News from 2016
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App created by Lancaster start-up company wins a Google Play Award
An App developed by a Lancaster University alumnus has won the ‘Early Adopter’ category at the first Google Play Awards.
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Data mining of Twitter posts can help identify when people become sympathetic to groups like ISIS
Researchers have shown that data mining techniques can be used to understand when Twitter users start displaying supportive behaviour to radical terror groups such as ISIS.
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Human-Computer Interaction technology in The Economist
Technology developed by researchers in Lancaster University’s School of Computing and Communications has been highlighted by The Economist.
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Psychology of strategic deception revealed by online poker
Online poker offers new insights into the mind-set of scheming Machiavellians, researchers have found.
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Shape-shifting modular interactive device unveiled
Lancaster researchers have helped develop a prototype for an interactive mobile device, called Cubimorph, which can change shape on-demand.
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Is this the kind of world we actually want?
An emotion detector which, potentially, can tell whether a person really finds you attractive on a first date has been created by researchers at Lancaster University.
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North West firms urged to tap into Lancaster's funded business-led R&D initiatives
Lancaster University is providing a unique opportunity for ambitious North West small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of funded three-year industry-led research and development initiatives with support worth up to £100,000.
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Lancaster plays host to robotics and autonomous systems conference
Leading players in the robotics and autonomous systems industries have visited a special conference highlighting the latest robotic technology.
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Lancaster University helps BBC get kids coding
Computer scientists at Lancaster University have developed the ‘lightweight operating system’ for the new BBC micro:bit that is being given to almost a million school children this week.
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Research helping make social media posts more private
Computer scientists at Lancaster University are working on smarter ‘privacy setting’ algorithms to prevent embarrassing photos being shared on social media.