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Could Pegasus really fly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/could-pegasus-really-fly
In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon to defeat the fearsome Chimera, a beast often depicted as...
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BBCs The Sky at Night filmed on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/bbcs-the-sky-at-night-filmed-on-campus
A BBC film crew visited the University last week to film monthly television documentary programme on astronomy, The Sky at Night, which was...
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Student study investigates how lasers can control lightning
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/student-study-investigates-how-lasers-can-control-lightning
Physics students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have investigated the possibility of inducing, directing and controlling lightning...
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Graduate actor interviewed in Esquire magazine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/graduate-actor-interviewed-in-esquire-magazine
Leicester graduate Will Tudor, who has roles in the popular TV shows Game of Thrones and Humans, has been interviewed by Esquire magazine.
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International award for Beagle 2 team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/international-award-for-beagle-2-team
The combined Beagle 2 industrial and academic team has won the 2015 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Industry/Project Team.
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Genetically modified bacteria to help combat muscle fatigue being developed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/genetically-modified-bacteria-to-help-combat-muscle-fatigue-being-developed-by-students
A team of second-year students are taking part in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM), in which they are required...
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Harnessing the power of rain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/harnessing-the-power-of-rain
Physics students taking the Physics Special Topics module have investigated how viable rainfall is as a source of energy - particularly in...
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Physics students win Stewardson essay prizes for creative papers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/physics-students-win-stewardson-essay-prizes-for-creative-papers
This year the Department of Physics and Astronomy has awarded two prizes – the Stewardson essay prizes – to students for their Physics Special...
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole.
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Winners of Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/winners-of-festival-of-postgraduate-research-2015-announced
The winners of the Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 have been announced.