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New course weaves textile innovation with sustainability
A new 映客直播 course will address a skills gap in the UK鈥檚 textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.
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Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable
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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Minister for Health and Secondary Care visits Nexus
The UK Minister for Health and Secondary Care visited the 映客直播 to see how the city region is developing innovative healthcare technologies.
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Nature鈥檚 kitchen 鈥� how chemistry used by cooks helped create life on Earth
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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Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers
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 映客直播.
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Tackling inequalities in end-of-life care聽
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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Why price does not indicate how long clothes will last
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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Coleridge anti-slavery manuscript saved by University
A historically significant Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem that was barred from leaving the UK has been bought by the 映客直播 Libraries.
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University 鈥� a 鈥榗onvening power鈥� in climate action
Businesses need to become more sustainable or risk not being able to cope with the shocks of future climate change.
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Leeds community recognised in royal honours
A civil engineer who has conducted pioneering research into the performance and durability of concrete has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.