News: February 2021

Could you defend yourself on an alien planet?

A virtual reality and animation expert and lecturer at Bangor University has developed the latest Virtual Reality headset game to be made available. Just launched, Crashland , on the Oculus Quest is timely, following images from the Perseverance Mars rover, recently sent back from the planet.

Publication date: 26 February 2021

Birds can ‘read’ the Earth’s magnetic signature well enough to get back on course

Birdwatchers get very excited when a ‘rare’ migratory bird makes landfall having been blown off-course and flown beyond its normal range. But these are rare for a reason; most birds that have made the journey before are able to correct for large displacements and find their final destination. Now, new research by an international team shows for the first time, how birds displaced in this way are able to navigate back to their migratory route and gives us an insight into how they accomplish this feat.

Publication date: 11 February 2021

Ray Davies Tribute

Ray Davies the Director of the Photonics Academy of Wales @ Bangor (PAWB) died on the 14 th January 2021.

Publication date: 8 February 2021

Attitude survey does not bode well for would be air travellers

The current UK government guidelines and policies are unlikely to prevent frequent entry of SARS-COVID-19 into the UK according to the results of a survey of people’s understanding of COVID-19 symptoms, and their attitudes and likely behaviours related to air travel during the pandemic.

Publication date: 5 February 2021

Revolutionising the way we interact with data

Publication date: 4 February 2021