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InfoLab21 Podcasts Now Online
Evolvable Intelligence in Robotics is one of the films available to view online.
The research and development activities of InfoLab21 have been captured in a series of short films, now available online, as part of the InfoLab21 Demonstrator Project.
The films cover four InfoLab21 research topics including virtual personality engineering, ubiquitous computing, mobile gaming and evolvable intelligence in robots.
There are also two films which provide an Introduction to InfoLab21 and an overview of the Knowledge Business Centre, which provides a gateway for business/academic interaction and transfers expertise between InfoLab21's academics, regional businesses and community partnerships.
InfoLab21 also liaises with local schools. Youth versions of the films are also available online for young people including prospective students wishing to learn about InfoLab21 and cutting-edge developments in ICT.
There is also a series of posters around InfoLab21 explaining InfoLab21 research projects and providing information about the InfoLab21 resident businesses. PDF versions of the posters are available to download from the Downloads page. Films will also be shown via a plasma screen in reception.
The InfoLab21 Demonstrator Project is a cross-departmental funded project coordinated by the KBC.
If you would like more information about the topics covered in these films or would like to be sent a copy of any of the Demonstrator DVDs please contact project coordinator, Amanda Ross; a.ross@lancaster.ac.uk.
The InfoLab21 Demonstrator films were produced with the kind cooperation of InfoLab21 staff and by InfoLab21 Associate Companies Quay Creative and Knowledge Partners
Wed 22 November 2006
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Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy
Lancaster is amongst leading universities who are set to benefit from a £50 million investment in cutting-edge research and innovation projects to drive growth. Lancaster's project will use the strong international reputation and links in China, in particular with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to address the Government's priorities to focus on high-growth SMEs and to increase exports. Using expertise from across the University, it focuses on improved leadership and new technology...
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Fri 17 May 2013
Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
A UK-Canadian team of scientists has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life.
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Thu 16 May 2013
How do we find out about cyber criminals?
Security Lancaster and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a workshop to form a new collaborative group who will widen the knowledge of cybercrime and start developing innovative approaches to obtaining information on cyber criminals. The workshop included security researchers and statisticians, solicitors specialising in cybercrime, and experts from government agencies.
Thu 16 May 2013
First, carbon footprints... now you can calculate your 'nitrogen footprint'
Scientists at Lancaster, Virginia and Oxford universities have produced a web-based tool that allows anyone living in the UK to see their own 'nitrogen footprint'.
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Wed 15 May 2013