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Outdoor and protective clothing 'should be greener'
Rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing can and should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful, textile researchers argue.
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Focus on wind farms misses 鈥榟uge opportunity鈥� to reduce carbon footprint
Government is missing a 鈥榟uge opportunity鈥� to reduce the UK's carbon footprint by focusing spending on wind farms instead of materials recycling, according to a leading natural resources researcher.
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A young star caught forming like a planet
Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it.
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Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule 鈥榖iopsies鈥�
Newly-developed "nano-tweezers" created by university researchers can for the first time extract single molecules from live cells without destroying them 鈥� solving a long-standing research problem.
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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鈥檚 Times Higher Education Awards, announced last night.
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Call for renewed Government commitment to waste-neutral economy
Politicians and stakeholders will today hear from senior Leeds professors how a renewed commitment from Whitehall could reduce pressure on natural resources and reclaim valuable materials from waste.
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Our pledge: 2023PlasticFree
The 映客直播 and Leeds University Union have together pledged to become single-use plastic-free by 2023.
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Lung screening trial launched in Leeds
People at high risk of developing lung cancer have the chance to take part in a pioneering new screening trial launched in Leeds.
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Ten-foot tall microscopes helping combat world鈥檚 worst diseases
The century-long mission to understand how the proteins which underpin amyloid-based diseases like Alzheimer鈥檚, Huntington鈥檚 and Parkinson鈥檚 has taken major steps forward in the last 12 months.
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