A prototype for an interactive mobile device, called Cubimorph, which can change shape on-demand will be presented this week at one of the leading international forums for robotics researche... Read more
Scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Newcastle have uncovered the secret of the ‘Mona Lisa of chemical reactions’ – in a bacterium that lives at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. It... Read more
New research that discusses how people will interact with technology in the future will be presented this week at one of the world’s most important conferences on human-computer interfaces,... Read more
Researchers at the University of Bath have developed an innovative miniature fuel cell that can generate electricity from urine, creating an affordable, renewable and carbon-neutral way of g... Read more
A collaborative research team has found humanoid robotics and computer avatars could help rehabilitate people suffering from social disorders such as schizophrenia or social phobia. It is th... Read more
University of Bristol scientists researching how drones can be used to speed up landmine clearance flew a drone over Old Trafford on UN International Day for Mine Awareness – to demonstrate... Read more
New research has found, for the first time, a scientific solution that enables future internet infrastructure to become completely open and programmable while carrying internet traffic at th... Read more
3D printing techniques have quickly become some of the most widely used tools to rapidly design and build new components. A team of engineers at the University of Bristol has developed a new... Read more
‘Green’ project led by Rice, Swansea scientists matches best water repellant A new class of superhydrophobic nanomaterials might simplify the process of protecting surfaces from water. A mat... Read more
A pair of socks embedded with miniaturised microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and fuelled with urine pumped by the wearer’s footsteps has powered a wireless transmitter to send a signal to a PC. Th... Read more
The Row-Bot powers itself by cleaning up bodies of water. This is the Row-Bot, a robot that walks on water, and gets its energy by eating the microbes in dirty ponds and “digesting... Read more
The microprocessor inside a computer is a single multipurpose chip that has revolutionised people’s life, allowing them to use one machine to surf the web, check emails and keep track... Read more
Healing times for skin ulcers and bedsores can be reduced by a third with the use of low-intensity ultrasound, scientists from the University of Sheffield and University of Bristol have foun... Read more
Scientists have developed a new tissue ‘scaffold’ technology that could one day enable the engineering of large organs Research led by the Universities of Bristol and Liverpool has shown tha... Read more
British scientists invent aircraft wings that can fix themselves in mid-flight in breakthrough for ‘self-healing technology’ It’s a futuristic concept bordering on science fictio... Read more
