Tag: NewcastleUniversity
Newcastle Students Recreate Prehistoric Metal Smelting Techniques
A group of Newcastle University students have been attempting to recreate the metal smelting techniques used by our prehistoric ancestors.
The students have been working...
New Sculpture for Newcastle from Angel of the North Artist
Newcastle will soon have a new sculpture from Anthony Gormley, the sculptor responsible for the north east’s iconic Angel of the North statue.
The sculpture...
Newcastle Scientists Make Part of Human Eye with 3D Printer
Scientists at Newcastle University have managed to make artificial corneas using 3D printers.
The cornea – the outermost layer of the eye – plays an...
Newcastle to See More Police Patrols in Post-Exam Party Period
Newcastle and Northumbria Universities are working with Northumbria Police to ensure that a traditional student party period passes off peacefully.
Many students like to let...
Newcastle Researchers Find that Bees, like Humans, Have a Sweet Tooth
Scientists from Newcastle University have discovered that bees have something similar to the ‘sweet tooth’ often found in humans.
The Newcastle researchers found that bees...
Newcastle Scientists Discover Ocean’s Deepest Fish
The Mariana snailfish doesn’t look like the sort of monsters you would imagine inhabit the ocean’s extreme depths.
A slender, almost cute-looking fish, the snailfish...
World’s Oldest Insect Inspires Newcastle Scientists to Create New Material
Newcastle-based scientists have created a new type of super-light material – after taking inspiration from the wings of dragonflies.
An international team of experts, led...
Diet of Parents Vital for Children’s Health, Newcastle Researcher Says
An academic from Newcastle University has co-authored a series of articles claiming that parental diets can have a huge effect on the lifelong health...
Newcastle Centre Could Offer Hope for Treatment of Incurable Diseases
A new centre is to be set up in Newcastle, which will explore therapies aimed at helping those with currently incurable diseases.
The Northern...
Could the Next Great Tech Breakthrough Happen in a North East...
Newcastle University is to spearhead a project to encourage ‘garage-level’ breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Many of science’s greatest advances have resulted from...
