University of Essex

The University of Essex is a British public research university whose original and largest campus is near the town of Colchester, England.

Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures?

Swarms of microrobots injected into the body could unblock internal medical devices and avoid further surgery

Allowing food production to increase despite the ever-increasing temperatures around the world

Opportunity to improve crop productivity by 10 to 20 percent with a new dynamic photosynthesis model

Boosting plant productivity by 27 percent in real-world field conditions – how?

Accelerating the process of photosynthesis to increase crop production

Scientists have found how to relieve a bottleneck in the process by which plants transform sunlight into food, which may lead to an increase in crop production. They discovered that producing more of a protein that controls the rate in which electrons flow during photosynthesis, accelerates the whole process. “We tested the effect of increasing

Accelerating the process of photosynthesis to increase crop production

What if we could boost the yields of major food crops by almost 50 percent?

Plants such as soybeans and wheat waste between 20 and 50 percent of their energy recycling toxic chemicals created when the enzyme Rubisco—the most prevalent enzyme in the world—grabs oxygen molecules instead of carbon dioxide molecules. Increasing production of a common, naturally occurring protein in plant leaves could boost the yields of major food crops

What if we could boost the yields of major food crops by almost 50 percent?

The quest for long-lasting blood

Every day thousands of people around the world have their lives saved or improved thanks to someone giving blood. But imagine how many more lives could be saved if a long-lasting blood substitute could be found, which could easily be stored at room temperature and available to all patients, regardless of their blood type. This

The quest for long-lasting blood

Controlling a Virtual Spacecraft by Thought Alone

Scientists at the Essex have been working with NASA on a project where they controlled a virtual spacecraft by thought alone. Using BCI (brain-computer interface) technology, they found that combining the brain power of two people could be more accurate in steering a spacecraft than one person. BCIs convert signals generated from the brain into

Controlling a Virtual Spacecraft by Thought Alone

Robotic fish to patrol for pollution in harbours

This is robo-fish – scientists’ latest weapon in the war against pollution. In the shallow waters of Gijon harbour, in northern Spain, a large, yellow fish cuts through the waves. But this swimmer stands apart from the marine life that usually inhabits this port: there’s no flesh and blood here, just carbon fibre and metal.

Robotic fish to patrol for pollution in harbours

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In pictures: Can you spot yourself in our gallery of Essex University graduates?
The university welcomed graduates and their families from across the country and around the world over five days and 12 ceremonies.
UCL Joins Groundbreaking Sustainable Research Agreement
The Concordat for Environmental Sustainability, developed by the UK research and innovation sector, is a pledge to embed sustainability into an organisation’s approach to research.It covers six key ar ...
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She studied Sociology and Government as an undergraduate at the University of Essex where she also completed her MA and PhD. Fiona's research interests are in the fields of social stratification and ...
Essex University's AI brain study brings 'hope' to childhood trauma survivors
Image caption, Valerie was subjected to female genital mutilation as a teenager and says the research has helped her to make sense of her feelings The world's largest study into how childhood trauma ...
Uni of Essex alumni spotlighted in national first-in-family campaign
University of Essex graduates who were the first in their families to attend university are being highlighted in a national campaign to ...

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New discovery of a mechanism that controls cell division
The discovery may be important for future research into the treatment of certain diseases. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have discovered that how a special protein complex called the ...
Fury as 'Painfully Skinny' Dog Found Cowering in State of Serious Neglect
The discovery of a "painfully skinny" dog who was found cowering by the driveway of a home has sparked anger. Roxy, the 3-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux, was discovered huddled by a bush in Boxted, Essex, ...
The discovery of tennessine and the prospect of creating heavier elements
Element 117 was named tennessine because of the participation of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee.
Accelerating the discovery of new materials via the ion-exchange method
Tohoku University researchers have unveiled a new means of predicting how to synthesize new materials via the ion-exchange. Based on computer simulations, the method significantly reduces the time and ...
Essex university scientist helps discover 100 ocean species
Jessica Gordon, from the University of Essex, was among researchers who collected samples from as deep as 4,800m (15,748ft) underwater. New species identified from the project have included three ...