A school space club, Astrogazers, has taken a step closer reaching orbit with the help of engineers from the University of Bath. The school – Croydon High School – successfully completed the final stage of live testing their CubeSat satellite for Mission Pegasus. The initiative, encouraging STEM participation, involves the all-girl Astrogazers club. And their prototype CubeSat satellite was carried ...
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Bath University aims TOPCAT II payload at characterising ionosphere
Bath University has shared details of its TOPCAT II payload featuring a multi-frequency GPS receiver, for the Orpheus space weather mission. The Orpheus mission has two aims: to measure space weather and support Space Domain Awareness (SDA). Specifically, to characterise the ionosphere (the ionised portion of Earth’s upper atmosphere) And also to capture image data to support Space Domain Awareness. ...
European heath body elects Bath covid test pioneer as fellow
University of Bath electrical engineer Despina Moschou has been elected as a fellow of EAMBES, the European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science. Lab-on-chip specialist Moschou developed ‘LoCKAmp’, a high-speed covid-19 test at Bath. “As well as the LoCKAmp, which within 3 minutes completes gold-standard genetic-based testing techniques previously only possible in a lab, Dr Moschou has filed ...
EW BrightSparks 2024 profile: Kenville Haynes, University of Bath
Now in its seventh year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. Continuing our series on the latest EW BrightSparks of 2024, we profile Kenville Haynes, a student at the University of Bath. Achievements Kenville described for us the extent of his electronics journey. ...
University of Bath win world Heart Hackathon, again
Just a quick post to flag the achievements of students from the University of Bath. They have won, for the second year in a row, the world Heart Hackathon.
Elektra Awards 2021 – University Research Readers’ Choice Award
Winner University of Bath This award acknowledges the impressive projects and showcases cutting-edge UK electronics research. The University of Bath team submitted a prototype that is a miniature camera held in a silicone ear-piece. The research project that captured the most interest and votes of Electronics Weekly readers is a project by GP Dr Nick Gompertz, working with a ...
Cheap UK open-source 3D printed medical microscope uses Raspberry Pi camera and processing
The University of Bath has designed an open-source medical-grade microscope that can be made for as little as £15 in its most basic form Called OpenFlexure microscope, “it is unique among 3D-printed microscope in its ability to yield high-quality images,” according to the university.” It has been designed to be easy to use, with an intuitive software interface and simplified ...
EW BrightSparks 2019 profile: Elizabeth Maclennan
In our series on the class of 2019, we highlight Elizabeth Maclennan, Project Manager at McMurtry Automotive and formerly a student at the University of Bath.
Thrills and frustration for Team Bath Racing Electric in China
The University of Bath’s student electric racing car team, Team Bath Racing Electric (TBRe), has recently returned from competing at Formula Student Electric China (FSEC) in Zhuhai, China.
Comment: The future is electric
When it comes to cars, electric motors can be incredibly light, efficient and powerful, writes Professor Peter Wilson of the University of Bath