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The picture shows a picture of the Leeds Venturi valve, a small plastic valve that increases oxygen flow and pressure

Low-cost ventilatory support for covid-19 patients

Published
24 April 2020
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Health
Technology
Coronavirus

A research team at Leeds has developed a way of creating a ventilatory system for covid-19 patients that can be made rapidly on a 3D printer.

This is an aerial image of an African village showing small buildings on the side of a sandy track. There is no sign of major infrastructure development.

Assessing the problem of poor sanitation

Published
25 March 2020
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Technology
Health

Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation systems.

The picture shows a sample of the advanced material being investigate d during muon spectroscopy

Driving forward energy-efficient electronics

Published
23 March 2020
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Science
Technology

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.

University staff with senior members of EPSRC

EPSRC delegation meets engineering researchers at Leeds

Published
21 February 2020
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News

Engineering leaders from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) visited the University this week to find out more about the breadth of engineering research taking place here.

The image shows the compavt robotic system being put into the passageway that starts at the Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid.

The robot opening a window on an ancient civilisation

Published
20 February 2020
Categories
Science
Technology

Engineers have developed a robot that has successfully navigated one of the narrow shafts of the Great Pyramid - in an attempt to solve one of the big mysteries in Egyptian archaeology.