449 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 2 October 2020
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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.
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- 1 October 2020
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- 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.
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- 1 October 2020
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Pollution particles including carbon and metals have been found in the placentas of new mothers.
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- 11 August 2020
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Visualising how molecules move in cells or interact with drugs will be possible with one of the world’s most advanced imaging centres being developed at the University.
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- 1 July 2020
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A major new interdisciplinary research centre has been launched with the aim of putting Leeds at the forefront of global efforts to tackle cancer.
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- 23 March 2020
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Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.
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- 6 March 2020
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Scientists working at the frontier of nanotechnology face huge challenges.
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- 17 February 2020
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- Technology | Science | Technology | Science
The University is to be part of two supercomputing centres - to boost the ability of researchers to make major scientific breaththroughs.
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- 13 February 2020
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Scientists and engineers have created the first electrically-driven ‘topological’ laser, which has the ability to route light particles around corners.
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- 19 August 2019
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A University of Leeds spin-out which is pioneering a new way to make toughened glass for mobile phone screens and wearable devices has secured £600,000 to prove the benefits of its technology.
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- 6 August 2019
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- Technology | Science
Scientists at the University of Leeds have created a new form of gold which is just two atoms thick – the thinnest unsupported gold ever created.
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- 10 July 2019
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The Government has confirmed funding for the University to create one of the most advanced conventional and high speed rail research facilities in the world.
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- 7 June 2019
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The University has appointed Professor Edmund Linfield as the first Director for the Bragg Centre for Materials Research.
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- 31 May 2019
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Professor Nora de Leeuw has been announced as the inaugural Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
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- 29 March 2019
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- University
March round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.