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Trying on makeup with robots

by Elizabeth Meade• 8th November 2020

Will virtual makeup testing replace real-life makeup swatching? Elizabeth Meade discusses the pros and cons of online makeup tools by undergoing her own digital makeover. ...

Could artificial intelligence help fight antibiotic resistance?

by Abbie Matthewman• 9th March 2020

Abbie Matthewman tells us about how technology could be revolutionary in the development of medicines ...

Newcastle visiting professor warns about trusting AI in cyber security

by Gemisha Cheemungtoo• 2nd December 2019

Gemisha Cheemungtoo discusses a visiting professor's warnings about the risks associated with using Artificial Intelligence in cyber security...

Exoskeletons have massive potential to transform lives

by Adam Baines• 21st October 2019

In a breakthrough for biotechnology, a man paralysed from the neck down has been able to move all four of his limbs through the aid of an exoskeleton connected to his brain....

Brain implants: break-through solution or Black Mirror nightmare?

by Sophie Schneider• 13th October 2019

Sophie Schneider debates the complex subjects of brain implants. ...

Technology and big data AIding campus life

by Joe Molander• 15th March 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI), smart tech and big data were all once buzzwords thrown into scripts to spice up otherwise uninspired science fiction films; now, though, they may be...