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Research Workshops

The Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Electronic Engineering and Physics offer engineering solutions from conceptualization, design and testing; to final production of novel apparatus. Their mechanical and electronics workshops are equipped with a broad range of technologies and machinery.

Example work from the Research Workshop: 

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Micro manipulator stand for imaging assistance (for scale: main plate measures 60mm x 90mm)

Micro manipulator stand for imaging assistance (for scale: main plate measures 60mm x 90mm)
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The Fly labs are used in research and teaching to activate the eye of the fly (Drosophila) with pre-programmed patterns of visual stimuli, and to record the responses.

The Fly labs are used in research and teaching to activate the eye of the fly (Drosophila) with pre-programmed patterns of visual stimuli, and to record the responses. They provide temperature controlled environment for the fly, permitting study of temperature sensitive mutations. Using an Arduino microcontroller and custom amplifier miniaturises (and substantially reduces the costs) of a setup requiring a whole darkroom, PC, A/D card and finer optic light setup. Data from one of them is under review at PNAS - others are used in collaborations with Liverpool, Birmingham, and London.
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The Fly labs are used in research and teaching to activate the eye of the fly (Drosophila) with pre-programmed patterns of visual stimuli, and to record the responses.

The Fly labs are used in research and teaching to activate the eye of the fly (Drosophila) with pre-programmed patterns of visual stimuli, and to record the responses. They provide temperature controlled environment for the fly, permitting study of temperature sensitive mutations. Using an Arduino microcontroller and custom amplifier miniaturises (and substantially reduces the costs) of a setup requiring a whole darkroom, PC, A/D card and finer optic light setup. Data from one of them is under review at PNAS - others are used in collaborations with Liverpool, Birmingham, and London.
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Electron microscope gas flow manifold created for the York JEOL Nanocentre

Electron microscope gas flow manifold created for the York JEOL Nanocentre.