432 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 1 April 2015
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- Working with business | Technology
A University of Leeds researcher has won a national entrepreneurship prize for his work in developing a new method of counterfeit-proofing glass.
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- 18 March 2015
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- Environment
The most extensive land-based study of the Amazon to date reveals it is losing its capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
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- 11 March 2015
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- Technology | Science | Environment
The human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene probably began around the year 1610, according to new research published today in Nature.
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- 24 February 2015
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- Arts & Culture | University
A major archive comprising hundreds of hours of unseen interviews with many of the world's leading artistic figures has been established at the University of Leeds.
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- 23 February 2015
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- Science | Technology
University of Leeds researchers will play key roles in two innovative projects using futuristic engineering to assist the human body.
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- 18 February 2015
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- Health
Four University of Leeds researchers have volunteered to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.
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- 29 January 2015
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- Working with business | Technology | University
The University of Leeds has welcomed significant investment from the Government's Local Growth Deals programme for its planned University Innovation and Enterprise Centre (UIEC) in the city.
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- 4 December 2014
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- Science | Technology
Taking inspiration from nature, researchers have created a versatile model to predict how stalagmite-like structures form in nuclear processing plants - as well as how lime scale builds up in kettles.
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- 7 November 2014
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- Environment
A "once-in-a-lifetime" chance to watch a comet flying close to Mars gave a unique insight into the effect of such a near miss on a planet's atmosphere, according to a University of Leeds academic.
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- 3 November 2014
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- Health
The cancer drug eribulin, originally developed from sea sponges, could give women with advanced triple negative breast cancer an average of five extra months of life, new research says.
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- 3 October 2014
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- Arts & Culture
A major new piece of art was unveiled today as part of a significant refurbishment project at the University of Leeds.
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- 26 September 2014
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- Arts & Culture
A unique archive of letters, interviews and diaries relating to the First World War is providing the inspiration for a new artist in residence at the University of Leeds.
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- 25 September 2014
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- Environment | Science
Scientists have uncovered the natural fertiliser contained within Saharan dust that plays an important role in the health of the Amazon rainforest when it is blown across the Atlantic: fish bone.
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- 3 September 2014
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- Technology | Business & Economy | Working with business
World class innovation by leading retailer Marks & Spencer is featured in a new University of Leeds free online course starting 15 September.
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- 5 August 2014
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- University
The University has joined with local organisations and businesses to set up a Leeds school aimed at 14 to 18 year olds interested in engineering and advanced manufacturing.