Tag: technology
CyberHER: Bridging the gender gap in cybersecurity
The CyberHER: Bridging the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity project, led by Dr Mohammad Haseeb Zafar, director of the Cybersecurity and Information Networks Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, colleague Dr Fiona Carroll, and Dr Sumaira Johar of the Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences), Peshawar, Pakistan, addresses the global gender gap in cybersecurity. By promoting cybersecurity awareness for women, international collaboration, […]
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Audible barcodes – a symphony of data
Barcodes and QR codes have become ubiquitous sights in our current information age. However, they have some notable limitations – specifically, the requirement for line of sight, close physical proximity of the reader to the code, and adequate lighting for accurate interpretation. Soorya Annadurai, an independent researcher and software engineer at Microsoft in the USA, has developed a solution for […]
Manijeh Razeghi: The curious life of communication physics
Professor Manijeh Razeghi of Northwestern University, USA, is a pioneer in the world of semiconductors and optoelectronic devices. She was central to the optical fibre telecommunication revolution in the 1980s and 1990s – an integral part of the subsequent information age. In this interview with Research Outreach, Razeghi reveals why she is just as passionate and curious now as when […]
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Proofig AI: An AI tool to ensure image integrity in scientific publications
Proofig AI is an innovative and reflexive AI-powered proofing tool, aimed at researchers, editors, institutes, and publishers. The tool aims to identify the improper usage of images in scientific publishing and beyond. Research Outreach spoke with Dr Dror Kolodkin-Gal, the founder of Proofig AI. He shares insight into the challenges scientific publishing faces with the publication of fraudulent manuscripts, and […]
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Research Outreach – Issue 133: Bee farming, electrical eye activity, and IP disputes
In the last issue of 2022, Research Outreach contains a sparkling array of articles covering the latest studies into topics such as intellectual property, health and gender inequality, and an eye-opening experiment on detecting vision problems in alcoholics. We feature some fascinating interviews, talking to leaders in their fields about the importance of critical pedagogy and how a programme assessing […]
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The life of a lithium-ion battery
If you’re reading this on a laptop or mobile phone, it’s likely powered by a lithium-ion battery – a huge amount of our everyday technology, from computers to medical devices and electric vehicles, relies on them. With so much demand, it’s no surprise that there is a significant amount of research into maximising the efficiency of lithium-ion batteries and working […]
World Cleanup Day 2022: Help #cleanup our planet
Put on your rubber gloves and help #cleanup the planet on World Cleanup Day 2022. This 17th of September, millions of international volunteers will join forces to pick up trash and remove waste that pollutes the Earth. Let’s Do It World leads the collective effort to rid the world of pollution, mobilised into action by the horrific truth that only […]
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Research Outreach – Issue 129: Sustainability, ethical banking, and baby robots
Although this issue was published earlier in the year, the scientific research was too good not to round up here on the blog. This issue of Research Outreach investigates a number of ways that sustainability issues are being tackled, including strategies in green central banking, opportunities to improve urban transport and a transdisciplinary approach to restoring the river Thames. Research […]
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A canvas for a digital ecosphere
Digital Hub Denmark attracts digital talents, investors, and customers to Denmark. Digital Hub Denmark Professor, Claus A Foss Rosenstand, from Aalborg University, is helping organisations achieve exponential growth by leveraging digital disruptive technologies. While still in its early stages, this action research programme has produced a canvas to support digital ecosystems made up of digital tech-businesses in areas that are […]
New superalloy design for 3D-printing set to transform manufacturing
Engineers at Alloyed, Professor Roger Reed, Dr Roger Reed and colleagues at the University of Oxford, have developed new robust superalloys that can be used in additive manufacturing – otherwise known as 3D printing. Their 3D printed superalloy objects can be as strong as those made using standard techniques, a breakthrough that could transform the efficiency of some of our […]
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