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Spinning Is Key for Line-Dancing Electrons in Iron Selenide

Research IDs origin of iron selenide superconductor’s enigmatic behavior

Demystifying Machine-Learning Systems

A new method automatically describes, in natural language, what the individual components of a neural network do.

Breakthrough Paves Way for Photonic Sensing at the Ultimate Quantum Limit

A Bristol-led team of physicists has found a way to operate mass manufacturable photonic sensors at the quantum limit.

First comprehensive map of genes in human cells ties every gene to its function

MIT Professor Jonathan Weissman and his colleagues released the first comprehensive functional map of genes expressed in human cells, which ties each gene to its job in the cell.

Making RNA Vaccines Easier To Swallow

A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver therapies for gastrointestinal disease.

Novel Host Cell Pathway Hijacked During COVID-19 Infection Uncovered by Bristol Researchers

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has been investigating how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, manipulates host proteins to penetrate into human cells.

Pioneering Study Shows Climate Played Crucial Role in Changing Location of Ancient Coral Reefs

Pre-historic coral reefs dating back up to 250 million years extended much further away from the Earth’s equator than today, new research has revealed.

Moth Wing-Inspired Sound Absorbing Wallpaper in Sight After Breakthrough

Experts at the University of Bristol have discovered that the scales on moth wings act as excellent sound absorbers even when placed on an artificial surface.

Triassic Revolution: Animals Grew Back Faster and Smarter After Mass Extinction

Palaeontologists in the UK and China have shown that the natural world bounced back vigorously following the End-Permian Extinction.

Inability to Stand on One Leg in Mid to Later Life Linked to Higher Risk of Death

Balance test could be included in routine health checks for older adults, say an international team of researchers, led by the Clinimex exercise medicine clinic in Rio de Janeiro and including the Bristol Medical School.

England-Wide Study First to Show Link Between Intimate Partner Violence, Self-Harm and Suicidality

A new study is the first to show that intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly associated with self-harm and suicidality in both men and women, and across all ages in England.

“Brain Bleeds” in Babies First Year Can Lead to Long-Term Sight Problems, Study Finds

Severe “brain bleeds” experienced by some babies in the first year following their birth lead to long-term sight problems, researchers at the University of Bristol have found as part of a ten-year follow-up study.

Bristol’s Children of the 90s Study Helps Scientists Pinpoint Those Most at Risk of Long COVID

Bristol-based study Children of the 90s has helped improve understanding of the causes and treatment of long COVID.

Infectivity of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Could Decrease by 90% Within 20 Minutes of Exhalation, New Laboratory Study Finds

The SARS-CoV-2 virus can lose 90% of infectivity when in aerosol particles within 20 minutes, according to new University of Bristol findings.

Rice Chemists Skew the Odds to Prevent Cancer

Theory shows mutations have few easy paths to establish themselves in cells and initiate tumors

Knee Replacement Surgery Decreased After Nhs Policies on a Patient’s Weight Were Introduced, Worsening Health Inequalities, Study Finds

New research has found that weight/body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are associated with a decrease in knee replacement surgery and may be contributing to health inequalities.

Sophisticated Fluid Mechanics Model Is on a Roll

Rice-Waseda project ups its game for complexity with aerodynamic model of a moving car and its tires

Shrimps and Worms Among First Animals to Recover After Largest Mass Extinction

Researchers studying ancient sea bed burrows and trails have discovered that bottom burrowing animals were among the first to bounce back after the end-Permian mass extinction.

Crystal Study May Resolve DNA Mystery

Rice lab captures unseen details of replication, clues to how mutations can happen

Rice Process Aims to Strip Ammonia from Wastewater

Ruthenium-copper catalyze a more environmentally friendly way to produce essential chemical