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Making snowflakes: a very festive day in Robotics
Using some of the most advanced robot building equipment in the UK, engineers at our National Facility for Innovative Robotic Systems created some rather festive snowflakes.
Tribology Trust Bronze Medal awarded to Dr Junyan Li
The Tribology Trust Bronze Medal is an internationally prestigious award made annually by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) to an early tribologist
Technology and socio-economic drivers for sanitation
Barbara Evans selected in a round-up of 'must see' TED talks on sanitation, by The Guardian.
Chancellor unveils £235m for new materials science institute
Leeds is to contribute to a new £235m science research centre, as announced in the government’s Autumn Statement – part of a new package of measures to boost science in the UK.
Research could improve nuclear power plant safety – and stop your kettle furring up
Taking inspiration from nature, researchers have created a versatile model to predict how stalagmite-like structures form in nuclear processing plants – as well as how lime scale builds up in kettles.