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New funding to develop technology for first robots to weld in space
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ and welding specialist TWI Ltd collaborating on a robot-mounted arc-welding system designed to support in-space repair,...
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Research group including Â鶹ÊÓƵ astronomers receives one of the world’s largest research prizes
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ENGRAVE group, which includes Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers, recognised with inaugural Into Change Award, worth DKK 8 million and awarded by...
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Perpetual Atomics and QSA Global achieve breakthrough in americium ceramic fuel pelleting for space power systems
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University spin-out works with QSA Global to develop a ceramic americium pellet via an industrially scalable method that can be directly...
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Africa’s forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds
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Analysis led by Â鶹ÊÓƵ shows the African continent lost approximately 106 billion kilograms of forest biomass per year between...
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Mercury mission carrying Leicester instrument starts final year of its long journey
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Space scientists at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ are marking the final year before the cutting-edge instrument they designed and built will arrive...
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‘Worms in space’ experiment aims to investigate the biological effects of spaceflight
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Universities of Leicester and Exeter collaborate on mission to send nematode worms to the International Space Station in a ‘Petri Pod’ designed...
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Leicester Earth Observation expert unravels SpaceX spiral phenomenon for BBC’s The Sky at Night
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Professor Paul Monks gives his expert insight for the long-running BBC astronomy TV programme.
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Space Park Leicester representatives to join space industry colleagues in Germany
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Space Park Leicester staff will attend Space Tech Expo Europe, Europe’s largest B2B event for the space industry
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Successful Arctic expedition establishes new instrument for monitoring climate change
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Team from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Surface Temperature Group has returned from the Arctic Circle after establishing a validation station on...
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Space Park Leicester to host IP and funding workshop
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60-minute session exploring how businesses in the space and technology sectors can leverage intellectual property (IP) and funding opportunities...