Small items of research equipment at Swansea University for an Interdisciplinary Launch-Laboratory

我们建议建立一个“发射实验室”。这将是一个开放的设施，配备了广泛的测试和测量设备，允许材料和设备的机械，化学，电气和光学特性。该实验室将提供一个环境，使早期职业研究人员能够见面、发展想法、测试概念并开展初步研究。该实验室的工作将与EPSRC资助的斯旺西先进制造项目的投资组合联系起来，通过研究基础科学和基础技术的研究人员与开发创新制造系统的工程师的互动，提出新的概念。

We propose the creation of a 'Launch-Laboratory'. This will be an open access facility, equipped with a wide range of test and measurement equipment, allowing mechanical, chemical, electrical and optical characterisation of materials and devices. The laboratory will provide an environment in which early career researchers can meet, develop ideas, test concepts and carry out initial research studies. The work of the laboratory will link to the portfolio of EPSRC funded projects at Swansea in Advanced Manufacturing, bringing forward new concepts, created through the interaction of researchers working on fundamental science and basic technology with engineers developing innovative manufacturing systems.