Fears over technology 'addictions' and 'disorders' may be unjustified
Current measures of digital technology use are not fit for purpose say researchers.
Jun 13, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at Bailrigg in 1968. Lancaster expanded rapidly and now has the 11th highest research quality in the UK and is the 16th highest ranking research institution according to the latest Research Assessment Exercise.
- Address
- Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.lancs.ac.uk/
- Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_University
Engineering
Researchers develop new type of camera to image quantum vortices for the first time
Lancaster researchers have developed a camera-like device able to image mini whirlpools in quantum liquids for the first time ever.
May 30, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Exploring how technology could change the way we interact with food
Researchers are exploring how future "human-food interaction" technologies could bring entirely new experiences and novel ways to interact with food.
Mar 31, 2022
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Security
AI-generated faces found more trustworthy than real faces: Researchers warn of 'deep fakes'
People cannot distinguish between a face generated by Artificial Intelligence—using StyleGAN2—and a real face say researchers, who are calling for safeguards to prevent "deep fakes."
Feb 16, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Novel memory technology based on compound semiconductors
A pioneering type of patented computer memory known as ULTRARAM has been demonstrated on silicon wafers in what is a major step towards its large-scale manufacture.
Jan 7, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
The ethics of digital technology in the food sector
Imagine a world in which smart packaging for supermarket-ready meals updates you in real-time to tell you about carbon footprints, gives live warnings on product recalls and instant safety alerts because allergens were detected ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
First evidence shows solar parks can cool surrounding land
Scientists using satellite technologies have discovered for the first time that large scale solar parks have a cooling effect on the land surrounding them.
Oct 6, 2021
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Engineering
Turning organic waste into renewable biofuel additives using radiation
Engineers at Lancaster University have led research that discovers a way to generate renewable biofuel additives, using radiation that could be derived from nuclear waste.
Sep 22, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
First steps towards revolutionary ULTRARAM memory chips
ULTRARAM has taken a step closer towards development with a successful experiment by Lancaster physicists.
Mar 29, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Floating solar farms could help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs
Floating solar farms could help to protect lakes and reservoirs from some of the harms of climate change, a new study suggests.
Mar 24, 2021
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