449 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 15 June 2018
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- Science
The complex 3D structure of one of the world’s most lethal families of plant viruses has been revealed in unprecedented detail by scientists at the University of Leeds.
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- 13 June 2018
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- Global | Science
Scientists and educators involved in animal research in emerging countries are sharing good practice ideas, plus debating welfare and ethics, as part of pioneering work led by the University.
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- 11 June 2018
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- Science | Health
Early results from a small-scale clinical trial have revealed the potential of a virus to treat some advanced cancers.
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- 11 June 2018
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- Science | Environment
Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, researchers have found.
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- 7 June 2018
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- Health
Adults with incurable diseases – including dementia, liver failure and stroke – are not being referred to palliative care from hospices early enough during their illness, according to new research.
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- 30 May 2018
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- Environment | Science
Natural dyes extracted from blackcurrant waste created during Ribena manufacture have for the first time been used in an effective new hair dyeing technology, developed at the University of Leeds.
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- 21 May 2018
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- Science | Health
Research led by Leeds professors has led to a better quality of life for thousands of people around the world who have received tissue regeneration treatment.
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- 9 April 2018
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- Global | Technology
A new generation of ultra-sensitive detectors has opened up the use of infrared wavelengths for a large number of new applications that could improve people’s lives, according to researchers.
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- 13 February 2018
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- Science
New research, led by the University of Leeds, offers an explanation for the discrepancy between the size and age of the Rosetta Nebula’s central cavity and that of its central stars.
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- 31 January 2018
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- Science | Health
Terminally-ill patients experience significantly better quality of life before they die if they receive earlier access to palliative care, according to new research.
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- 10 January 2018
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- Science | Environment
Scientists have found fossil evidence of deep-sea marine life burrowing at least eight metres below the seabed – four times the previously observed depth for modern deep-sea life.
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- 19 December 2017
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- Environment | News
The remaining undisturbed rainforests in Borneo, some of the world’s tallest and most carbon-dense, have been removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the past 50 years, a new study shows.
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- 30 November 2017
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- Arts & Culture | Society & Politics
The achievements of a pioneering Yorkshire MP are to be commemorated with a public lecture by senior MP Harriet Harman.
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- 7 November 2017
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- Health | Arts & Culture
A recreated First World War field hospital and groundbreaking research into wound care will be combined as part of an innovative event partnering history with healthcare next week.
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- 30 October 2017
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- Working with business | University | Science
The University is to name a key building in its £96m investment in engineering and physical sciences in honour of one of Leeds’ most influential scientists.