Impaired Odour Identification Predicts Cognitive Decline for the ...MedIndia, India - 4 Jul 2007The participants were asked to match each odour to one of four possible alternatives, and were scored from one to 12 based on the number of correct ...
Foul odour spurs Alta Energy and Utilities Board investigationEcolog.com (subscription), Canada - 4 Jul 2007The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) has prepared a public report following the investigation of a series of odour complaints in the Drayton Valley ...
High together, arrested togetherSarnia Observer, Canada - 20 Jul 2007Police entering their Petrolia residence smelled a burnt odour and found 700 grams of pot scattered throughout the home, along with smaller quantities of a ...Mom, daughter face pot charges Sarnia Observerall 2 news articles »
Explosive homeWinnipeg Sun, Canada - 15 Jul 2007When Sernowski called Hydro a representative told her it was normal to experience odour after a meter change. Natural gas is odourless but the smell of ...
What action should the PM take on the Setchell sacking?New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 4 hours agoLabour's sooo going to lose the next election, but only if Key gets rid of that bad odour, whats-his-name ... Ba Ba Bill.
Honourable onionTimes of India, India - 13 Jul 2007The strong odour is due to organic sulphur compounds and is given out when the onion is cut due to the enzyme action on the water soluble amino acids. ...
New device rapidly diagnoses gastrointestinal disease by 'reading ...News-Medical.net, Australia - 4 Jul 2007... developed Odor-Reader, a device able to rapidly diagnose gastrointestinal disease by 'reading' the odour of biological fluids including stool and urine. ...
IT STINKS!Plymouth Evening Herald, UK - 19 Jul 2007"Since 2005, South West Water has installed odour control and monitoring units and increased inspections and maintenance on the sewerage network near The ...
GreenField Ethanol Chatham plant to install odour-eliminating ...CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - 25 Jun 2007This energy efficient system will virtually eliminate odour-causing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from the drying of wet grains and syrup into ...
New delay in Potters murder caseAntiguaSun, Antigua and Barbuda - 19 Jul 2007Reports are that after the odour became unbearable, an investigation was mounted which later revealed the dead body in the tank. ...
BBC News
Haggling over Malawi's green goldBBC News, UK - 12 hours ago... of hundreds of people buzzing around thousands of yellowing sacks, as the pungent mix of freshly harvested tobacco competes with human body odour. ...
ALL AFRICA GAMES: Bilali through as Cooper, Rogoi eliminatedDaily Nation (subscription), Kenya - 13 Jul 2007The scheduled matches of Tamara Orwa and Caroline Odour failed to take place on Thursday and were moved to yesterday evening. Odour is drawn against Ande ...
Stink could linger longer: councilThe Southland Times, New Zealand - 17 Jul 2007By PHIL MCCARTHY - The Southland Times Wednesday, 18 July 2007 The Clifton odour problem could go on for several more months, according to minutes from ...
Cap allows more design flexibility, says manufacturerPackWire.com, France - 17 Jul 2007The material does not contain additives that could taint the natural taste or odour of the bottled product, the company sated. "Retaining the natural taste ...
Talking Retail
Febreze launches Mist & Refresh and Plug & RefreshTalking Retail, UK - 16 Jul 2007This August, the UK's trusted odour-eliminator, Febreze, is breaking into the air care sector with the launch of two innovative new products. ...
Residents get message: `Sludge happens'Toronto Star, Canada - 7 Jul 2007Contrast that with what residents of Lively, Ont., were told at a boisterous meeting about sewage sludge odour Thursday night by the manager of the city ...
Stuff.co.nz
High octane plan for farmStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 9 Jul 2007Mr McIntyre said the expansion would not be possible without the biogas plant, which would remove odour issues. Neighbours had expressed concerns over odour ...
Barking dog, smoke alert police to marijuana grow op in NewburneThe Daily News, Canada - 18 Jul 2007Yates says firefighters could smell smoke and the odour of burning plastic so they forced open a basement window to doused the flames. ...
Poor sense of smell may signal Alzheimer's: studyCTV.ca, Canada - 3 Jul 2007People who made at least four errors on the odour test were 50 per cent more likely to develop problems than people who made no more than one error. ...
Gas works clean up to startAratat Advertiser, Australia - 9 Jul 2007David Just, manager health, safety and environment for SP AusNet said that the community's concerns over dust and odour leaving the site had been taken into ...
Administrative ERRORBangkok Post, Thailand - 21 Jul 2007What a mess, I thought, when suddenly an unpleasant odour from a nearby lavatory further tainted the aura of academia. I walked quickly on, ...
Nature.com (subscription)
Queen bees avert the sting in the tailNature.com (subscription), UK - 19 Jul 2007They strapped the bees down, released the odour, and administered the shock. The bees extended their stingers in response to the jolt. ...
Fortnightly Bin Collections - How to control a smelly bin?Response Source (press release), UK - 16 Jul 2007New Zoflora Antibacterial Bin Freshening Gel is a unique odour control gel for all household bins that is proven to kill bacteria and neutralise the bad ...
Manukau compost plans get green lightStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 4 Jul 2007Living Earth director Rob Fenwick reassured residents last year there would be no odour problem on the mainland from the composting on Puketutu. ...
Smelly cesspit stops classes at South schoolTrinidad & Tobago Express, Trinidad and Tobago - 4 Jul 2007School principal Gabriel Kokaram said the school was closed because of the odour coming from somewhere near the cesspit. He said officials of the Health ...
ScienceBlogs
Orchids: deceptive, ghostly & smellyScienceBlogs - 17 Jul 2007And finally, the Yosemite bog-orchid, which has just been rediscovered and reclassified as a species in its own right, emits an odour of sweaty feet to ...
Now a mobile unit to purify dirty waterNewindpress (subscription), India - 4 hours agoThe purified water can reduce the turbidity from 200 to 10 level, get rid of the colour and odour while destroying bacteria and viruses that cause outbreaks ...
Inability to recognise familiar smells could signal AlzheimersChannel News Asia, Singapore - 2 Jul 2007"Risk of developing mild cognitive impairment increased as odour identification decreased," said the study which is published in the July issue of the ...
Mela at rural hospitals for mothers, kidsKolkata Newsline, India - 6 hours agoThe harsh odour of medicines replaced by the delicious smell of ‘jalebis’ and ‘emartis’. Traditional music and dance shows bringing alive the atmosphere. ...
Stink caused over treatment centre plansNorwich Evening News, UK - 13 Jul 2007Kirby Bedon Parish Council wants to see the scheme turned down for those reasons, while Trowse Parish Council also has concerns over the odour. ...
Gulf News
Abu Dhabi restaurants warned against repeat use of frying oilGulf News, United Arab Emirates - 7 hours agoResidents are advised not to use frying oil repeatedly and to discard frying oil immediately as and when its colour changes or its odour goes bad, ...
Permaculture and MarxismGreen Left Weekly, Australia - 15 Jul 2007This allowed for tiny amounts of odour and colour to be attached to questionable foods. We can often tell whether food is fresh or stale by its colour, ...
Sense and simplicityBangkok Post, Thailand - 21 Jul 2007The over-sized gravel filters handle variable flows with minor operator adjustment. z Odour-free and visually appealing. The wetlands park compliments the ...
Impaired driver fined $1000Brantford Expositor, Canada - 17 Jul 2007After she was stopped, police detected an odour of alcohol, and noticed she had glassy eyes and slurred speech. It was later learned that she had a ...
Something smells rotten - and no one knows whatMontreal Gazette, Canada - 12 Jul 2007Now, as they hold their noses, they're also holding their breath to see whether a $700000 experimental underground odour extraction unit that is to go into ...
Article from: Sunday Herald SunMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 7 Jul 2007... Berrien County Sheriff Department's Keith Hafer said. The deputy spoke with the driver and "detected the odour of marijuana coming from the truck".
Tap test: Toronto's water tastes third bestToronto Star, Canada - 26 Jun 2007They have even co-created a "Drinking Water Taste and Odour Wheel." Mill St. Brewery brewmaster Joel Manning and I – both with jobs that demand plenty of ...
Ethanol plant promises device to remove stenchLondon Free Press, Canada - 25 Jun 2007Now a device will be added to suck in exhaust and burn off the odour-causing volatile organic compounds. Construction of the device, called a regenerative ...
Ex-pal finds hanging bodyLondon Free Press, Canada - 25 Jun 2007She smelled a foul odour and pushed open the doors of the slaughterhouse. "He was cutting something," she added. "There was blood everywhere. ...
Residents fear smells may be health hazardABC Regional Online, Australia - 10 Jul 2007A group of Singleton residents in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is concerned that odour emissions from a nearby power station could be threatening their ...
Musty smelling water safe to drinkKawartha Media Group, Canada - 13 Jul 2007The smell is caused by seasonal biological changes in the Scugog River that produce odour-causing chemicals. These chemicals can be detected at low levels ...
A natural approach to common scentsThe Daily News, Canada - 15 hours agoThey will prevent a certain amount of odour, but be prepared to sweat. I'll keep using both stick deodorants, and add Lush's coconut powder over top of them ...
A safe alternative for catalyst pre-sulphidingEngineer Live, UK - 6 Jul 2007Last but not least, this product has an extremely unpleasant odour, which can be a nuisance for the surrounding community as well as workers. ...
Strathmore equips budding youth with promiseBusiness Daily Africa, Kenya - 5 Jul 200706-July-2007: For a number of years Felix Odour has been trying his hands on a number of small businesses to make ends meet and support his single mother ...
Scents and sensibilitySydney Morning Herald, Australia - 3 Jul 2007Over the next five years, Wilson's team found that the people who made at least four errors on the odour test were 50 per cent more likely to do badly in ...
VUE Weekly
2001 L’Aventure ZinfandelVUE Weekly, Canada - 11 Jul 2007I caught a hint of cherries in the odour. In time, the slightly pushy nose gave way to something better, but it still came off as strong and alcoholic. ...
Eagles Can't Find the Target in 1-0 Loss to HarrisburgOurSports Central (press release), WI - 7 Jul 2007Harrisburg's Mo Odour scored to put Harrisburg on top. Harrisburg scored in the 42nd minute of play to take their 1-0 lead into halftime. ...
One hour gardener: creating a wormeryTimes Online, UK - 20 Jul 2007Wormery bins are often described as “odour-free”, but many people find that a strong, earthy smell wafts out. It may be a better idea to keep your wormery ...
Libya: Blogging AddictionGlobal Voices Online, MA - 11 Jul 2007Kuwaiti Angelo tells us about a new arranged marriage method in Kuwait. “What happens if we inhale bad odour, in specific bad perspiration odour? ...
Lively residents right to be angrySudbury Star, Canada - 6 Jul 2007Contrast that with what residents of Lively were told at a boisterous meeting about sewage sludge odour Thursday night by the manager of the city health ...
Region delivers on promise to residents regarding facilityCaledon Citizen, Canada - 10 Jul 2007Ward 2 Regional Councillor Allan Thompson says that the stench from the facility has been a contentious issue in the community since the odour problems ...
Smelling the roses at ye olde pubGlobe and Mail, Canada - 27 Jun 2007"The reality is, when you remove the odour, you are left with what you couldn't smell ... it's going to hit everyone right in the face. ...
Pubs come up smelling of rosesIndependent Online, South Africa - 26 Jun 2007"The reality is, when you remove the odour, you are left with what you couldn't smell ... it's going to hit everyone right in the face."
Residents skeptical purifiers will workStoney Creek News, Canada - 29 Jun 2007Since 2004, when the city's Solid Waste Reduction Unit (SWARU) was closed, the odour at the landfill site has increased in intensity, say homeowners. ...
100 evacuated from postal officeNEWS.com.au, Australia - 25 Jun 2007Workers were asked to leave the Gilby Road building at Mt Waverley about 5.30am (AEST) today after a strong chemical odour emerged. The smell later appeared ...
Better X-ray machines would ease chaosSunday People, UK - 23 hours agoSometimes you're expected to take your belt and shoes off, sometimes you're not - though whenever I am I always tend to be behind whoever has the foot odour ...
Spray Your Way to Fresh Summer FeetFemaleFirst.co.uk, UK - 4 Jul 2007As we crowd into offices and public transport through the hot summer months, foot odour can become a real problem. People with smelly feet often turn to ...
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Dead Body Turns Out To Be Bad FeetCityNews, Canada - 9 Jul 2007After all, neighbours had detected an increasingly terrible odour emanating from one of the residences and they were sure detectives would find a dead body ...
Region committed to solving problems associated with the local ...Caledon Citizen, Canada - 3 Jul 2007The odour problems have become more problematic in recent months and Thompson and regional staff have been working to keep residents up to date on the ...
Farm stories for June 26thBayshore Broadcasting News Centre, Canada - 26 Jun 2007An ethanol plant in Chatham is promising to get rid of bad smells emanating from the facility by installing odour-eating technology. ...
Proposed Listowel Subdivison Could Become RealityCKNX Radio, Canada - 13 Jul 2007Perth County Council and North Perth are optimistic that they can reach a deal over noise and odour issues between the Campbell Company plant in Listowel ...
Man given jail after he's caught driving drunk and disqualifiedBrantford Expositor, Canada - 13 Jul 2007Police detected an odour of alcohol and then learned that Williams was driving while disqualified. It was later determined that he had a blood alcohol ...
Bad smells topic of meetingSudbury Star, Canada - 1 Jul 2007The City of Greater Sudbury invites residents to a public information session Wednesday about recent episodes of foul odour originating from tailings ponds ...
Black Rock Polyclinic closed due to ongoing problems with ACCaribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Barbados - 12 Jul 2007The Ministry of Health is advising that the Black Rock Polyclinic has been closed until further notice due to an odour coming from the air condition unit in ...
Vapour release shuts down bridge; CUSTOMS WORKERS WALKED OFF THE ...Sarnia Observer, Canada - 7 Jul 2007Blue Water Bridge Authority president Chuck Chrapko said five workers complained of feeling ill from the odour and were sent to hospital, where they were ...
Power Rankings plantsLondon Free Press, Canada - 15 Jul 2007"The nice thing about biomass is that it's carbon-neutral, so we're not doing anything bad to the atmosphere, even though it may have an odour," he explains ...
No-smell, no-wash underwear coming soonRegina Leader-Post (subscription), Canada - 29 Jun 2007Not only is odour-resistance a key attribute for the new underwear, but durability is also seen as a plus. One of the project's test T-shirts has been ...
This Is Lancashire
Fragrant plan to overcome stench of sweatThis Is Lancashire, UK - 28 Jun 2007As a result tobacco odour is strong and distinctive, masking other smells. Sweat is odourless but if it is left on the body bacteria begins to grow and ...
TAC site clean-upGeelong Advertiser, Australia - 5 Jul 2007Property developers said soil contaminated with hydrocarbons, a product of crude-oil used in petroleum and other fuel products, were behind fumes and odour ...
Residents kick up a stinkHawke's Bay Today, New Zealand - 27 Jun 2007After the survey, people could be asked to keep an "odour diary" to help regional council staff track the frequency, how bad the smells were and location. ...
Kudos to action on ethanol smellChatham Daily News, Canada - 27 Jun 2007Kudos to Greenfield Ethanol management for pledging to install odour-reducing technology that they say will wipe out the smell of their effluent that pours ...
Community meeting planned about compost siteCaledon Citizen, Canada - 26 Jun 2007Region of Peel staff and residents in the vicinity of the Chinguacousy compost site on King Street will have the opportunity to discuss the site's odour ...
Housing protest off baseVernon Morning Star, Canada - 11 Jul 2007Cochrane is the same individual who led the charge for a new sewer plant and assured residents of South Vernon that the longstanding odour issues would be ...
Sudbury Star
Residents demand answers on stenchSudbury Star, Canada - 4 Jul 2007For years now, many Lively and area residents have been complaining about intermittent episodes of foul odour coming from the tailings and sludge deposited ...
CNN-IBN
The case of smelly feetCNN-IBN, India - 10 Jul 2007SMELLY FEET: German police broke into an apartment after neighbours complained of a nasty smell which was later discovered as odour from feet.
Finally, breath of fresh air at Patto ComplexHerald Publications, India - 21 Jul 2007According to ICAR officials, the process involved “dozing” the bio-mass — that gave out foul odour and caused inconvenience to office staff in the area ...
Man sought after girl, 15, chased near Chester stationOntario Mirror Guardian, Canada - 9 Jul 2007He had noticeable body odour and wore a dirty white T-shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information is asked to call 54 Division at 416-808-5400 or Crime ...
Calamity strikes with a drip, drip, dripGlobe and Mail, Canada - 20 Jul 2007The overwhelming odour had to be coming from somewhere else. But so strong were the fumes stinging the back of her throat that Ms. Mason walked around to ...
Contamination fears stop work at TAC siteGeelong Advertiser, Australia - 28 Jun 2007WorkSafe is investigating with the state's environment watchdog, the Environment Protection Authority, which revealed it had received odour complaints from ...
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Odourless toilet system from ExpellaFerret, Australia - 26 Jun 2007The odour and steam kit ventilates the entire bathroom to eliminate steam from the bath or shower and the odour from the toilet. Bathroom and laundry kits ...
Residents should sue council: landlordThe Southland Times, New Zealand - 25 Jun 2007Geoff Milne, who owns six rental properties in Clifton, said he was concerned about the economic effect of the odour problem and the impact it could have on ...
Ethanol plant won't be good for BarrieThe Barrie Examiner, Canada - 7 Jul 2007We will be graced with a horrible, pervasive odour that could affect our health, the health of our lake, tourism, growth, and our property values. ...
Smell of strike in airCanoe.ca, Canada - 22 Jun 2007Shad Qadri, adding he receives 10 to 12 odour complaints each day because of the site. "If the site is shut down, then who's gonna run the flares that burn ...
Smoke-free club scents a changeic Coventry, UK - 5 Jul 2007... said: "You can imagine that if there are 1000 people dancing in our club then the smell of body odour and stale beer could be quite strong. ...

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TAC site clean-up

HYDROCARBONS caused work to stop at Geelong's $80 million TAC relocation site, testing revealed yesterday.

Property developers said soil contaminated with hydrocarbons, a product of crude-oil used in petroleum and other fuel products, were behind fumes and odour at the Brougham St site.

Excavation unearthed the contamination and led to one worker being hospitalised and the state's environmental watchdog to step in.

Workers returned to the site yesterday to start removing the contaminated soil before construction work would continue next week.

Last week site managers stopped work when one worker, already suffering from gastroenteritis, fell ill and the Environmental Protection Authority received complaints of odour from the site.

Project developer FKP Property Group yesterday confirmed the hydrocarbon contamination, which was not expected to cause any lasting health effects.

State executive general manager Jason Smith said the firm had worked with WorkSafe Victoria and the environment watchdog in planning to remove the soil.

``There was an odourous substance discovered in the soil and now our construction management plan has been updated to reflect that,'' he said.

``There will be between three and four days' work to remove the material in a safe manner and then its full-steam-ahead once again.''

Mr Smith said the developers had previously found and removed soil with low-level contamination but the latest chemical substance discovery was more concentrated.

It was understood the contamination came from dumping during a previous period of industry on site.

WorkSafe spokesman Paul Fallon said the site would be monitored to ensure safety.

``We're still working with them to make sure they meet their obligations to the workers and to the public,'' he said.

Last week the environmental watchdog issued developers with a notice to stop on-site odours after receiving several community complaints.

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New device rapidly diagnoses gastrointestinal disease by 'reading' the odour of biological fluids

A pioneering new device that could help over four billion adults and children who suffer from infectious diarrhoea in the developing world and reduce outbreaks of diseases such as clostridium difficile (C.Diff) in UK hospital wards is the winner of this year's University of Bristol's New Enterprise Competition.
Dr Chris Probert, Consultant and Reader in Gastroenterology at Bristol University and Professor Norman Ratcliffe at the University of the West of England, developed Odor-Reader, a device able to rapidly diagnose gastrointestinal disease by 'reading' the odour of biological fluids including stool and urine.
Delays in diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases can lead to patients being ill for longer, some may die, many will cost more to treat along with infections spreading to other people. In England and Wales there are over 50,000 cases of C.Diff (the latest 'superbug') each year. The infection prolongs hospitalisation and is associated with high morbidity and mortality as well as costing the NHS around £60 million annually.
The first prize of £15,000 was awarded to the researchers at the University's annual enterprise dinner held tonight [Tuesday 3 July].
The second prize of £5,000 was awarded to a team of researchers from Bristol University's School of Chemistry and Department of Physics (Dr Neil Fox, Dr Gareth Fuge, Chemistry and Dr Suzanne Furkert, Physics) for their device Light Materials Ltd.
Light Materials is a new type of solar energy-to-electricity converter which is cheaper to produce and easier to operate than those currently available. The device will enable systems to generate electricity for homes and businesses. The converter also has the potential to be used in large numbers in concentrated solar power stations, that are beginning to be built in the 'sun belt' countries.
As well as securing the £5,000 prize, Light Materials also won the Timms-Smith Award for best chemistry entry. The Timms-Smith Award, which is supported by BOC Edwards, aims to recognise the achievements of Dr Peter Timms and Bob Smith whose scientific collaborations over many years led to the commercialisation of a gas abatement system for purifying waste gas streams.
Bristol Buggy, a transportation trolley designed by UBHT staff, Jenny Anstead and Peter Smithson, to accommodate a child in full plaster cast after orthopaedic surgery won the £3,000 Best Social Enterprise award.
The undergraduate wild-card prize of £1,000 was awarded to A2B Navigation Solutions, a transport navigation system accessed via mobile phone technology.
Bristol University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eric Thomas, said: "Our annual enterprise dinner showcases the full range of the University's enterprise activities, from entrepreneurship training and support to technology transfer and new company acceleration. I am proud to be able to share our success with our partners from the wider business community."
Dr Neil Bradshaw, Director of Enterprise at the University, said: "It is pleasing to see the high calibre of this year's competition winners. The standard of entries was extremely high and it was a tough decision for our panel of experts."
Two other entries were highly commended, The Petal Collection, an affordable range of organic and herbal beauty care products won £3,000 plus free legal advice worth a further £3,000 from Osborne Clarke. TalkTone, a mandarin self-teaching software system was also highly commended, winning £3,000 and six months rent-free office space in the Bristol SETsquared Acceleration Centre.
Guests attending the prestigious award dinner, sponsored by SPark - the Bristol and Bath science park, saw each finalist present their entry. This year's competition entries were judged by a panel of experts from the sponsoring organisations including Bristol City Council, BOC Edwards, Business West, Deloitte, Fortis Bank, IP Group, STMicroelectronics, Osborne Clarke and United Bristol Healthcare (NHS) Trust.
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