Harnessing Big Data to Identify Ideal Locations for Warehouses and Bike Share Stations - Dr Hui Xiong, Rutgers University
With a sharp increase in the public use of online shopping in recent years, which has spiked further due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of warehouse positioning to provide an optimal deliver...
22 Feb 202112min
How Ought the Law to Deal with Implanted Medical Devices - Professor Muireann Quigley, University of Birmingham
Attached and implanted technologies are now part of everyday life for many millions of people. Yet as the capabilities of these devices have advanced rapidly in recent years, lawmakers have struggled ...
12 Feb 202113min
Unfurling the Mystery of Plant Chromosome Numbers - Dr Paul Wolf, University of Alabama
Plants are more tolerant of changes in their chromosome number than animals. Even dramatic changes, such as doubling of the entire genome, sometimes leads to beneficial outcomes. Though a history of g...
12 Feb 202111min
Saving Tropical Forests Through International Research Collaboration -Dr Peter Beck and Dr Michael Wasserman
Tropical forests are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, but extensive deforestation has pushed many species to the brink of extinction. Conservation efforts have been limited by pol...
12 Feb 202113min
New Frontiers of Sound A Quiet Revolution
Sound waves are all around us. They govern vibrations from the sweetest of sound to the most destructive earthquakes. Now, a team of researchers across the US has embarked on an ambitious project, nam...
8 Feb 202114min
Improving Agricultural Sustainability with Digital Technology - Dr Bruno Basso, Michigan State University
In recent decades, advancements in agricultural practices have made the large-scale production of cheap and nutritious food possible. However, these practices are often damaging to the environment, ma...
31 Jan 202112min
Dr Ken Overturf – Securing a Sustainable Future for Aquaculture
To help feed a global population of the magnitude expected by 2050, fish farming will need to increase dramatically. Two main factors limiting the expansion and future sustainability of the aquacultur...
31 Jan 202115min
Joints, Ventricles and Historical Buildings A Diverse Career with Structural Mechanics - Dr Nigel Shrive, University of Calgary
Engineering mechanics can provide medical researchers with invaluable insights into the diverse mechanisms contained within the human body, and the conditions that arise when they go wrong. Over a car...
31 Jan 202113min
