Science News

Power behind primordial soup discovered

Published
Thursday 4th April, 2013
Categories
Environment
Science

Researchers at the University of Leeds may have solved a key puzzle about how objects from space could have kindled life on Earth.

Access all areas - University showcases outreach work

Published
Monday 25th March, 2013
Categories
University
Technology
Science

University-led initiatives to help the brightest students enjoy a world class education, regardless of background, received a stamp of approval today.

Computer packs the punch of 500,000 iPads

Published
Friday 8th March, 2013
Categories
Technology
Science

A new supercomputer hosted at the University of Leeds is offering businesses and academic researchers across the North of England world-class computing power.

Back to basics for climate models

Published
Wednesday 6th March, 2013
Categories
Science
Environment

Basic physics and statistic tools could offer a simpler and more meaningful way to model key elements of the Earth's climate, according to researchers at the University of Leeds and Brown University.

'Wet' computer server could cut internet waste

Published
Wednesday 27th February, 2013
Categories
Science
Technology

A revolutionary liquid-cooled computer server that could slash the carbon footprint of the internet is being tested at the University of Leeds.

Green tea

Green tea and red wine extracts disrupt Alzheimer's

Published
Monday 4th February, 2013
Categories
Health
Science

Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer's disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Universities Minister tours chemical labs

Published
Tuesday 29th January, 2013
Categories
University
Technology
Science

State-of-the-art facilities for chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of Leeds were showcased this week during a visit by the Minister for Universities and Science.

Bats split on family living

Published
Thursday 24th January, 2013
Categories
Science

For the tiny Daubenton's bat, the attractions of family life seem to vary more with altitude than with the allure of the opposite sex.

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Addressing the problem of protein aggregation

Published
Thursday 3rd January, 2013
Categories
Science
Health

Scientists from the University and MedImmune are collaborating on a PhD studentship investigating the role that transient excursions from the folded functional state of a protein plays in aggregation.