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New Research Advances Silent Flight Technology, Nearing Takeoff
The mystery of how futuristic aircraft embedded engines, featuring an energy-conserving arrangement, make noise has been solved by researchers at the University of Bristol.
The study, published today in Journal of Fluid Mechanics,…
Study Reveals Marine Plankton Behavior as Predictor of Future Sea Life Extinctions
Marine communities migrated to Antarctica during the Earth’s warmest period in 66 million years long before a mass-extinction event.
All but the most specialist sea plankton moved to higher latitudes during the Early Eocene Climatic…
Robotics Takes Cues from Octopus: New Suction Mechanism Unveiled
A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists at the University of Bristol.
The team, based at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, studied the structures of octopus biological…
New Surveillance Report Finds Opioid Dependence Remains High but Stable in Scotland
Opioid dependence in Scotland remains high but largely stable, according to a new University of Bristol-led analysis published in Addiction today and by Public Health Scotland. The study is the first to estimate the number of people…
UK Unveils Discovery of Gigantic Ichthyosaur, Potentially Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found
The fossilised remains of a second gigantic jawbone measuring more than two metres long has been found on a beach in Somerset.
Experts have identified the bones as belonging to the jaws of a new species of enormous…
University of Bristol Takes Lead in Ensuring Cyber Security for Future Digital Infrastructures
A new University programme which will address the grand challenge of providing cyber security at societal scale has received £6.8 million funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
The SCULI…
University of Bristol: Sensing Technology Poised to Revolutionize UK Industry, Especially in…
In the study, published today in the journal Waves in Random and Complex Media, researchers from the University of Bristol have derived a formula that can inform the design boundaries for a given component’s geometry and…
University of Bristol: Mathematician and New Mother Wins Prestigious Science Award in the US
Tennis superstar Venus Williams and actress Zoe Saldaña presented Dr Laura Monk, a Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Bristol, with one of the 2024 Breakthrough Prizes, dubbed the ‘Oscars of Science’ at the glittering awards…
Texas A&M Reveals 2024-25 Parents of the Year
Texas A&M University is excited to announce Jacqueline and Kristopher Knoop as the 2024-25 Parents of the Year.
The Knoops serve the Aggieland community in different but impactful ways. Jacqueline Knoop ‘95 is a professor at…
Texas A&M Facility to Bolster Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
Governor Greg Abbott this month joined leaders from the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and The Texas A&M University System at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 30,000-square-foot South Texas Workforce Development Project advanced…