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Released: 24-Aug-2020 8:55 AM EDT
C3-Cloud: the digital coordinated care platform of the future
University of Warwick

The C3-Cloud could be the future for supporting coordinated care across GPs, hospitals and specialties

   
Released: 17-Aug-2020 12:50 PM EDT
Environmentally friendly audio systems for Electric Vehicles to be made by Warwick Acoustics and University of Warwick
University of Warwick

Warwick Acoustics Ltd, a spin-out company from the University of Warwick’s School of Engineering, is a manufacturer of next generation audio systems for the automotive sector and personal use, and thanks to a grant from Innovate UK, will support development of a lower cost version of its patented ElectroAcoustics Audio Panels for next generation vehicles.

Released: 13-Aug-2020 8:20 AM EDT
Genetic mutation may hold answers to controlled breathing
University of Warwick

The protein Connexin 26 has been previously identified as being directly sensitive to Carbon dioxide and linked to conditions such as KIDS syndrome and deafness.

Released: 12-Aug-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Natural way to boost crop yield to be explored by Warwick Scientists
University of Warwick

Increases in plant yield could be naturally made thanks to research at the School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick

Released: 10-Aug-2020 7:40 AM EDT
Aquatic robots can remove contaminant particles from water
University of Warwick

Corals in the Ocean are made up of coral polyps, a small soft creature with a stem and tentacles, they are responsible for nourishing the corals, and aid the coral’s survival by generating self-made currents through motion of their soft bodies.

Released: 10-Aug-2020 7:35 AM EDT
Grasshopper jumping on Bloch sphere finds new quantum insights
University of Warwick

New research at the University of Warwick has (pardon the pun) put a new spin on a mathematical analogy involving a jumping grasshopper and its ideal lawn shape. This work could help us understand the spin states of quantum-entangled particles.

Released: 5-Aug-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Warwick Moto’s electric superbike build racing ahead despite lockdown
University of Warwick

A team of 25 students who formed Warwick Moto are designing, building and developing an electric superbike which was due to race this summer

Released: 4-Aug-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Consumers don’t fully trust smart home technologies
University of Warwick

Smart home technologies are an emerging market, with some households installing voice controlled appliances and smart security

   
Released: 3-Aug-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Novel magnetic stirrer speaks to lab equipment
University of Warwick

A current problem for a wide range of chemists is when stirring a solution in the laboratory there is a need to check the properties of the solution and monitor how they change.

27-Jul-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Medieval medicine remedy could provide new treatment for modern day infections
University of Warwick

To fight antibiotic resistance more antimicrobials are needed to treat bacterial biofilms, which protect an infection from antibiotics

   
Released: 16-Jul-2020 8:45 AM EDT
Breakthrough in studying ancient DNA from Doggerland that separates the UK from Europe
University of Warwick

Thousands of years ago the UK was physically joined to the rest of Europe through an area known as Doggerland. However, a marine inundation took place during the mid-holocene, separating the British landmass from the rest of Europe, which is now covered by the North Sea.

13-Jul-2020 9:50 AM EDT
Thermonuclear blast sends supernova survivor star hurtling across the Milky Way
University of Warwick

Bizarre white dwarf star shows evidence of a ‘partial supernova’ in observations using the Hubble Space Telescope, led by University of Warwick astronomers

Released: 3-Jul-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Warwick Moto superbike designs unveiled
University of Warwick

As the government has announced proposals to ban the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2035 the race to electrify the motor industry is on, and motorbikes aren’t to be overlooked.

29-Jun-2020 9:00 AM EDT
An ethical eye on AI - new mathematical idea reins in AI bias towards making unethical and costly commercial choices
University of Warwick

Researchers from the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, EPFL (Lausanne) and Sciteb Ltd have found a mathematical means of helping regulators and business manage and police Artificial Intelligence systems’ biases towards making unethical, and potentially very costly and damaging commercial choices - an ethical eye on AI.

   
Released: 15-Jun-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Intelligence (IQ) throughout childhood to adulthood is impacted if born small for gestational age
University of Warwick

People born small for gestational age (SGA) have a lower IQ throughout development from infancy to adulthood

Released: 11-Jun-2020 9:55 AM EDT
How Dashcams help and hinder forensics
University of Warwick

Dashcams are vital for helping police investigate car incidents, however the way the footage is submitted to police, managed and processed can cause problems. A researcher at WMG, University of Warwick has assessed seven different types of dashcams’ SD storage systems to see how they help and hinder digital forensics.

8-Jun-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Appetite Can Be Increased by Cells in the Brain
University of Warwick

Tanycytes are glial cells, which communicate with neurons in the brain to inform it of what we have eaten. Researchers from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick have found when tanycytes are selectively stimulated appetite was increased.

Released: 8-Jun-2020 9:00 AM EDT
New Study Provides Insights Into How Retailers Have Responded to COVID-19
University of Warwick

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the retail sector, a new study by WMG, University of Warwick, and Blue Yonder has examined how retailers have responded to the situation. The study identified the human vulnerabilities across the supply chain and the need for future investment in flexibility, visibility and automation to improve future resilience.

Released: 5-Jun-2020 12:10 PM EDT
New technique for engineering living materials and patterns
University of Warwick

Engineered living materials (ELMs) is a new class of materials that exploit the properties of living organisms

Released: 28-May-2020 7:05 AM EDT
Previously claimed memory boosting font “Sans Forgetica” does not actually boost memory
University of Warwick

A font called Sans Forgetica was designed to enhance people’s memory for information displayed in that font—compared to reading information in an ordinary font, such as Arial.

26-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Chimpanzees Help Trace the Evolution of Human Speech Back to Ancient Ancestors
University of Warwick

Chimpanzee lip-smacks exhibit a speech-like rhythm, a group of researchers led by the University of Warwick have found

     
22-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Warwick Scientists Discover How Cells Respond to Fasting
University of Warwick

The UK has the highest level of obesity in Europe, in fact it’s estimated half the population could be obese by 2050. Obesity is a significant risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality

Released: 21-May-2020 8:05 AM EDT
Midlands Medictech company Medherant in partnership to develop multiple new products with tech developed at University of Warwick
University of Warwick

Midlands Medictech company Medherant has just this month (May 2020) signed a partnership agreement with Cambridge based Cycle Pharmaceuticals to develop multiple new products using Medherant technology developed by University of Warwick chemistry researchers.

   
Released: 20-May-2020 9:00 AM EDT
A new understanding of everyday cellular processes
University of Warwick

Cellular processes happen every day in humans and plants, such as homeostasis and photosynthesis

   
Released: 20-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT
The UK Public want the NHS to be the controlling body in Covid-19 contact-tracing app – says new research
University of Warwick

The public have massive trust in the NHS, who should have control and access to data in the Covid-19 contact-tracing app, according to new research by researchers in WMG at the University of Warwick, and at the University of Birmingham.

Released: 19-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Work begins on autonomous vehicle trial route
University of Warwick

Over 300 kilometres of West Midland’s roads are set to trial connected and autonomous vehicles, making UK roads safer and allowing for more predictable goods delivery and journey times.

Released: 15-May-2020 5:35 AM EDT
Woven Light Rail Design wins Gold at JEC World 2020 Innovation Awards
University of Warwick

The ‘BRAINSTORM’ project involving researchers at WMG, University of Warwick has won gold at the JEC World 2020 Innovation Awards in the category ‘Railway Vehicles and Infrastructure’

Released: 14-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Patients prefer their consent to share their data and to manage it digitally
University of Warwick

A group of patients with diabetes were surveyed on their understanding of the consent process to have their medical data shared with digital platforms offering innovations to the management of their condition.

Released: 14-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Autonomous Vehicle safety standards to be set by Warwick academic
University of Warwick

The safety of Autonomous Vehicles will be tested by Dr Siddartha Khastgir, at WMG, the University of Warwick thanks to a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Released: 13-May-2020 8:15 AM EDT
Is the future more plastic?
University of Warwick

Plastic is indispensable to us, especially for protecting our health, which is why globally we have been facing huge challenges to reduce plastic waste while maintaining our existing lifestyles.

6-May-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?
University of Warwick

With so many COVID-19 models being developed, how do policymakers know which ones to use? A new process to harness multiple disease models for outbreak management has been developed by an international team of researchers including the University of Warwick.

   
Released: 6-May-2020 8:15 AM EDT
Pivoting for success: Building more resilient UK manufacturing supply chains
University of Warwick

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how manufacturing supply chains are critical to the process of delivering products and services essential to life. Whilst a series of ‘lifeboat’ projects are needed to protect manufacturing capability in the short term, Professor Janet Godsell, from WMG, University of Warwick says now is the time for UK manufacturing supply chains to pivot and build capability for the future.

   
Released: 6-May-2020 8:05 AM EDT
Minimum energy requirements for microbial communities to live predicted
University of Warwick

A microbial community is a complex, dynamic system composed of hundreds of species and their interactions, they are found in oceans, soil, animal guts and plant roots. Each system feeds the Earth’s ecosystem and their own growth, as they each have their own metabolism that underpin biogeochemical cycles.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 12:20 PM EDT
Innovative Partner Awarded Contract to develop Very Light Rail trackform
University of Warwick

The Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) project, led by Coventry City Council (CCC) in collaboration with engineers at WMG, University of Warwick will commence Research and Development to design a low cost track form for very light rail

28-Apr-2020 8:55 AM EDT
New STM technique with super sharp frozen carbon monoxide needle points way to new and purer pharmaceuticals
University of Warwick

Using an ultra-thin and sharp needle tipped with a single carbon monoxide molecule frozen to minus 266 degrees centigrade, researchers from the University of Warwick and Cardiff identified and mapped the location of every molecular bond on the surface of a material

Released: 23-Apr-2020 12:05 PM EDT
Air quality and wellbeing during Covid-19 lockdown
University of Warwick

COVID-19 has devastated lives and communities and will have a horrendous impact on the economy, but it has also revealed some environmental truths that we as humans may not want to hear. Lockdown is showing us that our lifestyles, in the main our reliance on motorised methods of transportation, have an insidious and detrimental impact on our environment and ultimately our health.

   
Released: 20-Apr-2020 1:30 PM EDT
Warwick Researchers to provide COVID-19 Intervention Modelling for East Africa (CIMEA)
University of Warwick

The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) across the world poses a threat to all, but particularly, countries with the weakest health syste

   
Released: 14-Apr-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Coronavirus brings dawn of digital healthcare
University of Warwick

In the editorial, 'COVID-19: A new digital dawn?', published in the journal Digital Health (SAGE Publications), researchers from our Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, University of Warwick (together with colleagues from Warwick Medical School, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust and Bristol Heart Institute, United Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust) provide insight into how these three reasons have led to an increase in digital healthcare.

Released: 31-Mar-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Impact of marine carbon on climate change to be investigated by Warwick Scientists
University of Warwick

185 scientists won part of the European Research Council’s (ERC) €450 million for Europe’s long-term frontier research, one of which was Professor David Scanlan, from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick.

Released: 30-Mar-2020 2:25 PM EDT
How to protect your sleep during the Covid-19 pandemic
University of Warwick

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the lives of many throughout the UK, most people are unable to go to work, some have seen their hours cut, some have had their job prospects changed, and for the general population their normal routine is upset, which means their sleeping pattern may be compromised too.

Released: 26-Mar-2020 9:35 AM EDT
New ways to stop caller ID spoofing to be investigated
University of Warwick

With commonly available VoIP software, a caller can fabricate an arbitrary phone number for the display of the incoming call on the receiver’s phone.

   
Released: 12-Mar-2020 2:35 PM EDT
Autonomous guided vehicles to transform horticultural labour shortage
University of Warwick

A new autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) is being developed to transform the horticultural sector and tackle the labour shortage

   
Released: 12-Mar-2020 8:45 AM EDT
Female Engineer elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
University of Warwick

Professor Wanda Lewis, from the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. The RSA was founded in 1754, and granted a Royal charter in 1847 - its current patron is Queen Elizabeth, and the President is Princess Anne.

10-Mar-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Leaving your baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development
University of Warwick

A baby’s development at 18 months old is not adversely affected by being left to ‘cry it out’ a few times or often in infancy researchers at the University of Warwick have found

   
Released: 9-Mar-2020 8:30 AM EDT
Food prices after a hard Brexit could increase by £50 per week
University of Warwick

The effects of Brexit on different food types and what this will mean for families has been measured by research from the University of Warwick.

Released: 4-Mar-2020 11:45 AM EST
Artificial Intelligence: Meet the students researching its future
University of Warwick

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the world, with its own developments happening every day

27-Feb-2020 12:50 PM EST
Physiotherapy could be done at home using Virtual Reality
University of Warwick

Current Physiotherapy techniques require patients to complete exercises at home, which doesn’t include much guidance

   
Released: 26-Feb-2020 1:15 PM EST
Explained: Why water droplets ‘bounce off the walls’
University of Warwick

When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or in special conditions bounce off like a beach ball

26-Feb-2020 8:55 AM EST
Mathematician identifies new tricks for the old arch in our foot
University of Warwick

A stiff mid-foot is essential for withstanding excessive force when pushing off on the ground for walking and running

   

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