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Students awaken the science of Star Wars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/students-awaken-the-science-of-star-wars
Could a lightsaber really work? What would hyperspace travel look like? And how strong would a deflector shield need to be to fend off...
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Awesome aurora device replicates Northern Lights phenomenon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/awesome-aurora-device-replicates-northern-lights-phenomenon
Leicester researchers will be creating Northern Lights for a studio audience using the University's Planeterrella during the Royal Institution’s...
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Astrophysicist will have an enviable front row seat for the launch of Tim Peakes Soyuz spacecraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/astrophysicist-will-have-an-enviable-front-row-seat-for-the-launch-of-tim-peakes-soyuz-spacecraft
Martin Barstow, (pictured) Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science,...
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Fish tooth roughness analysis reveals insights into underwater eating habits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/fish-tooth-roughness-analysis-reveals-insights-into-underwater-eating-habits
Leicester scientists led by Professor Mark Purnell from our Department of Geology have developed a technique to perform dietary analysis of fish...
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Former Leicester astronomers recall how they discovered the source of the dazzling Geminids meteor shower
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/former-leicester-astronomers-recall-how-they-discovered-the-source-of-the-dazzling-geminids-meteor-shower
The beautiful Geminids meteor shower is due to light up the heavens this weekend, but the source of the enigmatic cosmic display had eluded...
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The hunt for the Christmas meteorite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-hunt-for-the-christmas-meteorite
An article by the BBC discussing a 4.
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Astrophysicist to visit Kazakhstan to watch astronaut Tim Peake make British space exploration history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/astrophysicist-prepares-to-visit-kazakhstan-to-watch-astronaut-tim-peake-make-british-space-exploration-history
Martin Barstow, University Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Astrophysics and Space...
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Researchers shed light on why and how Stonehenge was built
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/researchers-shed-light-on-why-and-how-stonehenge-was-built
Excavation of two quarries in Wales by a team of archaeologists and geologists - including Dr Rob Ixer, a researcher with the Department of...
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Leicester scientists develop new imaging system for worlds largest gamma ray observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-scientists-develop-new-imaging-system-for-world2019s-largest-gamma-ray-observatory
Richard White (MPIK), Duncan Ross (UoL), Jon Lapington (UoL) Image credit Richard White, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg...
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Swift action taken in conservation project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/swift-action-taken-in-conservation-project
Ten specialist bird boxes have been installed as part of a conservation project to create habitat for swifts by our Environment team working with...