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£3.2m ($5.4 million) research project to capture brilliance of butterfly wings
Date:11/9/2009

The brilliance of butterfly wings has inspired a 3.2m, three-year research project that promises to deliver innovation in the fields of security, energy and the environment. The University of Exeter and international technology company QinetiQ have just signed a collaborative contract to develop new technologies based on groundbreaking physical sciences research.

Over the next three years a team of physicists from the University of Exeter and QinetiQ will work together to develop new technologies, based on their discoveries in the field of tailored electromagnetic materials made by studying the wings of butterflies. The team has uncovered the way in which the physical properties of butterflies' wings produce iridescence. By mimicking the unique structures of these wings, they aim to develop new products in the markets of anti-counterfeit technology, radio-frequency identification technology, wi-fi efficiency and security.

The project is funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC) 55m Knowledge Transfer Accounts (KTA), which were established to help translate research into business innovation.

The team aims to launch its first innovation in spring 2010 and will be hosting a number of investor forum events at the University and in London. These evenings are part of the KTA's commitment to develop a lasting relationship and engagement with business angel networks and venture capitalists.

Dr Andrew Shaw of the University of Exeter said: "This project represents a major opportunity for us to use our expertise to benefit society. Our physical sciences research is world-class and this partnership gives us the capacity to take it to the next level by applying it to the development of new ideas. It is also gives us an opportunity to help create a lasting legacy of investor culture in the South West, which will support the development of Exeter's Science Park."

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Contact: Sarah Hoyle
s.hoyle@exeter.ac.uk
44-013-922-62062
University of Exeter
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