(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the University of Cambridge have conducted a study suggesting that comets could play a role in delivering the molecular building blocks for life to planets in other galaxies. The study proposes that comets, which contain prebiotic … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged astronomy, Cambridge, chemistry, comets, Earth, GALAXY, HCN, hydrogen cyanide, Kuiper Belt, molecular building blocks for life, Neptune, origins of life, planets, prebiotic molecules, Richard Anslow, Royal Society and the Science and Technology Facilities Council, Ryugu asteroid, Solar System, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI, University of Cambridge, Wolfson College
(IN BRIEF) The Higgs Centre, part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in Edinburgh, has provided over £10m in investment to start-ups since its opening in 2018, creating over 100 jobs. The Higgs Centre focuses on supporting businesses … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Dr Julian Dines, Earth observation, Edinburgh, Higgs Centre, Joe Gibson, robotics, Rowan Armstrong, Ruairidh Henderson, STFC, UKRI
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) UK Research and Innovation a lancé le Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) dans le nord-ouest de l’Angleterre pour soutenir les petites entreprises de biotechnologie. Bio BIC, une collaboration entre le Conseil de recherche en biotechnologie et … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Farrington, BBSRC, Bio BIC, bioscience, Biotech Business Incubation Center, biotechnologie, Dr Karen Lewis, financement, Massimo Noro, Paul Vernon, R&D, Sci-Tech Daresbury, start-ups, Steve Rotheram, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation has launched the Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) in the north-west of England to support small biotech businesses. Bio BIC, a collaboration between the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Science … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Farrington, BBSRC, Bio BIC, bioscience, Biotech Business Incubation Centre, biotechnology, Dr Karen Lewis, funding, Massimo Noro, Paul Vernon, R&D, Sci-Tech Daresbury, start-ups, Steve Rotheram, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 7-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Research and Innovation, non-departmental public body of the Government of UK that directs research and innovation funding, has announced the launch of a new online astronomy resource aimed at blind and partially … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged astronomers, astronomical data, Audio Universe, blind professional astronomers, blind school pupil, Cosmology, Dr Chris Harrison, Dr Nic Bonne, educational astronomy, gravitation, Jenni Chambers, Newcastle University, planetariums, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Sky, Solar System, space, star, STEM, STFC, STRAUSS, tour of the Universe, universe, University of Portsmouth, vision impairment
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 22-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a United Kingdom government body and part of UK Research and Innovation, has announced that five promising startups have chosen to relocate their businesses at Daresbury … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, News, Science, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D printing, advanced purification technologies, Alphabiolabs, analytics, augmented reality, chemical manufacturing, Covid-19 testing technologies, Daresbury Laboratory, Delyth Edwards, digital transformation, electronics, Envisage Space, GALILEO, GNSS, GPS, Immersive Storylab, immersive technology, Internet of Things Specialist, IoT, IoT Horizon, LR Consultancy, R&D, research facilities, satellite, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Science and Technology Facilities Council, SECURITY, semiconductor, Sensors, SMEs, software, start-ups, STFC, Virtual Reality
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 28-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital transformation leader, Atos brings its technology leadership, skills and innovation resources to the global fight against Covid-19. Atos is involved on multiple fronts to help contain the spread of the virus, providing … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Healthcare, Industrial, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI, Atos, Atos’ BullSequana, biomolecular simulations, CEA, CINES, COVID-19, CPU, digital transformation, Elie Girard, EMS, Epidemic Management System, epidemiological situation, EpiSYS, Hartree Centre, Healthcare, healthcare professionals, INNOVATION, JADE national, Joliot-Curie, Machine Learning, Occigen, pandemic, RESEARCH, Scottish Water, skills, STFC, supercomputers, supercomputing, technology leadership, TGCC, vaccine
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 1-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) announces that UK start-up company Lanterne, has developed, and will soon launch, a free app that will help us observe ‘social distancing’ more effectively in our collective … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Alex Barnes, app, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr Sue O’Hare, ESA BIC UK, free app, Google, GPS satellite data, Keep Your Distance, Lanterne, navigation, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Sebastian Mueller, social distancing, start-up, STFC, Yohan Iddawela
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Mersey Basin project has just won £50,000 seed funding, which is meant to help prepare the full bid, which, if successful, could deliver up to £50 million investment in the North West. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chemicals, Government, Investment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced manufacturing, AI, AI tools, Alison Kennedy, artificial-intelligence, digital manufacturing, Hartree Centre at Daresbury, High Performance Computing, IBM Research, Liverpool City Region, M56/M62 corridor, Manchester, Materials Chemistry, Mersey Basin AI-Enabled Materials Chemistry, new materials, seed funding, smart coatings, STFC, STFC Laboratories, Strength in Places Fund, supply chains, The Alan Turing Institute, the Henry Royce Institute, the University of Liverpool, the University of Manchester, UKRI
SWINDON, 02-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A collaboration of researchers from the UK is pursuing a technique to detect breast cancer more quickly, thanks to funding from STFC and partners. The consortium, led by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) and the University … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 15-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — STFC’s world-leading Central Laser Facility (CLF) has been instrumental in new research which might see efficiency savings being made in an industry worth billions to the UK. Researchers from CLF and York University have used the ULTRA … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged catalysts, chemical, chemical catalysts, chemicalcatalysts, laser, RESEARCH, STFC, ULTRA laser
SWINDON, 15-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Children from six local primary schools visited STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire on Friday as part of World Space Week. The open event, which also coincided with Space Explorers Day, saw 150 youngsters from years … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged astrophysicist, Chris Pearson, INNOVATION, RESEARCH, science, space, STFC, World Space Week, WorldSpaceWeek
SWINDON, 15-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have welcomed the new £14million investment into the UK’s Catalysis Hub that will support a nationwide research programme. Funding is provided by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Catalysis Hub, engineering, funding, INNOVATION, investment, physical sciences, RESEARCH, science, STFC, UK
SWINDON, 14-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — UK researchers have identified a group of materials that could be used to make batteries that are both high-powered and fast-charging. The research could be the first step to developing a safe, super-fast charging battery. Most … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged batteries, crystalline_structure, fast_charging, lithium_ions, STFC
SWINDON, 13-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The first design project for what will soon be the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope – the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – has been completed. After four and a half years, the international Telescope Manager … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Bridger, astronomy, Mark Nicol, radio telescope, STFC, telescope, Telescope Manager
SWINDON, 13-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (3 August 2018), STFC’s ISIS Neutron and Muon Source celebrates ten years since the first neutrons were detected in its Second Target Station (TS2). That’s ten years of research in everything from cleft palate and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged INNOVATION, ISIS Neutron, muon, Muon Source, neutrons, RESEARCH, Second Target Station, STFC, TS2
SWINDON, 12-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — STFC and EPSRC have launched a joint funding call with Cancer Research UK that aims to drive forward earlier detection of cancer. The new funding called ‘Early Detection Innovation Sandpit and Award’ is available to researchers, … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biopsy, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, earlier detection of cancer, EPSRC, funding, STFC
SWINDON, 14-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Advances in ocean monitoring are providing more insights about our seas and environment than ever before, from marine life, to sea temperatures, pollution and weather. However data collection can be expensive – fuel, maintenance and manpower … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 14-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — American and British business is expected to benefit from a new collaboration agreement signed today between leading US and UK research laboratories. The deal focuses on translating high performance computing techniques widely used in academia into … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 14-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The first-ever observed interstellar visitor to our solar system has had a violent past – causing it to tumble around chaotically as it travels through space – an STFC-funded scientist has discovered. `Oumuamua is the first … Read the full press release
Posted in Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged asteroid, astronomers, Dr Wes Fraser, planetesimal, STFC, `Oumuamua
SWINDON, 14-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Drivers over the age of 65 from across the UK are needed to take part in a new voluntary research project designed to help senior drivers stay on the road safely for longer. DVLA figures show … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged drivers, Professor Susan Smith, road safety, Satsafe, senior drivers, STFC, Stuart Millward, Telematic, telematic technology
SWINDON, 14-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A hole at the heart of a stunning rose-like interstellar cloud has puzzled astronomers for decades – but new UK research offers an explanation for the discrepancy between the size and age of the Rosette Nebula’s … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) flagship new business innovation centre – which will bring together the best of academia and industry – is now welcoming applications from start-up companies. The recently-completed Higgs Centre for Innovation at … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 21-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — UK scientists and engineers are celebrating following the confirmation that their instrument has performed very well during the cryogenic testing for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at NASA Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston, Texas. … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a galaxy far away, two dead stars begin a final spiral into a massive collision. The resulting explosion unleashes a huge burst of energy, sending ripples across the very fabric of space. In the nuclear … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The first detection of both gravitational waves and light from the same event was made possible by bringing together some of the world’s most brilliant minds with some of the most advanced technology in existence, working across … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Higher Education and Research Act (2017) established a new body, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI will establish nine Councils, with their own fields of activity, each led by an Executive Chair. Each Executive Chair will … Read the full press release
Posted in Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
SWINDON, 17-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the world’s fastest detectors, capable of capturing images in billionths of a second, has been developed by the UK for use at the world’s largest X-ray laser, the European XFEL. The Large Pixel Detector … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 17-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest investment in the UK’s world-leading nuclear physics research community has been announced today. The UK’s frontier research in nuclear physics ranks first in the world by citation impact and this latest support is worth £16million … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 04-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — New experimental results show a difference in the way neutrinos and antineutrinos behave – which could help us understand why there is so much matter in the universe, but very little antimatter. The results, released today … Read the full press release
Posted in Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged antineutrinos, Dr Morgan Wascko, neutrinos, Professor David Wark, STFC
SWINDON, 04-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Aspiring engineers as young as 14 are being invited to one of the country’s leading science facilities to find out how they could soon help to build particle accelerators and test satellites destined for space. The … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 04-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The most accurate map to date of the structure of dark matter in the universe is being released today, supporting the theory that dark energy and dark matter make up most of the universe. For the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dark Energy, dark matter, David Bacon, Joe Zuntz, Ofer Lahav, STFC
SWINDON, 27-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A new agreement has guaranteed continued access to two world-class telescopes for astronomers in the UK. The future of the William Herschel and Isaac Newton telescopes on La Palma has been secured for the next decade … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 23-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The high performance computing needs of UK industry and academia are set to receive a tremendous boost thanks to a major collaboration between STFC’s Hartree Centre and leading digital services company Atos UK&I. The collaboration includes … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 23-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Fifty years of world-leading research is celebrated today as one of the UK’s major international research facilities marks a major milestone. Since it was founded, on 19 January 1967, the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in France, which … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Brian Bowsher, Duncan Haldane, ILL, Institut Laue-Langevin, Jo Johnson, Professor Bill Stirling, Rt Hon Lord Llewellyn OBE, STFC
SWINDON, 23-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A number of STFC supported researchers have been honoured by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in its annual awards. Professor Richard Harrison, Chief Scientist at STFC RAL Space was recognised for his contribution to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Geophysics, Professor Richard Harrison, Royal Astronomical Society, STFC, STFC RAL Space
SWINDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The first results from the Gaia satellite, which is completing an unprecedented census of more than one billion stars in the Milky Way, are being released today to astronomers and the public. The release marks the … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On the first anniversary of the detection of gravitational waves a team of engineers from the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory are celebrating sharing an international award for their contribution to the scientific … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2016 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award, Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, gravitational waves, gravitational waves breakthrough, Ian Wilmut, Joe O'Dell, Justin Greenhalgh, LIGO, Optical Society of America, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC
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