434 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 14 September 2018
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- Global
Building better infrastructure to withstand earthquakes will be the core topic of discussion during a top-level international conference at Leeds next week.
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- 13 September 2018
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- Health
Viruses have shown renewed promise in the treatment of cancer, after new research has shown they retain their cancer-killing ability even when injected into the bloodstream.
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- 7 September 2018
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- Business and partnerships | Business & Economy | Arts & Culture
A new multi-million pound research project to boost creative innovation in the textile and fashion industry is being spearheaded by the University of Leeds.
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- 16 August 2018
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- Business and partnerships | Global
Becoming an entrepreneur is an exciting step to take, but every successful business owner needs the right training and support to make their venture a success.
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- 13 August 2018
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- Business and partnerships | Science | Technology
Lasers are widely used as high power sources of light operating at a specific frequency. But how does this frequency get selected when a laser is turned on, and how quickly?
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- 9 August 2018
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- Science | Environment
Historic levels of particles in the atmosphere released from pre-industrial era fires, and their cooling effect on the planet, may have been significantly underestimated according to a new study.
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- 4 July 2018
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- Business and partnerships | Technology
A Government announcement has unlocked the potential of the University’s new institute for high speed rail.
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- 28 June 2018
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- Environment | Business and partnerships
The University is launching a new initiative to give farms and business a competitive advantage and increase their value.
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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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- 4 June 2018
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- Science | Health
A molecular compound in green tea could hold the key to preventing deaths from heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis, 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.