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Press Releases 2005

29 September 2005Sir Alan Sugar spends evening at Brunel University
Leading entrepreneur, philanthropist and TV personality, Sir Alan Sugar, will be the star of a Question Time style evening, at Brunel University, in West London, next week [Wed, Oct 5].
22 September 2005Student shines light on content of handbags
No more scrabbling to find your keys -solar powered handbag has lining which lights up when unzipped Hate it when your mobile dies when youre out and about? Battery can charge mobiles and PDAs Brunel Enterprise Centre (BEC) Helps Student Secure Patents and Take Bag to Market
19 September 2005Why can't a woman shop more like a man?
Study reveals that shopping habits are linked to evolutionary roles
05 September 2005No More Soggy Pants - Brunel Student Designs Weather-Predicting Clothes Pegs
Is this the end of soggy washing on the line? Oliver MacCarthy, Product Design student from Brunel University, has designed an intelligent clothes peg, which actually predicts the weather. The peg locks itself shut if it forecasts rain, preventing you from hanging clothes out if they are likely to get wet.
01 September 2005Survival of the fittest: Women win the hunter/gatherer shopping war
Brunel University study explains: We can’t escape evolution: men hunt, women gather, even on the high street; Women are better shoppers – saving an average of 10% over men Shopping makes you happy - it really is ‘retail therapy’
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