University of Sussex, Author Profile

How the Right Smell Can Help with a Negative Body Image

September 5, 2019

In a new study from the University of Sussex, people felt thinner and lighter when they experienced the scent of a lemon...

Scientists One Step Closer to a Clock That Could Replace GPS and Galileo

March 12, 2019

Physicists in the EPic Lab at University of Sussex make a crucial development in the global race to develop a portable atomic...

How 'Dry January' Is the Secret to Better Sleep, Saving Money, and Losing Weight

January 1, 2019

The research was conducted with more than 800 people who took part in Dry January in 2018

Simple Test Could Identify Bladder Cancer Patients Who Won't Respond to Immunotherapy

August 24, 2018

This could potentially save months of unnecessary and ineffective treatment

Distracted People Can Be 'Smell Blind'

June 7, 2018

Those busily engaged in tasks may not notice new smells, according to a new University of Sussex study

'Rip Van Winkle' Plants Hide Underground for Up to 20 Years

April 20, 2018

The extraordinary behavior is seen in many species of orchid

Climate Change Is Wreaking Havoc on Delicate Relationship between Orchids and Bees

April 6, 2018

Pollination depends not only on male bees emerging before female bees and before flowering, but also, crucially, on the orchi...

Potentially Life-Saving Health Monitor Technology Designed by Sussex University Physicists

January 11, 2018

Wearable monitor to detect heart and breathing abnormalities in babies

Physicists Have Breakthrough on Brittle Smartphone Screens

October 27, 2017

New 'potato stamp' technique combining silver and graphene may create cheaper, more flexible, and eco-friendly screens

Research Brings 'Smart Hands' Closer to Reality

April 12, 2016

"What we offer people is the ability to feel their actions when they are interacting with the hand."

How the Fruit Fly Could Help Us Sniff out Drugs and Bombs

October 16, 2014

A fly’s sense of smell could be used in new technology to detect drugs and bombs, new University of Sussex research has...