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UPCYCLING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (“UPAM”) PROJECT, UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG
BENJAMIN LOOS ANDRA LEZZA SANKALP GHATPANDE TEAM PING, UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG Title: Former computer science master’s degree candidates. What: The trio developed flight management software for unmanned aerial vehicles after seeing news reports of UAVs “almost causing disasters,” says Ghatpande. “The aim of such a system is to make the airspace more secure by providing a way to manage flight paths and avoid collisions.” Why they are cool: Team Ping won second place overall, and Best Space Project, at the Morpheus Cup 2016, a pan-European competition held in Luxembourg this past May (pictured). Also, Delano has a thing for drones. What’s next: “We haven’t pursued the idea further,” since graduation in September 2016, states Lezza. Theoretically, they could try “to work with SES and develop our projects with the help of their technologies and support.” In Loos’s own words: “PilotSafe.lu: a one-stop shop for safe UAV piloting.”
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Title: Senior lecturer, mechanical engineering. What: The project created machines, unveiled at the Oekofoire in September, that convert old plastic bottles into “higher value products, such as cell phone cases, using 3D printing,” as Luxinnovation put it. Why this is cool: Seriously, you can turn an old Coke bottle into an iPhone case. Wolfe hopes the technology will encourage recycling and the maker movement. What’s next: The current machines will tour secondary schools around the Grand Duchy; Wolf aims to add more types of plastics to the mix. Proudest accomplishments so far: “The machines were fully engineered, developed and assembled by students during their studies at [the University of Luxembourg].” In his own words: “Use your polymer waste to make your own object, with great added value.” upam.uni.lu
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