A Loughborough student has designed a device to replace the traditional prostate examination method🔎. PRO check uses lasers, pressure sensors and 3D imaging to offer a less invasive, more accurate way to assess prostate health. Read all about it ⤵️.

It was a bumper @LboroSport showing on BBC Radio Leicester this morning with @Ady_Dayman 👏. ⚡️Vic Burgess previews @LboroLightning's Grand Final appearance this Sunday. 🎾Nathan Miller explains Lboro's involvement at @Wimbledon . Listen again from 1:26👇.

Doctoral researcher, Mike Shaw, appeared on Times Radio Drive with John Pienaar to discuss the speed of the tennis serve 🎾. Listen again below at circa 27:00 👇.

Dr Matt Maley discussed the health implications of heatwaves and how to stay safe with BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen (from 1:11:00) ⤵️☀️.

Tiny violin spotted in a roundup of six cool science stories @arstechnica almost missed 🎻🔍 .

Loughborough's @DrLeeTaylor spoke with BBC London this morning to discuss elite athlete (and spectator) health and performance in the heat. This follows the hottest start to @Wimbledon on record. Listen again from 08:41am 👇.

Swarms of tiny robots, each no larger than a speck of dust, could be deployed to cure stubborn infected sinuses before being blown out through the nose into a tissue, researchers have claimed. @asoltoggio shares his thoughts with @guardian ⤵️.

In the latest episode Experts in Sport, host Martin Foster is joined by world-leading expert, Dr Ian Taylor, to discuss his new book Time Hacks #ExpertsinSport. Listen to the full show:.Apple Spotify YouTube

Professor Kelly Morrison discusses the world’s tiniest violin - smaller than the width of a human hair - on the latest episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly. Listen here ⤵️. Or on Spotify ⤵️.

Prof Sarah Mills speaks to the BBC about #Roblox and #GrowAGarden 🟩🌱. She discusses how you can convert real world money to buy in-game items and speed up gameplay, and what this means for children’s financial and digital activities ⤵️.

Children help develop 'fun' new physio aid - reports @BBCNews . Read about Katie Michaels (a Loughborough graduate) and Moti Me - which was uses animal characters, colourful lights and dozens of mini games to develop movement ⤵️.

Tune into @bbc5live at 11am when they will be broadcasting live from @lborouniversity. Part of the BBC's #NamesWillBeMade summer celebration of women's sport, hosts Naga Munchetty & Jeanette Kwakye will chat to lots of guests, including our own experts 📻.

Technologies from Hawk-Eye and body tracking to large language models are enhancing sport for fans and players alike. @RAEngNews's Ingenia explores the tech in a new article, and it features insights from @lborolondon's Dr Varuna De Silva. Read⤵️.

Ahead of tonight's play-off semi-final, @LboroLightning Netball's Vic Burgess admits the team have a 'target on our backs'. Read more 👇.

Don’t sleep naked — the nine best tips on how to sleep in the heat 😴🌡️. Check out this new article by @thetimes featuring top tips from our sleep expert Professor Kevin Morgan ⤵️.

Will heatwaves become our new normal? 🌡️ . Check out Sarah Keith-Lucas' latest BBC article - it discusses her recent visit to Loughborough University to see Dr Simon Hodder and try out the heat chambers🥵⤵️.

Using LEGO in the classroom can boost children's maths and spatial skills, new research shows 🧠📐 . Read about the study, involving @CamillaKGilmore , below⤵️.

What’s 7 x 9? You’ve got six seconds to answer. Nine-year-olds in England are currently undertaking the multiplication tables check (MTC), but @CamillaKGilmore, @lucycragg & Natasha Guy say using times tables is about more than quick recall. New article⤵️

Some behind the scenes shots 📸

It’s been a sweltering weekend 🌞— but how does extreme heat affect the human body?. Sarah Keith-Lucas heads into the climate chambers at Loughborough University with Dr. Simon Hodder to explore the science behind heat and health ⤵️. 🔗