University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu, Latin: Universitas Glasguensis) is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s four ancient universities.

Twisting radio beams to send data at up to 32 gigabytes per second

Could a jacket or a pair of jeans one day power your mobile phone and other electronic devices?

A sophisticated machine-learning algorithm uses sound to generate images on smartphones and laptops

A new type of energy-generating synthetic skin is capable of mimicking the sense of touch

Could a skin creme prevent mosquito-borne diseases?

Making air out of moondust

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Software that purports to read emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new scientific report finds that facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions. “It is not possible to confidently infer happiness from

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Wearable electronics gain a boost from solar-powered supercapacitors

A breakthrough in energy storage technology could bring a new generation of flexible electronic devices to life, including solar-powered prosthetics for amputees. In a new paper published in the journal Advanced Science, a team of engineers from the University of Glasgow discuss how they have used layers of graphene and polyurethane to create a flexible supercapacitor

Wearable electronics gain a boost from solar-powered supercapacitors

Star Trek-inspired handheld device could help make rapid sophisticated medical diagnostics more accessible to people around the world

A Star Trek-inspired handheld device based on a silicon chip could help make rapid, sophisticated medical diagnostics more accessible to people around the world, scientists say. In a new paper published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics, researchers from the University of Glasgow describe the latest development in their ‘multicorder’ project, inspired by Star Trek’s famous tricorder device, which

Star Trek-inspired handheld device could help make rapid sophisticated medical diagnostics more accessible to people around the world

A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds

A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds. In a new paper published today in the journal Nature Chemistry, chemists from the University of Glasgow discuss how they developed a flow battery system using a nano-molecule that can store electric power

A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds

A self-eating rocket engine

A ‘self-eating’ rocket engine which could place small satellites in orbit more easily and more affordably is under development at universities in Scotland and Ukraine In a paper published in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, engineers from the University of Glasgow and Oles Honchar Dnipro National University in Ukraine discuss how they have built, fired,

A self-eating rocket engine

Using light to assemble electronic components is suitable for mass production

Cost-effective optical manipulation platform suitable for mass production of electronic and light-based devices An international team of researchers has developed a new light-based manipulation method that could one day be used to mass produce electronic components for smartphones, computers and other devices. A cheaper and faster way to produce these components could make it less expensive to

Using light to assemble electronic components is suitable for mass production

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Royal blue! The Queen looks jubilant in turquoise as she joins Princess Anne at the University of Edinburgh to hear from staff and students about climate change research
on July 1, 2021 at 7:10 am
The Queen and Princess Anne visited the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) at The University of Edinburgh to learn about their work to combat climate change today.
The Queen looks jubilant in turquoise as she joins Princess Anne at the University of Edinburgh
on July 1, 2021 at 6:10 am
The Queen and Princess Anne visited the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) at The University of Edinburgh to learn about their work to combat climate change today.
Queen Mary's People's Palace Projects open video installation in Glasgow ahead of COP26
on June 30, 2021 at 10:20 am
Researchers from People's Palace Projects at Queen Mary University of London are set to exhibit their work at the Glasgow Science Centre ahead of COP26. Natural Future Museums, a video installation, ...
University of Glasgow: Funding Boost For UofG Gravitational Wave Research
on June 30, 2021 at 5:16 am
Gravitational wave research at the University of Glasgow is set to benefit from a major funding boost from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).STFC has today (Tuesday 29 June) ...
Regular exercise decreases risk of catching covid - research
on June 29, 2021 at 6:41 pm
New research has found regular exercise makes the covid vaccine more effective and boosts immunity. A new study from Glasgow Caledonian University has found that keeping fit and healthy, exercising at ...

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Global network transforming tropical forest research
on July 2, 2021 at 12:04 pm
A huge global network of researchers is working together to take the pulse of our global tropical forests. ForestPlots.net, which is co-ordinated from the University of Leeds, brings together more ...
Black holes can gobble up neutron stars whole
on July 1, 2021 at 2:38 pm
Scientists have finally caught a black hole colliding with a neutron star—and the black hole basically swallowed its companion whole.
The remarkable River Clyde discovery that ‘proves’ Glaswegians are Spanish
on June 30, 2021 at 11:52 am
It's not just for the sun we are chokin' to go to Santa Ponsa...it's our desire to return to our ancestral home too it seems!
Lankan professors of Hong Kong Uni bestowed Endowed Professorships
on June 28, 2021 at 10:08 pm
Lankan professors of Hong Kong Uni bestowed Endowed Professorships: Two eminent Sri Lankan professors of the University of Hong Kong, Prof. Lakshman Samaranayake and Prof. Malik P ...
Amphista Therapeutics Expands Research Team by Appointing Martin O'Rourke as Head of Drug Discovery and James Osborne as Director of Chemistry
on June 28, 2021 at 1:49 am
GLASGOW, Scotland ... contributing to a wide range of drug discovery projects. Additionally, whilst working in Professor Tracy Robson's lab at Queen University Belfast, Martin co-invented a ...