Research
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Quantum computing is coming 鈥� are you prepared for it?
20 January 2016
Quantum computing will change lives, society and the economy and a working system is expected to be developed by 2020 according to a leading figure in the world of quantum computing, who will talk tomorrow [21 January 2016] at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
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Robot farm: Pioneering facilities are a game-changer for UK atomic research
20 October 2021
The University of Bristol is leading an initiative to make cutting-edge robotics, drones and testing spaces available for nuclear research with the launch of four 鈥楬ot Robotics鈥� facilities in the UK.
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New Alzheimer鈥檚 disease drug trial opens more sites across the South West
18 January 2016
People with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease are helping with a ground-breaking government-funded trial but with new sites recently opened in the South West more people are being asked to take part in the study led by academics from the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Queen鈥檚 University Belfast and University College London, and hosted by North Bristol NHS Trust.
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Researchers find drug used widely to treat eye condition has 'no benefit'
24 January 2020
Researchers from the University of Bristol and University Hospital Southampton have found that a drug used widely to treat a common eye condition has 鈥渘o benefit鈥� and should no longer be used.
Eplerenone, which is primarily used to treat heart failure, is currently offered widely by ophthalmologists as a treatment for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) based on limited clinical data.
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Treatment for opioid dependence has an important role in suicide prevention
16 December 2021
Opioid agonist treatment, commonly methadone or buprenorphine, for people dependent on heroin or other opioid drugs has an important role to play in suicide prevention, according to University of Bristol-led research published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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Spot the difference: can AI generate plausible Christmas BMJ titles?
15 December 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology can generate plausible, entertaining, and scientifically interesting titles for potential research articles, a University of Bristol-led study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ has found.
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Brilliant iridescence can conceal as well as attract
23 January 2020
A new study shows for the first time that the striking iridescent colours seen in some animals increase their chances of survival against predators by acting as a means of camouflage. Rather than reveal it seems these dynamically changing shades are used to conceal, according to the University of Bristol study published today [23 January] in Current Biology.
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It鈥檚 a 3D printer, but not as we know it
18 January 2016
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 type of 3D printing that can print composite materials, which are used in many high performance products such as tennis rackets, golf clubs and aeroplanes. This technology will soon enable a much greater range of things to be 3D printed at home and at low-cost.
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Take part in Bristol's first Pesticide Amnesty
19 October 2021
Bristol residents will have the chance to hand back their pesticides as part of a city-wide amnesty - the first of its kind in England.
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Breakthrough in human cell transformation could revolutionise regenerative medicine
18 January 2016
A breakthrough in the transformation of human cells by an international team led by researchers at the University of Bristol could open the door to a new range of treatments for a variety of medical conditions.
Their paper, published today in Nature Genetics, demonstrates the creation of a system that predicts how to create any human cell type from another cell type directly, without the need for experimental trial and error.
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