449 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 1 October 2021
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- Alumni
Cec Thompson's (Economics, 1968, Hon MA, 1994) remarkable rise on the rugby field is matched only by his achievements off it, as he pushed himself from illiteracy to graduation.
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- 27 September 2021
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- Health
Spacing out treatment for kidney cancer over a longer period produces fewer side effects without diminishing results.
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- 24 September 2021
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- Science | Health
Planned breaks from drug treatments for kidney cancer do not have a meaningful detrimental effect on patients’ life expectancy or quality of life, say doctors.
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- 15 September 2021
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- Technology | Working with business | Science
Leading scientists say the UK risks being overtaken as a world leader in a key area of science and technology unless there is greater investment in research facilities and training.
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- 15 September 2021
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- Technology | Science
Analysis of unique "fingerprints" in light emitted from material surrounding young stars has revealed “significant reservoirs” of large organic molecules necessary to form the basis of life.
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- 24 August 2021
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- Science | Working with business | Technology
The Royal Society - the UK’s leading scientific academy - has awarded its prestigious Clifford Patterson Medal and Lecture to an academic who had to cut short her career after becoming terminally ill.
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- 24 August 2021
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- Global | Health | Technology | Coronavirus
A simple electrical fan is the key component of a low-cost, easy-to-use breathing-support device designed to cope with the surge in COVID-19 cases in low to middle income countries.
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- 24 August 2021
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- Global | Environment
Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilising temperatures at Earth’s surface.
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- 9 August 2021
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- Global | Technology | Environment
Attitudes to earthen homes need to change to prevent millions of them being replaced by buildings made from more environmentally-damaging materials, scientists warn.
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- 9 August 2021
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- Technology | Working with business | Science
A new synthetic material that accelerates the removal of harmful nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from engine fumes is to be tested in a prototype catalytic converter.
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- 9 July 2021
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- Global | Environment
Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating and leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions.
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- 7 July 2021
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- Technology | Science
Scientists at the University of Leeds have developed an approach that could help in the design of a new generation of synthetic biomaterials made from proteins.
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- 5 July 2021
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- Society & Politics | Global | Environment
Fundamental changes in our economies are required to secure decent living standards for all in the struggle against climate breakdown, according to new research.
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- 1 July 2021
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- University | Research and innovation
Interact with Antarctic explorers, design your own version of Leeds’ future, explore the fascinating uses of magnets and lasers – all this and more are featured in Be Curious 2021.
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- 22 June 2021
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- Health
The first participants have taken part in a ground-breaking research trial that aims to save lives by improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer.