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The world of logistics; Professor Ed Sweeney,
On line via Zoom App Riverside Walk, Adelaide Rd, Leamington Spa, United KingdomProfessor Ed Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems, and Director of the Aston Logistics & Systems Institute at Aston University. Products and services reach the final user through complex global networks of companies and processes. Economic and societal well-being in... Continue Reading →
Feb 17th. Artificial Intelligence. Dr Peter Lewis; University of Aston.
On line via Zoom App Riverside Walk, Adelaide Rd, Leamington Spa, United KingdomWe are entering into a world where many of the machines that we are developing, using, and working with on a day-to-day basis behave in ways that we neither understand nor can fully control. The complexity associated with so-called intelligent... Continue Reading →
Digital Manufacturing, 3D Printing and robotics.
On line via Zoom App Riverside Walk, Adelaide Rd, Leamington Spa, United KingdomTodd Williams, University of Warwick and Printed Electronics Ltd. Todd Williams has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, and an MBA in technological entrepreneurship. He has worked on jet engines for the F22, a structural test lab for the International Space Station,... Continue Reading →
The great wave across Doggerland – how Britain survived the Storrega tsunami.
On line via Zoom App Riverside Walk, Adelaide Rd, Leamington Spa, United KingdomProfessor Robin Allaby, University of Warwick The Lost Landmass of Doggerland The North Sea floor was a landmass until about 8000 years ago called Doggerland, with Mesolithic communities and megafuana roaming freely. Sea levels rose episodically, and eventually tha land... Continue Reading →
Toward a zero carbon future. Chris Goodall.
Chris Goodall’s recent book, What We Need To Do Now, presents an outline plan for a zero carbon Britain. He looks at energy supply, the food system, heavy industry, clothing and many other parts of the economy. The book tries to show... Continue Reading →
5G Network pluses and minuses
Professor Steve Fergusson The talk covers the application, technology, safety and politics of 5G networks and the Internet of Things. Potential applications are legion, the technology is awesome, safety issues have spawned criminal actions and the politics have become geopolitical.... Continue Reading →