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The novel composites will spend six months attached to the SESAME module of the ISS, orbiting the Earth some 3,000 times at speeds of 17,000 mph.The materials are being placed on the ISS to test them in the fierce space environment, where…

The new work is led by Zichuan Qin, a PhD student at the University of Bristol and Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing. He measured body sizes of dozens of specimens and showed that they ranged in size…

Previous research into LFDs shows a range of estimates for sensitivity and specificity in different contexts of use. In the ‘BMJ practice pointer’, researchers explain that test characteristics (sensitivity and specificity) alone are of…

In a new study, published today in the journal Nature Communications, an international team of scientists, which includes the University of Bristol, show that they were already in decline for as much as ten million years before the final…

Moderate shade or even the threat of shade - detected by phytochrome photoreceptors - causes plants to elongate to try to outgrow the competition.But in the deep gloom of a dense forest or a cramped crop canopy, where resources and…

The four-year programme is led by an interdisciplinary team from the universities of Bath and Oxford, in collaboration with colleagues at Cardiff University and the University of Bristol.The programme aims to identify key processes linked…

The study led by academics at the Universities of Bristol, Oxford and Copenhagen is published on the preprint server medRxiv.Mask-wearing is an important barrier to COVID-19 transmission based on experimental studies, such as: droplets or…

Bridging Histories will take people of all ages through a series of free educational activities to connect with others, learn about the past, and create positive change for the future.The open-to-all project will encourage individuals or…

The conference brings together leading robotics researchers and business leaders to explore how robotics, smart automation, AI and machine learning can benefit organisations, from start-ups to large corporations.BRL will be presenting…

Micro-actuators are devices that can convert signals and energy into mechanically driven movement in small-scale structures and are important in a wide range of advanced microscale technologies.Normally, micro-actuators rely on external…