News

• Experiments and calculations performed by Bristol scientists shed light on a controversial 40-year old theory of protein structure. 9 February 2015 A team of chemists, biochemists and mathematicians at the University of Bristol have published a paper in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, which explores how protein structures are stabilised.
• Research from the School of Chemistry receives award from the Nanotechnology Platform Japan 6 February 2015 Research undertaken by the Complex Functional Materials Group in 2013 for the Science paper "In Situ TEM Observation of a Microcrucible Mechanism of Nanowire Growth" has been recognised by the Japanese Government as one of the "6 biggest achievements in Nanotechnology 2013”.
• Evidence from warm past confirms recent IPCC estimates of climate sensitivity - research published in Nature 5 February 2015 Evidence from warm past confirms recent IPCC estimates of climate sensitivity - Research by Professor Rich Pancost and Dr Marcus Badger published in Nature
• Professor Andrew Orr-Ewing and Dr David Glowacki - Research published in Science 30 January 2015 Chemists at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with colleagues at the Central Laser Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) and Heriot-Watt University (HWU), can now follow chemical reactions in liquids with unprecedented, atomically resolved detail on sub-picosecond timescales (1 picosecond = 10-12s) – matching the time intervals between molecular collisions.
• Is glass a true solid? 22 January 2015 Researchers from the University of Bristol have teamed up with Kyoto University to answer whether glass ever becomes truly solid and stops flowing.
• Bristol Chemistry ranks 4th in the UK for Research Excellence 7 January 2015 Bristol Chemistry ranks 4th in the UK for Research Excellence
• Nature-inspired engineering project wins Leverhulme grant 9 December 2014 A project to develop ‘biomimetic’ devices that re-orientate in response to light has been granted funding by the Leverhulme Trust.
• Innovate UK success for Knowledge Transfer Partnership 8 December 2014 The Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Photek Ltd., University of Bristol, and Dr Orla Kelly has been shortlisted as a finalist for the KTP Best of the Best Award 2014.
• Professor Jonathan Reid's Aerosol group develops aerosol optical tweezers 28 October 2014 A device which allows users to hold airborne particles, aerosols, for extended periods has been developed by a team at the University of Bristol and Portishead-based firm Biral.
• Professor Dek Woolfson and his team create designer 'barrel' proteins 23 October 2014 Designer proteins that expand on nature’s own repertoire, created by a team of chemists and biochemists from the University of Bristol, are described in a paper published this week in Science.