434 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 7 September 2023
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- Science
A ravenous black hole in a galaxy close to ours is taking bites out of a star like the Sun every time it orbits, new research has revealed.
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- 5 September 2023
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- Society & Politics | Business & Economy | Environment
The continued pursuit of economic growth in high income countries is at odds with the climate targets and fairness requirements of the Paris Agreement, say researchers.
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- 17 August 2023
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- Environment | Science | Global
Giant dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska can last for many days and send tonnes of fine sediment or silt into the atmosphere, and it is having an impact on the global climate system, say scientists.
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- 16 August 2023
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- Technology | Working with business
A new University of Leeds course will address a skills gap in the UK’s textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.
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- 15 August 2023
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- Global | Science | Working with business
One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.
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- 3 August 2023
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- Working with business
The UK Minister for Health and Secondary Care visited the University of Leeds to see how the city region is developing innovative healthcare technologies.
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- 2 August 2023
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- Science | Global | Environment
A chemical process used in the browning of food to give it its distinct smell and taste is probably happening in the oceans, where it helped create the conditions necessary for life.
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- 27 July 2023
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- Technology | Research
A tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of Leeds.
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- 26 July 2023
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- Health
Language barriers are resulting in people from South Asian communities experiencing more pain at the end of life, new research has found.
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- 25 July 2023
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- Working with business
Leeds has a key role to play in driving innovation and investment in the North, according to business and political leaders.
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- 20 July 2023
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- Working with business | Research
Paying more for clothes does not necessarily mean they will last longer, according to new research carried out by the School of Design.
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- 19 July 2023
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- Arts & Culture
A historically significant Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem that was barred from leaving the UK has been bought by the University of Leeds Libraries.
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- 3 July 2023
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- Environment | Working with our region
Businesses need to become more sustainable or risk not being able to cope with the shocks of future climate change.
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- 17 June 2023
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- University
A civil engineer who has conducted pioneering research into the performance and durability of concrete has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.
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- 13 June 2023
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- News | Science | University
A leading research scientist at the University of Leeds who develops computer models to understand how ageing and artificial implants affect the tissues in our body has won a prestigious award.