A portfolio of innovations and intellectual property (IP) developed by Bristol University can now be accessed free of charge thanks to a new initiative being rolled out by three universities.
An international team of scientists, including Dr Chris Coath from the University of Bristol, have measured oxygen isotopes in solar wind, captured by NASA’s Genesis mission, to infer the isotopic composition of the Sun, and, by inference, the solar system as a whole.
An exceptionally well-preserved example of an ancient Swahili stonetown will be excavated by archaeologists from the University of Bristol this summer thanks to £500,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The dig at Songo Mnara, a World Heritage site on the southern coast of Tanzania, will enable the researchers to explore aspects of ancient urban planning in coastal East Africa.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found 70 per cent of eight-month-old babies consume too much salt, due to being fed salty and processed foods like yeast extract, gravy, baked beans and tinned spaghetti.
The gaudy plumage and acrobatic displays of birds of paradise are a striking example of sexual selection, Charles Darwin’s second great theory of evolution. But new research shows that this powerful process may collapse when mothers can decide whether to have a son or a daughter.
The Cabot Project, run by Dr Evan Jones of the Department of History, has been awarded £90,000 funding from Gretchen Bauta, a private Canadian benefactor with a particular interest in Canada's early history.
Twelve projects, bringing together researchers from across disciplines, will study Campylobacter in the food chain, from field to plate. One of the projects, led by the University’s School of Veterinary Sciences, will look at the use of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the diet of chickens.
Painting army vehicles with high contrast geometric patterns – ‘dazzle camouflage’ – affects the perception of their speed and thus could make them less susceptible to rocket propelled grenade attacks, according to new research from the University of Bristol.
Policy-makers need to find new ways to encourage saving among poorer people, new research from the University of Bristol’s Personal Finance Research Centre has found.
The latest research into self-healing materials will be presented at an international conference, co-sponsored by the University of Bristol, this week [27-29 June].
