News from 2015
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Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project expert visits Engineering to give talk to students and staff
Earlier this month, Dr Andrew Manley, Executive Director of Tidal Lagoon Power who is developing the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project, visited Lancaster University to give a talk on this exciting new project.
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First ever film of the Universe with the world’s largest digital camera
The first ever film of the Universe is to be created by international astronomers using the world’s largest digital camera.
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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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First awards announced by UK’s Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats
Ten projects to address some of the security threats facing the UK have been announced by the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST), which is led by Lancaster University.
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Northern research mission to tackle global food security
Lancaster University is taking part in a £16 million research partnership which aims to provide the world with a safe supply of food from farm to fork.
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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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Soil security just as critical as aircraft safety
Soils and the cities they serve are set to benefit from a new mix of engineering and environmental science, thanks to a five-year fellowship.
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Learning from Lancaster’s power cuts
Power cuts that left more than 61,000 homes and businesses without power in the Lancaster area should act as a wake-up call, argues a new report.
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Surprising origin of Milky Way's ancient core
An international team of astronomers has discovered that the central region of our Milky Way Galaxy hosts an ancient population of stars more than 10 billion years old.
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Wind turbine study measures small effect on local climate
Newly published research has shown that the action of wind turbines has a measurable effect on the local climate.