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New material that thickens as it’s pulled
Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker – at the molecular level – as it is stretched.
Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule ‘biopsies’
Newly-developed "nano-tweezers" created by university researchers can for the first time extract single molecules from live cells without destroying them – solving a long-standing research problem.
Leeds physicist is Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year
Professor Helen Gleeson has won the Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year category in this year’s Times Higher Education Awards, announced last night.
New paper investigates evolutionary games and altruism
A new paper on game theory proposes a solution to a problem in evolutionary biology – how to explain the emergence of altruistic behavioural traits?
New platform could transform protein research
A new platform for photoinduced-crosslinking could transform protein research.