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STFC issues recruitment call for £85 mill UK project to build World’s most powerful laser

October 1, 2023
News
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is recruiting experts to participate in the construction of the Central Laser Facility’s Vulcan 20-20 laser.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics, Policy
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IET football tournament’s out of this world

August 3, 2023
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Moon Rovers 2: Lunar United 3. While it sounds like Fantasy Football, it could be one day as feasible as a Manchester derby or a Glasgow Old Firm match say...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Biology, Biotech, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Physics
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NPL and STFC collaborate on small satellite calibration facility

July 29, 2023
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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is partnering with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) RAL Space to develop an advanced small satellite calibration facility.
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Physics, Policy
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US space science’s $3 million lift-off for school STEM booster

April 2, 2023
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NASA has allocated more than $3 million (£2.42 million) to a number of higher education colleges across the USA and its dependent territories in order to boost opportunity in STEM...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Materials, Physics, Policy
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Southampton University’s featherweight plans knockout blow for space debris

February 15, 2023
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Southampton University researchers have successfully piloted the launch of a small scale plasma thruster intended to enable satellites to de-orbit safely.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Environment
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NASA awaits return of landmark space experiments cargo

January 8, 2023
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Samples from pioneering experiments into radiation, hydroponics and bioprospecting in microgravity environments will return to Earth this week from the International Space Station.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Botany, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Meet the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy

May 23, 2022
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Scientists have captured humanity’s first look at the supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), that is at the centre of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The Sgr...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Environment, Physics
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Two millimetre optical microresonator will improve planetary landing success

April 21, 2022
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Smaller, they say, is better in space. A NASA-funded team led by SMU researchers think that their small, lightweight device developed to measure spaceship velocity will improve the odds of...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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So… What is the point of physics? IOP is offering £1000 for the best answer!

April 7, 2022
News
IoP launches a new challenge to get young people to see physics differently. With only one in ten parents believing physics to be a worthwhile topic, and nearly half of...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Condensed Matter Physics, Engineering, Particle Physics, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics, Thermodynamics
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Scientists design remote monitoring system for inaccessible quantum devices

April 1, 2022
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Researchers have developed an innovative remote monitoring system for ultra-sensitive quantum devices reliant on stable conditions. The new system provides a blueprint for operating quantum technology in inaccessible environments, such...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Biotech, Computer Science, Condensed Matter Physics, Engineering, Environment, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics
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