It might sound like science fiction, but Newcastle researchers – and big tech companies – believe it may soon be commonplace for devices implanted in our bodies to link our brains with computers.
Such devices – it is thought – could help with diseases like Alzheimer’s, allow us to ‘type’...
A researcher from Newcastle University is to tackle the subject of ‘deep fakes’ – the latest manifestation of ‘fake news’ – in an upcoming public lecture.
While fake news may refer to false or misleading statements we read or hear, deep fakes take this process further.
Deep fakes use artificial intelligence...
The world has drastically transformed in the last two centuries, and yet the manner in which academic institutions prepare us for our professional careers has remained stagnant. It is still fixated on the needs of an industrial age, a learning structure that is very much outdated and questionable for...
Research released to coincide with COP 26 shows Newcastle’s statistics on activities around energy and recycling
People in Newcastle are actively participating in a range of activities to save the planet with more than 90% trying to do their bit now to save the planet according to research revealed...
A group of ground-breaking Newcastle scientists have received a £5 million grant to look at ways of tackling cancers that afflict children and young people.
The grant – from Cancer Research UK – will be split between three teams based at the Cancer Research Newcastle Centre.
One cancer that the grant...
With the country sweltering under drought-like conditions in recent weeks – and things even heating up here in the north east – it might be a comfort to know that some of the world’s greatest climate experts work in Newcastle.
Climate change specialist Professor Hayley Fowler, of Newcastle University, has...
Food packaging specialist PFF Group has launched a ground-breaking, fully recyclable packaging product suitable for all food applications.
Amid increasing demand from food manufacturers for plastic reduction, the new concept – known as IMPAC-T – uses less plastic than equivalent PET packaging and can be typically used for dairy products...
A new campaign has launched on Monday 14th of June aimed at answering some of the most frequently asked questions North East residents have about the Covid-19 vaccines.
‘Every Question Matters’ is supported by the seven local authorities, alongside colleagues from CCGs and NHS Foundation Trusts across the region.
Alice Wiseman...
It might sound like something from a science fiction film, or at least a James Bond movie, but soon you could be commuting to work in a car that could grow wings and soar into the sky if the traffic got a little heavy.
That’s assuming you had a few...
Washing your clothes on the delicate wash could be contributing to the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans, according to research done in Newcastle.
The issue of plastic pollution in oceans – and the devastating effect it has on fish, birds and marine mammals – is one of the...
