Engineers working in the field of pervasive computing are aiming to create smart fabrics, embedded with computer chips and sensors that will enhance and possibly even save our lives.
In the next decade each crank of Moore's Law--by which computing power doubles every 18 months--will open new worlds that wireless engineers have barely begun to explore.
The area has a wealth of highly-skilled engineers qualified to take up jobs created if fracking goes ahead, according to the head of engineering and computing at Blackpool and The Fylde College.