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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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UWE's new research network will shape innovation in indie video games
29/11/2013
Dr Patrick Crogan from UWE Bristol's Digital Cultures Research Centre (DCRC) has just been awarded £40,000 to lead an international research network into independent video game development.
The new network is one of six announced by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), which will help shape the future of innovation in the video game industry.
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UWE researchers develop artificial heart to pump human waste to power future robots
08/11/2013
See link to video here
A new device that may be capable of pumping human waste into the 'engine room' of a self-sustaining robot has been created by a group of researchers from the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL).
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UWE lecturer mixes sound for television series 'The Great British Year'
30/09/2013
Sound Engineer Martyn Harries, a lecturer at the University of the West of England, spent part of his summer holiday mixing the sound for the latest series from the BBC's award winning Natural History Unit in Bristol. BAFTA and EMMY winning Martyn Harries teaches on the popular Audio and Music Technology course at UWE Bristol, where he shares his considerable expertise with students.
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UWE holds virtual banking and financial crime conference
27/08/2013
Date: 04 September 2013
Venue: Innovation Island, Second Life
Time: 9:00 - 16:00
A conference on banking and finance law and regulation, also looking at virtual world financial crimes, will be held on UWE Bristol's Second Life Innovation Island on 4 September.
This will be the first time UWE has held a virtual world conference. Dr Clare Chambers-Jones from the Faculty of Business and Law is organising it so the latest ideas on banking and finance law can be shared and explored in a virtual world environment.
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Electric car donation will help roboticists influence the future of transport
20/06/2013
Researchers from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), a collaboration between the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and the University of Bristol, are eagerly awaiting the delivery of an electric sports car that is being donated by Ecotricity.
The car will arrive at the BRL on 20 June 2013 during Green Transport Week.
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BSc Web Design student has first book published
10/04/2013
Current UWE Bristol BSc Web Design student, Dushyant Kanungo, has just had his first book published by Packt Publishers, a well-known UK publishing house.
The book, called Instant Migration to HTML5 and CSS3 How-to, is a web design guide written by Dushyant.
