Finalists for 2015 Northern European Engineering Impact Awards

NI's platform helps engineers and scientists to address the most pressing engineering challenges that society faces today. The finalists in this year's Engineering Impact Awards are great examples of what is possible when domain expertise is combined with NI tools in order to solve the world's most challenging engineering problems.

The NI judging panel has recognised the following customer applications in this year's Engineering Impact Awards. Winners will be announced at the Engineering Impact Awards ceremony, held at The Royal Academy of Engineering in London on Monday 2 November 2015. Several finalists will also present their applications in technical sessions at the NIDays conference the following day. More information about all of the finalists' projects can be found at uk.ni.com/eiawards.

Advanced Research

• Merlin: Developing a High-Speed X-Ray Imaging System for Synchrotron Beam Lines Using FlexRIO and LabVIEW - Quantum Detectors
• Monitoring Activity in the Brain's Visual Cortex in Virtual Reality Environments - University College London

Education

• NI Helps to Deliver a 21st Century Upgrade to the Oxford Physics Teaching Labs - University of Oxford
• Robotic Table Football: Revolutionising Mechatronics Education Using myRIO and LabVIEW - Loughborough University

Electronics Test & Measurement

• ON Semiconductor Speeds Up Test Times With the Semiconductor Test System - ON Semiconductor
• Semiconductor Validation System for Fingerprint Identification Chip Used in Mobile Devices - Fingerprint Cards AB

Internet of Things

• Developing a Network of Smart, Connected Devices to Better Understand Household Energy Efficiency - TBG Solutions
• Preparing Today for the Grid of Tomorrow - National Grid UK

Life Sciences

• Holographic Tweezers: Positioning Living Stem Cells in 3D - University of Nottingham
• Studying Sonar Beam Forming in Porpoises With 48-Channel, High-Speed System - Aarhus University

Machine Control

• Subsea Cable Survey and Inspection ROV Control System - TBG Solutions
• Zero Emission Music: A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Band - Imperial College London

Physical Test & Measurement

• Advancing the design of the Blade Compressor - Wiresmith Technology & Lontra
• Lubricating the Gears of Greatness - Muc-Off

Student Design Competition 2015

NI is committed to inspiring, engaging and preparing the next generation of innovators. As well as honouring industry and academic research excellence, the Engineering Impact Awards also celebrate the remarkable work of undergraduate students. NI has recognised the following three outstanding submissions to the Student Design Competition 2015:

• Design and Manufacture of a Miniature Railway Locomotive - University of Southampton
• LabAtar - Humanoid Robot Teleoperation System - University of Leeds
• MedSIM - A Haptic Simulator for Medical Training - University of Leeds

To learn more about the NI Engineering Impact Awards or to submit an entry for next year's competition, go to uk.ni.com/eiawards.