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Aston University research centre to focus on using AI to improve lives
• New centre specifically focuses on using AI to improve society • Current research is designed to improve transport, health and industry • “There have been a lot ...
Aston University scientists explore more sustainable method of separating contaminants from water using bio-inspired membranes
• Contaminated water is responsible for around 500,000 deaths a year • New transmembrane proteins will allow selective removal of single contaminant from water • Will use tiny transport ...
Expert: Food prices likely to rise as Mississippi River water levels continue to drop
For the second year in a row, the agricultural industry is grappling with extremely low water levels in the Mississippi River, which will once again ...
#Expert Q & A: Amid the Wildfire Haze, NJIT's Alexei Khalizov Explains What's in the Air
The soot that permeated the air in New Jersey and New York this summer — courtesy of massive wildfires in Canada — is exactly what a New ...
Bioenergy experts welcome commitment to sustainability in UK’s new Biomass Strategy
New strategy outlines role of biomass in UK’s transition to net zero, with sustainability as major theme Supergen Bioenergy Hub experts worked with government ...
Aston University crisis management expert aids disaster relief whilst on holiday
Dr Komal Aryal has been supporting mountain tribal communities in Taiwan after a typhoon hit the country, causing US$15m of damage He has been ...
Aston University energy expert advises government to invest in low carbon fuels alongside electrification
• Professor Patricia Thornley has led a Department for Transport advisory paper • Advises decarbonisation will need low-carbon fuels alongside electrification • Calls for continued investment in this ...
Public lecture: how can we have a good future with artificial intelligence?
Public lecture: how can we have a good future with artificial intelligence?AI expert and educator Professor Anikó Ekárt to discuss one of today’...
Aston University gears up to celebrate 50 years of transport education
Aston University calls for former transport students to get in touch 2023 marks half a century of transport studies at the University First transport course ran ...
Aston University students take home two prizes from annual European Union simulation event
EuroSim is an annual international intercollegiate simulation of the European Union More than 150 students, from universities in North America and Europe, participate every year The ...