Articles tagged with 'science-and-engineering' | University of Manchester

New man-made materials developed by scientists have been successfully used to confuse and trick harmful spores which attack wheat crops into growing on an alternative host to help farmers protect their food production. ...

A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new global task force to drive innovation in digital health to combat pandemics like COVID-9 – and ambitious outputs could eventually include building ‘smart ci...

Dr Ponocko's role will be to promote female power engineers in academia and industry. ...

In this video we answer the big questions asked by our undergraduate students regarding teaching, learning and the start of the new academic year. ...

Research from the Manchester-led Robotics and AI for Nuclear (RAIN) Hub appears as a case study in a new government roadmap. ...

The UK government recently announced new post-study work visas for international students. ...

Join the blue woodlice detectives and comb your back gardens as part of a scientific quest to develop an antiviral test. ...

Professor Grace Burke and Professor Stuart Lyon have been recognised by leading materials societies for their work. ...

The Large Hadron Collider Beauty (LHCb) collaboration has observed a type of four-quark particle never seen before. ...

Professor Tisseur has been recognised for her innovative contributions to the study of nonlinear eigenvalue problems. ...

In late 2019 the red supergiant closest to Earth, Betelgeuse, began to rapidly fade in brightness. Initially thought to be a sign that the star was about to go supernova or that it experienced a dust storm, scientists have now found that it was cause...

A message from Professor Paul Mativenga, Vice Dean of Social Responsibility, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Access. ...

Eleven scientists from The University of Manchester have been honoured with major awards from the Royal Society of Chemisty. ...

A newly developed 3D printed treatment is helping to give medics and victims a game-changing alternative to catastrophic limb amputation. ...

New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates. ...

A team of innovative engineers from The University of Manchester responded to a call from frontline NHS medics – by making it safer and easier for them to use life-saving non-invasive ventilator machines to support critically ill patients suffering f...

New research focusing on the UK and Sweden, demonstrates just how far even ‘climate progressive’ nations are from meeting our international commitments to avoid dangerous climate change. ...

New climate research has stated that urgent action on emissions from existing ships is the key to tackling shipping’s impact on climate change. ...

Dr Gianpaolo Vignali provides a message to undergraduate offer-holders regarding new dates for the opening of MECD. ...

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’. ...

Professor Sarah Heath provides an update to postgraduate (research) offer-holders in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. ...

Students were able to showcase their achievements despite restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

An investigation into one of the current great mysteries of astronomy has come to the fore thanks to a four-year observing campaign conducted at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. ...

The iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory at The University of Manchester is taking its first major steps to resume operations after lockdown as part of what is probably the biggest ‘reboot’ in the history of astrophysics. ...

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-...

As employers look to safely open up their workplaces after the COVID-19 lockdown an enterprising scientist from The University of Manchester has developed a new solution that could help workers monitor their analogue equipment from home. ...

A group of University-based researchers are sharing free online content for children to learn about how food contributes to climate change. ...

Elliot McKernon has been recognised for his Wellspring app, which bridges the gap between mental illness and treatment. ...

A team of researchers at the National Graphene Institute, have demonstrated that atomic lattices of slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides undergo extensive lattice reconstruction, which can pattern their optoelectronic properties on na...

New findings realise an essential step towards fundamental molecular physics research and beyond. ...