Computer Science and Creative Technologies news

• UWE's world-leading research increases by 170%

  18/12/2014

  The volume of world-leading research at UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England, Bristol) has gone up by 170%, according to the results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 out today.

• UWE Music Research Developed into Commercial Mi.Mu Gloves

  10/12/2014

  The first commercially available Mi.Mu Gloves, based on original research by an academic from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), will be delivered to end-users at an official launch event this Friday, which will mark a significant transition from musician-computer interaction research and development to high-tech consumer product.

• UK facility to encourage robotic innovation in industry is launched

  25/11/2014

  A new initiative to encourage and support the take up of robotics technology within industry across Europe is being launched at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on Wednesday 26 November.

  The Robotics Innovation Facility (RIF) based at BRL is part of the ECHORD++ project, a €20 million initiative funded by the 7^th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. There are three RIFs in Europe. The Bristol RIF is the lead institution - the other two RIFs are based at SSSA, Pisa in Italy, and CEA, Paris in France.

• Reaching new heights; Reach Robotics shines at Pitch@Palace

  20/11/2014

  Silas Adekunle from Reach Robotics, a start-up business based in the Technology Business Incubator at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), has been named as the runner-up in the People's Choice category at Pitch@Palace competition, held at St James's Palace and hosted by HRH The Duke of York.

  Silas has also been selected as one of the entrepreneurs to visit Saudi Arabia to attend the sister Pitch@Palace competition, at the King Abdullah Economic City on 20 November.

• danceroom Spectroscopy shines at national Engage Competition

  03/07/2014

  danceroomSpectroscopy(dS) has picked up its 6^th award after it was voted 'Best Established Project' at this year's National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement's national Engage Competition.

  The cutting edge, interactive public engagement project, invites members of the general public to literally step into an interactive atomic simulation. Using sophisticated motion capture techniques, participants are able to manipulate and generate sound and image to provide an imaginative introduction to otherwise intimidating scientific ideas.

• UWE Bristol to lead high-tech Enterprise Zone

  03/07/2014

  Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today announced that UWE Bristol has won government funding to set up one of four 'University Enterprise Zones' to be supported by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

• Bristol researchers enhance the performance of Imogen Heap's musical gloves

  03/07/2014

  Wireless technology is becoming increasingly common in live musical performances but the technology is prone to interference, which can affect a live concert. A research team have demonstrated the potential Wi-Fi has to offer for live performances and specifically for the musical gloves used by the artist Imogen Heap.

• A fast-cooling iron, an energy saving kettle and a facemask that allows scuba divers to communicate via sound waves

  03/06/2014

  UWE Bristol Environment and Technology Degree Show Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 June 2014 - R block Frenchay Campus

  A fast-cooling iron designed to improve child safety, a facemask that allows scuba divers to communicate via sound waves and an intelligent kettle that learns your habits to save water and energy are three of the most exciting and innovative exhibits at this year's Environment and Technology Degree Show.

• Students blossom whilst helping community groups with IT solutions

  30/05/2014

  Budding computer experts from UWE have helped 15 local community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations with websites or IT issues as part of their final year studies.

• OmniDynamics launch crowdfunding campaign to support innovative 3D printer accessory

  28/05/2014

  A chance meeting at the UWE Bristol canteen has brought together two sets of entrepreneurial students to launch a crowdfunding campaign, to bring to market an innovative 3D printer accessory.

  Strooder, a plastic filament extruder has been designed by year two robotic engineering students, David Graves and Gregory Gruzecki, founders of OmniDynamics. This cost effective, versatile device aims to bring down the cost of home 3D printing, by enabling users to produce their own filament (3D printing ink).

• Eye in the sky: student pilots remote control helicopter with video capabilities

  22/05/2014

  A Gloucester video and motion graphics company has taken on a UWE Bristol student to pilot a new multi-rotor video helicopter.

  The Bexcopter is a lightweight six-rotor helicopter, capable of carrying a video camera underneath it's frame, and can be used to capture stunning aerial footage of landscapes and properties.

• UWE sound expert works with Imogen Heap to kickstart musical gloves project

  16/04/2014

  UWE computer music expert Dr Tom Mitchell is part of the team working to make musician Imogen Heap's pioneering Mi.Mu gestural gloves more widely available. The team has recently started a Kickstarter campaign to develop the gloves.

• UWE Bristol self-help app for anxiety goes global

  10/03/2014

  Anxiety is one of the most common problems in health centres and counselling services. The chances are that in a group of 10 people, up to two will suffer from moderate to severe anxiety.

  Now sufferers from around the world are learning how to manage their anxiety through a free, self-help smartphone app developed by a team of psychologists and computer scientists at UWE Bristol.

• Royal visitor to see latest robotics at BRL at UWE Bristol

  07/02/2014

  HRH the Duke of York, KG will gain an insight into the latest advances in robotics research when he visits Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on Monday 10 February 2014.

  Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is the leading and largest academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research in the UK. It is a collaborative partnership between the University of the West of England (UWE, Bristol) and the University of Bristol, and home to a vibrant community of over 100 academics and industry practitioners, which lead current thinking in service robotics, intelligent autonomous systems and bio-engineering.

• How do you make a computer with slime mould?

  23/01/2014

  A unique event, bringing together the research of Andy Adamatzky, (Professor of Unconventional Computing, UWE Bristol) with artist Theresa Schubert, takes place on 24 January at the Art Laboratory, Berlin.

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