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a writer in the lab podcast
A podcast from Newcastle University in the UK – providing you with inside perspectives from scientists and engineers in their own words, discussing the nature of science & engineering, the joys and challenges of doing research and why it matters.
In the final podcast of the Science Perspective series from #awriterinthelab, we speak with researchers in key areas of the integrated energy revolution from electrical, cyber security and transport engineers, to material scientists and industry innovating the future of solar PV, energy storage and hydrogen for an integrated energy system.
Contributors: Dr Libby Gibson Dr Andrew Jenkins Dr Myriam Neaimeh Keith Owen Dr Zoya Pourmirza Professor Phil Taylor
95 percent of the world’s oceans and 99 percent of the ocean floor remain unexplored. Researchers in the School of Engineering joined Soil Machine Dynamics in Newcastle to form Team Tao. Together they designed a fleet of deep-sea drones that competed for the Ocean Discovery XPrize, a global competition to map the ocean floor. This episode tells the story of how Team Tao developed the drone technology that stands to revolutionise deep-sea exploration.
Download MP3 version: https://awriterinthelab.podbean.com/mf/play/3tc8cx/Deep_Sea_Drones_mixdown_1_.mp3
Contributors: Dr HK Chan Jeffrey Neasham
Eighty per cent of the world’s population live in areas threatened by water security yet efforts to resolve this are repeatedly thwarted by pressures such as pollution, extreme weather, urbanisation, over-abstraction of groundwater and land degradation.
At Newcastle University we're leading one of 12 global research hubs to help tackle these issues. The second of two parts, this podcast introduces the Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub
We'll be taking a broad view of water systems to explore the challenges and barriers to water security from the impact of different social, cultural and environmental values of water through to the consequences of fragmented water governance.
If you missed Part 1 it is available here: https://soundcloud.com/user-634032444/ukri-gcrf-water-security-and-sustainable-development-hub-part-1
To find out more about our world leading water security research, and UK Research and Innovation's multi-million pound investment in to our Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub visit bit.ly/2DrcuvD
Contributors: Professor Richard Dawson Dr Claire Walsh Dr Cat Button Professor Pauline Dixon
In the next edition of #awriterinthelab podcast, Andy Garbett from Open Lab in the human-computer interaction (HCI) research group at Newcastle University – discusses how HCI research can engage local communities through technological design. He talks about his work on Feedfinder – an app for breastfeeding mothers, App Movement – a community app commissioning platform and ThinkActive – a system to help children keep fit.
Image: BigData Self-Portrait by Martyn Dade-Robertson,
Eighty per cent of the world’s population live in areas threatened by water security yet efforts to resolve this are repeatedly thwarted by pressures such as pollution, extreme weather, urbanisation, over-abstraction of groundwater and land degradation.
At Newcastle University we're leading one of 12 global research hubs to help tackle these issues. The first of two parts, this podcast introduces the Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub
We'll be taking a broad view of water systems to explore the challenges and barriers to water security from the impact of different social, cultural and environmental values of water through to the consequences of fragmented water governance.
Part 2 is available here: https://soundcloud.com/user-634032444/ukri-gcrf-water-security-and-sustainable-development-hub-part-2
To find out more about our world leading water security research, and UK Research and Innovation's multi-million pound investment in to our Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub visit http://bit.ly/2DrcuvD
Contributors: Professor Richard Dawson Dr Claire Walsh Dr Cat Button Professor Pauline Dixon
An introduction to Siemens' MindSphere Lab at Newcastle University. What it does, who it's for and how it is mastering the internet of things to revolutionise business and industry. Also features research in cyber physical systems and digital twins, plus experts give some tips for listeners interested in careers in computing and engineering.
First of a series of podcasts on science, technology and engineering from Newcastle University. Dr Angel Goñi Moreno tells us about how synthetic biology works, what led him to a career in computer engineering, why he does it, and what is needed to help make more applications from synthetic biology a reality