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Giant machine shows how a computer works
8 November 2016
A giant, fully operational 16-bit computer that aims to demystify the strange and seemingly magical mechanisms of computation has been built by students and staff from the University of Bristol.
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Researchers awarded 拢38K donation by Nokia for wearable object interaction
12 August 2016
As part of its annual university donations, Nokia Technologies has selected Dr Dima Damen, from the University of Bristol, as one of 20 worldwide researchers to be awarded a research donation.
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Neuropilin-1 drives SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, finds breakthrough study
20 October 2020
In a major breakthrough an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has potentially identified what makes SARS-CoV-2 highly infectious and able to spread rapidly in human cells. The findings, published in Science today [20 October] describe how the virus鈥檚 ability to infect human cells can be reduced by inhibitors that block a newly discovered interaction between virus and host, demonstrating a potential anti-viral treatment.
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Volcanology research boosted by new scholarship in memory of Bristol graduate
4 November 2016
The legacy of a University of Bristol graduate will continue in the form of a new scholarship, designed to help Ethiopian people better understand the threat volcanoes pose to life, livelihood and the landscape.
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Deep sea coral time machines reveal ancient CO2 burps
17 October 2020
The fossilised remains of ancient deep-sea corals may act as time machines providing new insights into the effect the ocean has on rising CO2 levels, according to new research carried out by the Universities of Bristol, St Andrews and Nanjing and published in Science Advances.
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Analysis finds four repurposed antiviral drugs have little or no effect on patients hospitalised for COVID-19
4 December 2020
Repurposed antiviral drugs - remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and interferon - to treat COVID-19 appear to have little or no effect on patients hospitalised for the disease, in terms of overall mortality, initiation of ventilation and duration of hospital stay. The interim findings from the WHO Solidarity trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), followed 11,266 adults at 405 hospitals in 30 countries.
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Genetic study of proteins is a breakthrough in drug development for complex diseases
7 September 2020
An innovative genetic study of blood protein levels, led by researchers in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC-IEU) at the University of Bristol, has demonstrated how genetic data can be used to support drug target prioritisation by identifying the causal effects of proteins on diseases.
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New Hub opens for nuclear energy research and education
12 September 2016
A new Hub for nuclear energy that will become a leading centre in the South West for academic research, education and innovation will be officially opened at the University of Bristol today, Monday 12 September.
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Zeetta Networks signs co-operation agreement with Bristol Is Open
12 October 2016
Zeetta Networks announced today [Wednesday 12 October] that it has signed an agreement with Bristol Is Open for the deployment of Zeetta鈥檚 NetOS庐 on the Bristol Is Open network in the world's first use of open networking technologies orchestrating a diverse Smart City network.
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Bristol Cyber Security experts helping stop child exploitation
14 October 2020
Cyber Security experts at the University of Bristol are developing new technology to help law enforcement investigate child sexual abuse on the internet. The project will use AI to identify images, helping police to catch perpetrators and protect children.
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