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Robotic therapy helps children's coordination

Published
6 September 2013
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Technology
Health

Researchers from the University of Leeds are developing an innovative new robotic device that helps children to practise and improve their hand coordination.

Government backs University's robot research

Published
17 July 2013
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University
Technology

A £4.3 million national facility is set to make the University of Leeds a world leader in robot design and construction.

Plaque marks birthplace of X-ray crystallography

Published
5 July 2013
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Technology
University
Science

A plaque celebrating Nobel Prize-winning research at the University of Leeds that revealed the structure of crystals and revolutionised science has been unveiled at the house where it all began.

Bat maps: The conservation crusade

Published
3 July 2013
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Science
Technology

Conservation efforts have taken an important step forward, thanks to observations of bats - creatures that make up a quarter of all of the UK's native mammal species.

Researchers reveal model of Sun's magnetic field

Published
23 May 2013
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Technology
Science

Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun.

Futuristic training helps dental students brush up on skills

Published
24 April 2013
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Technology
Health

Dental students in the School of Dentistry will be the first in the UK to cut their teeth on new simulation technology, allowing them to hone their drilling skills on virtual patients.