Over the course of 13 years, the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) survey and its extension, the VVV eXtended survey (VVVX), observed the central regions of the Milky Way. Beginning in 2010, these surveys required 420 nights of observation to: capture approximately 200,000 images monitor over 1.5 billion celestial objects generate 500 terabytes […]
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves visited the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory on 22 September 2024, where they took a firsthand look at the groundbreaking work taking place in quantum computing. During the visit, they toured US company PsiQuantum’s state-of-the-art research and development facility, where they spoke to staff […]
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On 24 September 2024, the NA62 collaboration announced the first experimental observation of the ultra-rare decay of the charged kaon into a charged pion and a neutrino-antineutrino pair. The decay had a significance of 5 sigma (the criterion used in particle physics to declare a discovery), measuring the decay rate to a 25% relative precision. […]
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Further information Case studies Extraction of sugar from waste Fiberight was founded in 2009. After a couple of pivots in company direction, their focus now is on the recovery of high value products from everyday household waste. Advanced Microwave Technologies (AMT) was founded in 2008 and specialises in continuous flow microwave technology for various sector […]
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Generative AI Generative AI is a broad label used to describe any AI that can be used to create new content such as text, images, video, audio or code. It is a fast emerging and evolving technology that can present opportunities and bring benefits in the context of research and innovation by: facilitating creativity and […]
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Invasive surgical procedures that pose a high risk of infection could soon become a thing of the past for people living with certain neurological conditions. It’s all thanks to the creative vision of a team of researchers backed by funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research […]
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UK researchers working as part of an international team of scientists, on the SBND project at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) has identified its first neutrinos. This milestone marks a crucial step in the quest to uncover a potential fourth type of neutrino, a discovery that could reshape our understanding of the Universe. Global collaboration […]
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That’s the conclusion from the latest results, published today. They also build a stronger picture of knowledge exchange (KE) performance, more year-on-year comparisons and consolidate previous successes. Opportunity to compare results The KEF plays a key role in providing unique and important public information on the rich and diverse ways English universities continue to engage […]
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UK researchers have begun designing a new device to detect the elusive dark matter particles thought to make up more than 85% of the content of the Universe. A preliminary award of £8 million from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Infrastructure Fund will support a consortium of UK universities, led by Imperial College London. […]
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Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle and Science Minister, Lord Patrick Vallance have appointed Professor Michele Dougherty as the new Executive Chair of STFC. Professor Dougherty is a Professor of Space Physics at Imperial College London. She leads unmanned exploratory space missions to Saturn and Jupiter and was the Principal Investigator […]
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