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Esquire Italia: Scientists figure out what happens when a star dies

The lead author of this study, Dr Dimitri Veras, of the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick, said: “The planets will gravitationally disperse from each other. In one case, the innermost planet could be ejected from the system. Or, in another case, the third planet will be shot off. They are so large and so close to each other that the only thing keeping them in this perfect balance right now is the position of their orbits.” See also Esquire ES (Spanish)

 

Thu 17 Jun 2021, 10:57 | Tags: Coverage, Expert comment

Smart Grids Info: Research on Advanced Lead Acid Batteries to Support Grid Storage

Spanish tech news. The University of Warwick and the University of Loughborough, both in the United Kingdom, with the support of the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), is developing a project to show how advanced lead-acid batteries can support energy storage in the electricity grid, in addition to responding to more renewable storage requirements for low-carbon energy systems.

 

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 15:30 | Tags: Coverage, Expert comment

News.de: Star death triggers "planetary pinball game"

German news. Scientists at the Universities of Warwick and Exeter wanted to know what could be upsetting the HR 8799 star system. The result is fatal: at least for the star.

 

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 15:26 | Tags: Coverage, Expert comment

Andalucia Informacion: Physicists observe for the first time how particles mutate into antiparticles

Spanish news. "As the measurement is extremely accurate, the research team ensured that the analysis method was even more so. To do this, he used a novel technique originally developed by colleagues at the University of Warwick..." Professor Tim Gershon quoted.

 

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 14:41 | Tags: Coverage

Hola News: The UK puts its "independence" from the EU at stake on the G7 board

Spanish news. In the next five years, the United Kingdom will try to "develop its space on the global scene as the country that gathers the rest around a table to deal with problems," Abhinay Muthoo, Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, told EFE (Spanish news agency).

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Fri 11 Jun 2021, 14:37 | Tags: Coverage, Expert comment

Chemie: Efficient "switching on" of bacteria for the production of high quality chemicals

German science news. High quality chemicals used in biofuels and pharmaceuticals can be made from bacteria by switching their chemistry to make novel products. Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a way to drastically reduce the cost of turning these switches on. See also El Periodico de la Energia (Spanish)

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 14:35 | Tags: Coverage

Il Sussi Diario: Indian variant of COVID in the UK

Italian news. "In May, members of the University of Warwick Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modeling (Spi-M) published model results suggesting that a variant 40% more transmissible than the English variant (Alpha), in the absence of restrictions, could cause up to 6,000 hospital admissions per day."

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 14:17 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

Multinews: UK considers boosters with different vaccines in autumn

Portuguese news. "Using different vaccines to prepare and then boost the immune response is often associated with a more robust immune response," said Lawrence Young, a virologist at the University of Warwick.

 

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 14:13 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

Zoom News: Tricks to speed up the metabolism and lose weight

Spanish news. Dr Thomas Barber, an endocrinologist at the University of Warwick, explains in Live Science: “People differ in their metabolic rate, but if you look at people's metabolism per unit or per kilogram of lean mass, they are actually rate is remarkably constant throughout the population. Most of the metabolic process acts on the lean tissue of the body, so if we consider people only by their lean mass, we are all quite similar.”

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 14:08 | Tags: Coverage, Expert comment

Le Monde: Women on screen, the hidden side of cinema

French news. “We were getting roughly the same in terms of percentage, 36% women. And it's similar to what other researchers find when counting 'by hand'," recalls Tanaya Guha of the University of Warwick in England. Her team had also shown that the female presence depends on the type of film.

Fri 11 Jun 2021, 14:02 | Tags: Coverage, Expert comment

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