An international research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol and the Universities of Glasgow (UK) and Sun Yat-sen and Fudan in China, have demonstrated integrated arrays of emitters of so-called ‘optical vortex beams’ onto a silicon chip.
Staff and students from the University of Bristol are joining famous faces in a new calendar which aims to excite young women about science.
A new Government research project, undertaken by an international team of researchers including experts from the University of Bristol, into the advantages and risks of computer-based trading in financial markets has shown it to have beneficial effects but warned of the risks of greater instability.
Britain’s desire to be at the forefront of robotics research has been reinforced by universities minister David Willetts, who saw world-leading technology when he visited the Bristol Robotics Lab yesterday [Monday, 12 November].
What is light made of: waves or particles? This basic question has fascinated physicists since the early days of science. Quantum mechanics predicts that photons, particles of light, are both particles and waves simultaneously. Reporting in Science, physicists from the University of Bristol give a new demonstration of this wave-particle duality of photons, dubbed the ‘one real mystery of quantum mechanics’ by Nobel Prize laureate Richard Feynman.
Navigating his way around a mountain bike course is the latest challenge to be tackled by blind University of Bristol student Dan Smith, as he puts ‘bat echolocation’ technology to the test for Richard Hammond’s new BBC television series.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that men and women see things differently. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, have been covered extensively in the national and international media.
A postgraduate student from the University of Bristol’s Department of Engineering Mathematics has been awarded ‘best presentation’ at the annual Airbus PhD Day.
New research by scientists from the University of Bristol have found that men and women see things differently.
A new centre to combat cyber attack is being launched today [31 October], putting Bristol at the forefront of research which will ensure the UK is one of the most secure places in the world to do business online. The Bristol Security Centre at the University of Bristol will not only be training the next generation of cyber experts but will also be playing a pivotal role in helping to make government, business and consumers more resilient to online attack.
