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Leicester scientists take sustainable energy research to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/stem-for-britain
PhD student Manon Lachmann joins supervisor Dr Patricia Rodriguez-Macia to showcase green chemistry to a panel of experts and politicians on 4 March
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Sol 2075 Organics on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/06/08/sol-2075-organics-on-mars/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 8, 2018 The latest results from analyses in the search for organics and methane on Mars have just been published by the SAM team on Mars Science Laboratory.
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6th February 2017 Sol 1602
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/02/06/6th-february-2017-sol-1602/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 6, 2017 We have started the second part of the Bagnold Dunes campaign. This NavCam image shows Bagnold dunes in front of Ireson Hill. This first in the current dunes campaign is Called Mapleton.
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19th January 2017 Sol 1584
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/01/19/19th-january-2017-sol-1584/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 19, 2017 We have found another (the 4th) meteorite. The fist sized sample called Ames_Knob – which was analysed by ChemCam – turns out to be composed of Fe and Ni metal.
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26th May 2016 Sol 1352
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/26/26th-may-2016-sol-1352/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 26, 2016 We are studying an area called Fracture Town. The aim is to follow up identification of opal to check the extent to which silica has been remobilised by fluids in the sediments.
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Monday 24th September Sol 48
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/24/monday-24th-september-sol-48/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 24, 2012 Mankind versus Machine #3 We visit the Mars Yard in JPL where the Curiosity engineering model is tested over rocky terrains.
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8th May 2015 Sol 979
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/08/8th-may-2015-sol-979/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2015 This Mastcam panorama shows our current location at Mt. Shields and our route on to Mt Sharp via Logan’s Pass. We are planning contact science on the outcrops on the lower part of Mt. Shields.
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30th July 2015 Sol 1059
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/07/30/30th-july-2015-sol-1059/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 30, 2015 We have started drilling at Belkin, first a minidrill hole before the main drill hole. Belkin has been chosen because this sedimentary horizon has some very high silica enrichments.
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19th August 2015 Sol 1079
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/08/19/19th-august-2015-sol-1079/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 19, 2015 This fantastic new selfie has just been returned. It is a mosaic of images from MAHLI taken over our recent drill site at Buckskin. Buckskin has turned out to be very silica rich and very hydrated.
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12th September 2015 Sol 1101
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/09/12/12th-september-2015-sol-1101/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2015 We have a stunning new view of Mt Sharp and the channels running off it. As we drive into the canyons after the Bagnold dunes campaign, we will see high cliffs of sedimentary rocks surrounding us.