Dissertations and Theses Videos Pilot

Winner of the 2017 University of Surrey competition.

X-ray detectors find uses in many areas, such as healthcare, homeland security, environmental monitoring, and academic research. Current solid-state detectors are made from rigid, brittle materials making them expensive to manufacture and susceptible to physical damage, thus limiting their size. These issues are addressed by our novel X-ray detector, made by printing an ‘X-ray sensitive ink’ on any surface, up to any size.

This thesis examines the difficulties of translating stand-up comedy material between languages and the importance of humour as a coping mechanism. Humour brings people together, so being able understand each other's humour is important.