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Researchers at the 91¸£Àû have been inspired by the unique movement of trembling aspen leaves, to devise an energy harvesting mechanism that could power weather sensors in hostile environments and could even be a back-up energy supply that could save and extend the life of future Mars rovers.

Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship that was part of Vasco da Gama’s second voyage to India in 1502-1503 as the oldest in the world, and have separately certified a ship’s bell (dated 1498) recovered from the same wreck site also as the oldest in the world.

Engineers and researchers at WMG, 91¸£Àû, are working alongside Transport Design International (TDI), based in Stratford, to develop a battery-powered, lightweight, rail-based vehicle to operate in Coventry.

IQ in childhood is a better indicator of adult wealth than maths for very preterm and very low-weight babies, according to a new study in by researchers at the 91¸£Àû and the University of Tennessee. This could change the education system for those with cognitive impairments.

The birth of a child has drastic short-term effects on new mothers’ sleep, particularly during the first three months after birth. Researchers at the 91¸£Àû have also found sleep duration and satisfaction is decreased up to six years after giving birth for both parents.

Sean Ellacott, 25, a third year PhD student at the 91¸£Àû, , is attending Parliament to present his chemistry research about the interaction of self-assembling nanotubes with biological models, which are currently being considered for the delivery of anticancer drugs, to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Wednesday 13 March.