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Smartphone way to lose weight

Published
15 April 2013
Categories
Health
Technology

Your smartphone could be a key tool to losing weight according to scientists at the University of Leeds.

Frog-like robot will help surgeons

Published
11 April 2013
Categories
Technology
Science
Health

Researchers at the University of Leeds are using the feet of tree frogs as a model for a tiny robot designed to crawl inside patients' bodies during keyhole surgery.

Power behind primordial soup discovered

Published
4 April 2013
Categories
Environment
Science

Researchers at the University of Leeds may have solved a key puzzle about how objects from space could have kindled life on Earth.

Access all areas - University showcases outreach work

Published
25 March 2013
Categories
University
Technology
Science

University-led initiatives to help the brightest students enjoy a world class education, regardless of background, received a stamp of approval today.

Global failure to close the maths gender gap

Published
14 March 2013
Categories
Society & Politics

Boys continue to outperform girls in maths, despite attempts to close the gap, according to a study from the University of Leeds and the University of Missouri.

Behind the wheel of company profits

Published
13 March 2013
Categories
Environment
Business & Economy

Small-car manufacturer Fiat beat its efficiency record in the 2008 recession while former high-achievers Toyota and BMW showed their worst results in 10 years, according to a new study.

Computer packs the punch of 500,000 iPads

Published
8 March 2013
Categories
Technology
Science

A new supercomputer hosted at the University of Leeds is offering businesses and academic researchers across the North of England world-class computing power.

New centre to revolutionise medical technology

Published
27 February 2013
Categories
Technology
Health

The University of Leeds is leading a £5.7 million, government-backed initiative to transform the way replacement joints and other medical implants are made.

'Wet' computer server could cut internet waste

Published
27 February 2013
Categories
Science
Technology

A revolutionary liquid-cooled computer server that could slash the carbon footprint of the internet is being tested at the University of Leeds.