Research News
Action video game to aid recovery from stroke
published on: 18th May 2012
The hidden cost of cannabis
Around £200m of electricity is being stolen every year to run illegal cannabis farms across the UK. Phil Butler, Co-Director of Newcastle University's Centre for Cybercrime and Computer Security (CCCS), says this would be enough electricity to provide free energy for every household in Newcastle for a whole year. Now the Newcastle team are joining forces with key organisations to investigate ways in which cyber technology could be used to crackdown on the commercial cultivation of this class B drug.
published on: 9th May 2012
Keeping older drivers on the road
A unique research car which monitors our concentration, stress levels and driving habits while we’re sat behind the steering wheel is being used to develop new technologies to support older drivers. The Intelligent Transport team at Newcastle University have converted an electric car into a mobile laboratory. Dubbed ‘DriveLAB’, the car is kitted out with tracking systems, eye trackers and bio-monitors in an effort to understand the challenges faced by older drivers and to identify where the key stress points are.
published on: 8th May 2012
Digital Interaction group win awards at ACM Human Factors in Computing (CHI'12)
Congratulations to members of the Digital Interaction group who have won various awards (and had papers accepted) at ACM Human Factors in Computing (CHI'12) in Austin, Texas this May: http://chi2012.acm.org/.
published on: 4th April 2012
Joy of Cheques
An electronic cheque which eliminates the need for costly processing by banks but preserves the simplicity and ease of a traditional cheque book has been designed by a team of academics in the UK. Drawing on the life experience and concerns of a group of 80 year olds in the Newcastle area, the team from York, Newcastle and Northumbria universities have come up with a novel way of making quick and easy electronic transfers, while preserving the value of a paper cheque as something physical to be handed to the recipient.
published on: 22nd February 2012
