Students film breathtaking curvature of Earth using high-altitude weather balloon
Physics students from the University of Leicester have captured breathtaking images of the Earth's stratosphere using a high altitude weather balloon.
Physics students from the University of Leicester have captured breathtaking images of the Earth's stratosphere using a high altitude weather balloon.
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2017
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A real-life zombie outbreak would leave the world's population in shambles, with less than 300 survivors remaining a mere one hundred days into the apocalypse, according to students from the University of Leicester.
General Physics
Jan 6, 2017
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Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the University of Leicester Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2016
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"The technosphere is a major new phenomenon of this planet – and one that is evolving extraordinarily rapidly" – Professor Mark Williams, University of Leicester
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2016
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An international research team led by the University of Leicester has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam ...
Biochemistry
Nov 29, 2016
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A Mathematician from the University of Leicester, Alexander Gorban, along with a physicist from ETH Zürich, Ilya Karlin, have challenged traditional concepts of micro and macro worlds and demonstrated how ideal gas unexpectedly ...
General Physics
Nov 25, 2016
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Scientists in Leicester have moved one step closer to understanding exactly what happened to the ill-fated Mars Lander Beagle 2, thanks to an innovative research technique.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2016
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An international team of researchers led by the University of Leicester has for the first time observed how a single two-atom-large molecule rotates in the coldest liquid known in nature.
General Physics
Nov 10, 2016
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An international research team led by the University of Leicester has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.
Biochemistry
Nov 7, 2016
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Female fish judge males based on their ability to design nests best suited for the conditions of their environment, according to a new study by University of Leicester researchers.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2016
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