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Seaweed-Based Battery Powers Confidence In Sustainable Energy Storage

Bristol-led team uses nanomaterials made from seaweed to create a strong battery separator, paving the way for greener and more efficient energy storage.

Ratio Shift Of Protein In Brain Cells Causes Changes Underlying Early Cognitive Decline, New Discovery Shows

Early cognitive decline may result from a shift in the ratio of a protein sub-type in our brain cells triggering cell-loss.

Bristol Researchers Make Important Breakthrough In Quantum Computing

Researchers from the University of Bristol, quantum start-up, Phasecraft and Google Quantum AI have revealed properties of electronic systems that could be used for the development of more efficient batteries and solar cells.

Timely Study On Rising Groundwater Offers Hope For Drought-Stricken East Africa

New research indicates better groundwater supply management could hold the key to help combat the impact of climate change in East Africa, where countries are currently facing the worst drought and food insecurity in a generation.

Insects Affect Electric Fields In The Atmosphere, Researchers Find

The electric charge of insects can cause changes in the electricity of the atmosphere which are comparable with weather processes, researchers at the University of Bristol and University of Reading have found.

Concern Over Unregulated High Street Health Checks That May Be Putting Extra Pressure On The NHS

An investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), highlights companies are offering private blood tests for a range of conditions and deficiencies, with some making misleading claims, not backed by evidence, and leaving an already overworked NHS to follow up “abnormal results".

NASA Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact On Mars

NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake on Christmas Eve, 2021, but scientists learned only later from orbiter images the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA began exploring the cosmos.

Scientists Detect Seismic Surface Waves On Planet Other Than Earth For First Time

Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, researchers have observed, for the first time, seismic waves propagating along the surface of a planet other than Earth.

Reprogramming Of Immune Cells Shown To Fight Off Melanoma

A new way of reprogramming our immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard to treat and devastating skin cancer, melanoma.

Importance Of Early-Life Factors Identified In New Lung Health Study

New insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health have been unveiled in the most comprehensive study of its kind, led by the Universities of Bristol and Essex.

Depression Linked To Immune Response In Some People

A link between depression and changes in counts of several types of immune cells in the blood has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol's MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit.

Dinosaur Claws Used For Digging And Display

Dinosaur claws had many functions, but now a team from the University of Bristol and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing has shown some predatory dinosaurs used their claws for digging or even for display.

Biodiversity Loss Drove Ecological Collapse After The 'Great Dying', New Study Reveals

Biodiversity loss may be the harbinger of a more devastating ecological collapse, an international team of scientists have discovered.

Experts Have Discovered How Zebra Stripes Work

Researchers at the University of Bristol have found why zebra fur is thinly striped and sharply outlined.

Schools’ Surge in Marketing to Attract Pupils Fuels Inequalities Globally, New Research Reveals

A pioneering study has revealed how schools worldwide are using a raft of marketing techniques to attract higher performing pupils and climb the league tables.

Scientists Identify How Repeated Cocaine Use Increases Addictiveness

Scientists have identified the brain structures responsible for compulsive drug-seeking behaviours due to repeated use of cocaine.

Research Finds Public Broadly Favour Taking Action To Stop Spread Of Harmful Misinformation Online

The majority of people support robust action being taken to control the spread of harmful misinformation via social media, a major new study reveals.

Scientists Discover Toughest Known Material At Ultra-Cold Temperatures

Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered an alloy that shows increased strength at over -250°C, making it the toughest material on record.

New Way To Reduce Progression Of Diabetic Kidney Disease Discovered

A new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease, affecting 40% of people with diabetes, has been discovered by scientists.

New Study Refines Precision Of Medical Needles In Surgical Simulation

Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered a way of improving the accuracy of medical needle-use in surgical simulation.