Google acquires company co-founded by former Bristol student
A wireless communications company that was co-founded by a former Bristol student has been bought by Google to boost its 5G activities.
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Urban gardening start-up ‘vooms’ ahead in Virgin competition
A group of students and graduates from the University of Bristol are trying to revolutionise how people consume salad - and their idea could soon be pitched to none other than Richard Branson.
Company founded by Bristol student wins prestigious engineering award
A company which has pioneered a unique technology that uses ultrasound to create tactile sensations in mid-air has been awarded a prestigious award from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).
Dr A Brian Hawkins, 1934-2016
Dr Brian Hawkins, former Reader in Engineering Geology, died in January. His colleague Dr David Nash offers a remembrance.
Engineering academic elected a Fellow of the IEEE
A University of Bristol academic has been elected a Fellow of the world’s largest and most prestigious professional association for the advancement of technology.
Bristol researcher instrumental to the success of IoT applications
The Internet of Things (IoT), a network of interconnected internet-enabled gadgets, could change the way people live in the future. A University of Bristol researcher is instrumental to the success of Contiki, an open source operating system for the IoT.
Data driven: researching the future of financial trading
With automated trading systems transforming the face of financial trading, research into how to optimise the vast quantities of data being produced has never been more important. A new partnership between the University of Bristol and Thomson Reuters will ensure the UK remains at the forefront of this industry transformation.
Professor Hugh Brady opens state-of-the-art University Cleanroom
The Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Hugh Brady, has officially opened the new University of Bristol Cleanroom. This multi-million pound facility is the jewel in the crown for research groups at Bristol who specialise in micro- and nano-fabrication.
Women are seen more than heard in online news
It has long been argued that women are under-represented and marginalised in relation to men in the world’s news media. New research, using artificial intelligence (AI), has analysed over two million articles to find out how gender is represented in online news. The study, which is the largest undertaken to date, found men’s views and voices are represented more in online news than women’s.
Multi-million grant will introduce driverless cars to UK roads
The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced in the Autumn Statement yesterday [Wednesday 3 December] that Bristol will be one of three cities to explore the feasibility of driverless cars in the UK, by trialling autonomous vehicles in the Bristol area.