University of Manchester - Archive (physics)
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2020
01
July
2020
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11:58
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The Large Hadron Collider Beauty (LHCb) collaboration has observed a type of four-quark particle never seen before.
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10
June
2020
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10:01
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An international collaboration of scientists has recorded the most accurate confirmation to date for one of the cornerstones of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, ‘the universality of free fall’.
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10
June
2020
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09:43
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Professor Sarah Heath provides an update to postgraduate (research) offer-holders in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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03
June
2020
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16:37
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A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA has published a new review on a field of computer device development known as spintronics, which could see graphene used as building block for next-...
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28
May
2020
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11:08
Europe/London
New findings realise an essential step towards fundamental molecular physics research and beyond.
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15
May
2020
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12:20
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Join some of the nation’s foremost scientists, thinkers, historians and social commentators for the University's Lockdown Lectures. . .starting with Professor Brian Cox.
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11
May
2020
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14:27
Europe/London
The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of staff and students in 'making a difference'.
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29
April
2020
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11:17
Europe/London
Dr Patrick Parkinson and Dr Jessica Boland have both been appointed a Future Leader Fellowship cohort.
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24
April
2020
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11:35
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Dr Lucia Grillo and Dr David Sharp are two of ten new Ernest Rutherford Fellows for 2020.
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08
April
2020
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18:56
Europe/London
A personal video update from Professor Danielle George for postgraduate (taught) offer holders amid coronavirus uncertainty.
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08
April
2020
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17:12
Europe/London
Professor Danielle George has recorded a personal message for undergraduate offer holders amid coronavirus uncertainty.
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20
January
2020
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17:47
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The University of Manchester has appointed Richard Jones as a new Chair in Materials Physics and Innovation Policy.
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2019
14
November
2019
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13:01
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Research into particle physics at The University of Manchester has been given a boost in the form of UK Research and Innovation grants in excess of £6 million.
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13
November
2019
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10:43
Europe/London
Research at The University of Manchester suggests that the preferred candidate fuel to replace uranium oxide in nuclear reactors may need further development before use.
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24
October
2019
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13:00
Europe/London
Professor Anna Scaife has been awarded a five-year Turing AI Fellowship.
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06
September
2019
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12:56
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Researchers have been successful in mapping the topography of both magnetic poles of a pulsar for the first time. This was possible thanks to an effect of gravity described by Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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25
July
2019
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12:00
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It could take half a season for a footballer to adjust to a new team following a big money transfer to a new league according to analysis by The University of Manchester based on Opta data provided by a Premier League club.
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17
July
2019
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15:40
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Created by Dr Robert Appleby of the School of Physics and Astronomy, Tactile Collider teaches visually impaired audiences about accelerator physics.
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21
March
2019
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12:52
Europe/London
The Large Hadron Collider Beauty (LHCb) collaboration has observed a unique physics phenomenon in the decays of a particle known as a 'quark' for the first time.
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07
March
2019
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09:00
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Physicists have discovered that when two atomically thin (two-dimensional) materials like graphene are placed on top of each other like a ‘Lego’ tower, their properties change and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, paving the way for de...
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28
February
2019
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21:01
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Researchers at The University of Manchester in the UK have discovered that electrons in graphene act like a unique viscous liquid.
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25
February
2019
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17:07
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University of Manchester researchers have used their knowledge of graphene to understand its parent material, graphite.
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22
February
2019
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12:19
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Astronomers from around the world have combined radio telescopes on five continents, including Jodrell Bank, to prove the existence of a narrow stream of material, known as a jet, emerging from aftermath of a violent merger of neutron stars.
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15
January
2019
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02:00
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Scientists have designed and built a prototype particle detector that aims to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding rare cosmic rays that enter Earth’s atmosphere from deep space.
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11
January
2019
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09:00
Europe/London
The tiny channels are very much like natural aquaporins and could be ideal in desalination and filtration technologies
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10
January
2019
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15:10
Europe/London
An international team of astrophysicists, including researchers from The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory, have discovered that a remarkable star has been continuously erupting, on an annual basis, for millions of years.
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2018
08
November
2018
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12:03
Europe/London
A physics lecturer has developed a new piece of computer software that can help identify students with potential stress, wellbeing or mental health related problems at University.
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23
October
2018
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03:00
Europe/London
An approximately 14 million year old pulsar star that is the “slowest-spinning” of its kind ever identified has been discovered by a PhD student from The University of Manchester.
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08
October
2018
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08:00
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Researchers from The University of Manchester are part of an international team of astronomers that has identified a collision between a white dwarf and a brown dwarf star for the first time.
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02
October
2018
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16:49
Europe/London
Dr David Binks, Reader in Laser Physics, explains the science behind this year's historic Nobel Prize for Physics
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