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Meltwater lakes are accelerating glacier ice loss

Published
8 October 2020
Categories
Global
Environment

Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to a new study.

The image shows a graphical representation of the structure of the Aurora-A protein

Understanding the way proteins shapeshift

Published
2 October 2020
Categories
Working with business
Health
Science

The University of Leeds has secured a £5.4 million grant to identify new techniques for investigating and manipulating the chemical building blocks of life - proteins.

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New materials will help UK achieve net-zero, say researchers

Published
2 October 2020
Categories
Working with business
Society & Politics
Technology

Scientists at the University of Leeds have pledged to develop a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Wind turbines along highway

Decent living for all does not have to cost the Earth

Published
1 October 2020
Categories
Science
Environment
Global

Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still provide a decent standard of living for a population three times larger, according to a new study.