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  £3m project to develop test for dirty bombs

  March 20, 2012 | Advanced Manufacturing, Materials

  Scientists at the University are developing a test for nuclear materials that could prevent the construction of atomic weapons and ‘dirty bombs’. Governments are increasingly concerned about the availability of radioactive and nuclear material in countries with weak or ineffective control systems – particularly around areas of production, reprocessing, storage and transportation. The £3 million...
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  Partnership delivers first Galileo PRS signal reception

  March 20, 2012 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defence, ICT

  Another major milestone in the Galileo European Navigation Satellite System’s development and deployment programme has been achieved. Septentrio and QinetiQ, working in close partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) and their industrial partners, achieved the world’s first successful reception of the encrypted Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) signal from the first Galileo satellites (launched...
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  Lancaster and Liverpool scientists to lead £9.8M eco-innovation centre

  March 20, 2012 | Energy, Environmental Technologies

  Scientists and knowledge exchange experts at Lancaster University and the University of Liverpool are set to lead a new global eco-innovation centre which will bolster the region’s economy in key export markets and drive forward improvements in green technology and services. The £9.8m Centre for Global Eco-innovation (CGE), led by Lancaster University in partnership with...
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  UK’s biggest rail track bed testing facility at Heriot-Watt University

  March 20, 2012 | Transport

  The biggest purpose-built rail laboratory track bed testing rig in the UK is under construction at Heriot-Watt University as part of making the University a centre of excellence in track bed engineering. Work has just started on the £0.3m rig, and it will be in ready for use in research testing by late summer. The...
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  Fuel cells show potential

  March 20, 2012 | Energy, Environmental Technologies

  NPL scientists have developed an innovative fuel cell reference electrode that has been used to map changes in electrode potential inside a working polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell for the first time. New measurements made inside working fuel cells will help increase the commercial uptake of fuel cell technologies (image courtesy of iStockphoto) Fuel...
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  Life sciences in Wales get funding boost

  March 20, 2012 | Life Sciences

  The Welsh government is to invest millions of pounds in the country’s life sciences industry. Business Minister Edwina Hart announced plans to set up an equity fund for the medical technology and pharmaceutical sector and said the government will make £25 million available immediately. Other public and private sources are also expected to invest in...

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  Nano-Molecular Analysis for Emerging Technologies V

  Surface characterisation is critical for a wide range of industries and applications. Each system presents its own challenges for analysis and characterisation. This two-day conference and exhibition will focus on frontier issues in high resolution imaging and 3D nano-analysis for food, agro-chem, healthcare, energy, surface interactions and characterisation of nanoparticles in the environment. The meeting…

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  Photonics Technology Roadshow

  Xmark Media, in association with Imperial College, announces Photonex London, photonics technology roadshow: the first in a series of FREE regional technology events focusing on applications of photonics. Following on from numerous requests from industry, Organiser of Photonex, Xmark Media is organising a series of one day regional roadshows that facilitate face-to-face discussions with scientists…

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  ADBA’s Spring Research & Development Forum

  The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association’s (ADBA) Spring Research & Development Forum will take place on Tuesday 24 April. The event organised by ADBA, The Food Environment Research Agency (Fera), the Environmental Sustainability, and Biosciences KTNs and WRAP, will be held at Fera’s Sand Hutton Applied Innovation Campus near York. Why attend? The forum is…

• 0March 3, 2012

  Innovation through Knowledge Transfer

  InnovationKT2012 is an international conference focussing on innovation and knowledge transfer. Featuring world-class speakers, oral and poster presentation sessions and interactive workshops, the InnovationKT 2012 Conference will provide an excellent opportunity to disseminate, share and discuss the impact of university-business and business-business interactions. Applicable themes include:- Processes of knowledge transfer, knowledge origination, knowledge exchange and…

• 0February 18, 2012

  Leading IB: Focus on Biorefining

  This is the first in a series of four Workshops being organised by the Industrial Biotechnology Special Interest Group (IB-SIG) aimed at showcasing academic and industry research in key IB areas.  These Workshops are intended to highlight synergies, gaps and facilitate collaboration. http://ibsig-workshop-1-hwu.eventbrite.co.uk/

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  Stationary Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Showcase

  Hydrogen and fuel cell energy could revolutionise UK energy landscape, bringing high efficiency, low carbon solutions for stationary, residential and premium power, transport and portable applications. The London Hydrogen Partnership, in collaboration with the Energy Generation and Supply Knowledge Transfer Network, would like to invite you to the Stationary Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Showcase, which…