STFC in the news
This is a selection of articles that have appeared in external publications over the past month, that raise awareness of milestones and achievements coming out of STFC research and investment.
February 2012
January 2012
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Lazy photon among the missing in exotic LHC roll call (link opens in a new window)
Lazy photons, leptoquarks and string balls were just some of the exotic no-shows at the world's largest par...
New Scientist:
31 January 2012 18:12:08
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The ghost of the Isaac Newton Telescope (link opens in a new window)
Officially, the Isaac Newton Telescope relocated from rainy Sussex to a volcano in the Canary Islands in the 1980s. Or did it...
G2 - Guardian.co.uk:
30 January 2012 13:44:26
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Alma telescope glimpses space's mysteries from on top of the world (link opens in a new window)
Alma, a super-sensitive radio telescope 5,000m above sea level in Chile, will detect a new ga...
Guardian.co.uk:
29 January 2012 01:44:40
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World's first magnetic soap could clean sticky messes (link opens in a new window)
Institut Laue-Langevin
Most of us think of soap as a way to make stuff less sticky. But a new process actually ups the stickiness of soap itself — by making it magnetic....
Fox News:
29 January 2012 00:19:07
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Getting to the heart of matter (link opens in a new window)
Physicist Professor Alan Martin, left, talks about how Durham University is playing an important role in the search for the elusiv...
The Northern Echo:
26 January 2012 16:03:54
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STFC working with Scottish government, universities and business (link opens in a new window)
The importance of research to the Scottish and UK economies was highlighted during STFC’s Council visit to Edinburgh on 24 January. With the cooperation of Scottish Enterprise and local universities, STFC held a successful technology...
Wired-Gov:
26 January 2012 14:59:06
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Laser hints at how Universe got its magnetism (link opens in a new window)
Composite image of a laser-produced shockwave (left) with a simulated pre-galactic collapsing shockwave (right).
Scientists have used a laser to create magnetic fields similar to those thought to be involved in the formation of the first galaxies; findi...
University of Oxford:
26 January 2012 01:27:40
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Particles play part in musical duet with a difference (link opens in a new window)
AN INNOVATIVE music composer from Plymouth is planning a musical duet between a violin and radioactive subatomic particles on 28 January.
Alexis Kirke, a member of Plymouth University's Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research, mad...
This is Plymouth:
25 January 2012 21:13:19
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Wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies revealed (link opens in a new window)
Astronomers from Durham University have helped find the strongest link so far between the most powerful bursts of star formation in the early Universe and the most massive galaxies found today....
Durham University:
25 January 2012 14:04:31
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New snapshots from the early universe reveal the violent 'youth' of today's biggest galaxies (link opens in a new window)
Astronomers have captured a glimpse of the early universe - accurate measurements of 'starburst' galaxies, young, bright-burning galaxies forming stars at an incredible rate....
Mail Online:
25 January 2012 12:02:50
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Daresbury Laboratory's installs SuperSTEM microscope to attract innovators (link opens in a new window)
A facility at the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire that will promote innova...
Manchester Evening News:
25 January 2012 06:45:06
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New scanner allows passengers to take liquids on board (link opens in a new window)
A new bottle scanner enables aircraft passengers to carry liquid items larger than 100 ml once more; airports could now allow passengers to take items such as water, cosmetics, perfumes, and duty free through airport security channels from as early as 2013...
Homeland Security Neswire:
24 January 2012 14:10:44
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Magnetic soap could be used to help clean up oil spills (link opens in a new window)
UK scientists claim to have developed the world���s first magnetic soap as a way of helping clean u...
The Engineer:
24 January 2012 01:00:00
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Magnetic soap could revolutionise how pollution is cleared up (link opens in a new window)
THE world���������s first magnetic soap has been created by scientists and it could revoluti...
Mirror.co.uk:
23 January 2012 23:19:38
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Scanner approval may lift ban on taking liquids onto aircraft (link opens in a new window)
Airports could allow passengers to take liquids over 100ml in volume as hand baggage from 2013 after approval of a new scanner....
The Engineer:
23 January 2012 01:00:00
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Groundbreaking Results Promise Smaller, Cheaper Therapy Machines that Could Revolutionise Cancer Treatment and More (link opens in a new window)
Groundbreaking Results Promise Smaller, Cheaper Therapy Machines that Could Revolutionise Cancer Treatment and More
January 9, 2012
Overhead view of the EMMA accelerator....
R&D Mag:
20 January 2012 19:57:10
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Cutting-edge accelerator design gets results 60 years later (link opens in a new window)
At Daresbury Laboratory in England, a team of scientists recently completed the first successful runs on a new prototype that may change the way accelerators speed up particles....
Symmetry Breaking - Symmetry Magazine:
20 January 2012 18:33:39
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Accelerating science with Fermilab (link opens in a new window)
STFC and Fermilab (link opens in a new window) are keen to look at transferring technology developed for particle physics into other applications such as intense proton accelerators that could be used for reducing radioactive waste or security scanning....
Wired-Gov:
20 January 2012 16:15:56
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Violin and subatomic particle duet set to be performed at leading UK particle physics lab (link opens in a new window)
One of the worlds leading physics laboratories is set to stage a unique musical duet between a violinist and radioactive subatomic particles later this month....
PhysOrg.com:
20 January 2012 15:04:47
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Research matters: Behind every breakthrough lies first-class infrastructure (link opens in a new window)
World-class research needs facilities that evolve and keep pace with its advance...
The Independent:
20 January 2012 00:33:40
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Hand luggage liquids ban set to end next year thanks to new scanner (link opens in a new window)
The end of liquid restrictions at airports could be in sight thanks to a new scanner which can s...
Mirror.co.uk:
19 January 2012 18:42:36
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Science and Technology Facilities Council develops EMMA - a new type of particle accelerator (link opens in a new window)
Technology developed in Cheshire could revolutionise trea...
Manchester Evening News:
18 January 2012 06:37:48
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Planck instrument loses its cool (link opens in a new window)
Artist's impression of Planck. Credit: Background image: ESA, ESO and STECF. Planck image: ESA/AOES Medialab....
PhysOrg.com:
17 January 2012 14:29:33
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Daresbury Laboratory makes cancer breakthrough (link opens in a new window)
GROUNDBREAKING technology that could revolutionise cancer treatment worldwide has been developed in Halton.
Prototype accelerator EMMA (Electron Model For Many Applications) has been designed, engineered and constructed at Daresbury Laborato...
IcNorthants.co.uk:
16 January 2012 13:59:10
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Top tips for planet hunt stargazers (link opens in a new window)
Members of the public are being asked to join the hunt for nearby planets that could support life.
Volunteers can go to the Pl...
BBC News - Science & Environment:
16 January 2012 11:04:36
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Scotland punching above its weight in science, says Astronomer Royal (link opens in a new window)
SCOTLAND is a ���������small nation punching above its weight��������� when it comes t...
Scotsman.com:
14 January 2012 01:21:03
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Extra special dish finally washed after 17 years (link opens in a new window)
WASHING dishes is a task often avoided, but one in Hampshire has finally been cleaned after 17 years.
This d...
Hampshire Chronicle:
13 January 2012 17:46:17
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Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm (link opens in a new window)
By Jonathan Amos Planck was put in space in 2009: It has gathered far more data than anyone dared hope
One of Europe's great...
BBC News; Isle of Man:
13 January 2012 11:24:56
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EPSRC opens state of the art materials facility (link opens in a new window)
A new state of the art materials facility has been opened at the STFC Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire....
Eureka Magazine:
12 January 2012 11:26:38
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The new space race: China and India sign up to create world's biggest telescope (link opens in a new window)
China and India are catapulting to the forefront of astronomy research wi...
Mail Online:
12 January 2012 10:00:06
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China, India to jump forward with Hawaii telescope (link opens in a new window)
AUDREY McAVOY
Associated Press= HONOLULU (AP) ? China and India are catapulting to the forefront o...
Guardian.co.uk:
12 January 2012 05:57:58
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SuperSTEM to help scientists to see more clearly (link opens in a new window)
SuperSTEM Consortium launches EPSRC National Facility for Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
A new facility that will allow scientists to see the properties of materials more clearly, at the atomic level, will be officially launched tomorrow, Wednesday 11 January 2012, a...
PhysOrg.com:
10 January 2012 12:54:39
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Technology boost for cancer care (link opens in a new window)
BREAKTHROUGH results from a pioneering technology designed and built near Warrington promise smaller, cheaper therapy...
Warrington Worldwide:
10 January 2012 08:00:57
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The mystery of the Higgs boson (link opens in a new window)
Two experiments at CERN could confirm or contradict everything scientists theorise about the nature of the universe....
Al Jazeera English:
09 January 2012 17:57:15
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Science and Technology Facilities Council signs Intel deal (link opens in a new window)
Technology that will power the next generation of supercomputers will be developed in Cheshire af...
Manchester Evening News:
04 January 2012 11:44:01
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International Linear Collider race starts in physics (link opens in a new window)
Christmas ham, Thanksgiving turkey and Halloween treats only go so far to explain weight gains.
Nope, as another New Year rings in, we're going to have to go all the way down to the subatomic scale to get a handle on the mystery of mass, why stuff weighs what it does....
USA Today:
02 January 2012 14:47:31
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A science news preview of 2012 (link opens in a new window)
What scientific discoveries lie just around the corner in 2012?...
BBC News - Science & Environment:
01 January 2012 11:30:20
December 2011
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Ten people who changed the world: Brian Cox, the man who turned science into a sexy subject (link opens in a new window)
Whether in the cut-throat field of politics or the fashion industry's c...
The Independent:
31 December 2011 01:27:41
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2011 review: The year in physics (link opens in a new window)
Read more: "Smart Guide 2012: 10 ideas you'll want to understand"
No year in recent memory has had as much jaw-dropping p...
New Scientist:
30 December 2011 16:00:09
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Large Hadron Collider finds new particle (link opens in a new window)
The Large Hadron Collider has spotted its first new particle, scientists believe....
Telegraph.co.uk:
22 December 2011 16:18:38
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365 days: Interactive timeline (link opens in a new window)
A clickable calendar of the year?s events....
Nature.com:
21 December 2011 19:01:09
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Scots scientists to gaze into the unknown with Big Bang camera (link opens in a new window)
IT GIVES new meaning to stargazing. An astronomical camera capable of mapping the skies to unlock the...
Scotland on Sunday:
18 December 2011 11:43:16
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e2v Signs Contract To Provide A Gigapixel Camera System For The New Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory In Spain (link opens in a new window)
e2v, the leading global provider of high performance imaging solutions, has signed a multi-million dollar contract for a 2 year programme to supply the complete camera system for the Javalambre Physics-of-the-Accelerating-Universe Astrophysical Survey (J-PAS) project....
Photonics Online:
14 December 2011 06:03:52
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Leading article: It's the search that counts, not the discovery (link opens in a new window)
Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark was once called "the impossible voyage of an improb...
The Independent:
14 December 2011 01:30:01
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Has science found the God particle? (link opens in a new window)
Maybe, say nuclear scientists... but if we could just have a few months to make sure...
The Independent:
14 December 2011 01:21:19
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True believers await word of Higgs boson particle (link opens in a new window)
IT HAS tantalised physicists for almost half a century and is so crucial to the very existence of all matt...
Scotsman.com:
14 December 2011 01:00:25
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Higgs boson 'God particle' to be confirmed soon by Large Hadron Collider scientists (link opens in a new window)
Confirmation that scientists have found the Higgs boson, the greates...
Belfast Telegraph:
14 December 2011 00:36:35
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Hints of Higgs boson as Cern experiments 'set scientific world agog? (link opens in a new window)
?Tantalising hints? have been discovered of the fabled Higgs boson by scientists ? but t...
Times Higher Education:
13 December 2011 17:27:24
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'God' particle found: Atom smasher reveals Higgs boson, the key to the universe (link opens in a new window)
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The ���������God particle���������, hailed as the holy grail of physics, may h...
The Mail On Sunday:
13 December 2011 17:10:20
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Higgs boson announcement: 10 things you need to know about the 'God particle' (link opens in a new window)
Scientists are expected to reveal ���������significant progress��������� in thei...
Mirror.co.uk:
13 December 2011 13:09:41
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The Higgs boson and the LHC: at last, a clue to the universe? (link opens in a new window)
Today, scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider will reveal what they���������ve learn...
Telegraph.co.uk:
13 December 2011 09:57:43
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Starry starry night: Spectacular time-lapse photography shows Chilean desert's dancing night sky (link opens in a new window)
These are the spectacular images of celestial bodies performi...
Mail Online:
12 December 2011 01:10:57
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'Seeker' navigation system could take Mars rovers further (link opens in a new window)
BAE Systems' Mars rover RoboVolc will be modified with a new payload module with the Seeker technology...
The Engineer:
12 December 2011 00:00:00
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Next Mars rover will decide where to go all on its own - without any human pushing the button (link opens in a new window)
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Top scientists are designing a self-controlled navigation system that...
The Mail On Sunday:
08 December 2011 21:21:49
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Daresbury scientist, Cherry Canovan, scoops national inspirational award (link opens in a new window)
A DARESBURY scientist has scooped a national award for being an inspira...
Warrington Guardian:
08 December 2011 12:42:31
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Laptop X-rays (link opens in a new window)
A dinner between friends was the starting point for the creation of Radius Diagnostics, a new company that uses technology straight from the th...
The Oxford Times:
08 December 2011 12:03:58
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IBM braces itself for 'deluge' of data from telescope which outputs an 'exabyte' of data a day - more traffic than the whole internet (link opens in a new window)
The ?1.3 billion Square Ki...
Mail Online:
05 December 2011 15:55:07
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Rembrandt self-portrait discovered with latest x-ray technology (link opens in a new window)
Art experts excited as high-intensity scan detects hidden self-portrait that conf...
Guardian.co.uk:
02 December 2011 22:54:44
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Rembrandt painting identified by X-rays (link opens in a new window)
A painting by an unknown artist has been identified as a Rembrandt after X-ray scans revealed a self-portrait of the ar...
Telegraph.co.uk:
02 December 2011 17:19:22
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Old man with a Beard WAS painted by Rembrandt: New X ray technique solves art riddle (link opens in a new window)
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For the world���������s leading Rembrandt expert, this painting has always b...
The Mail On Sunday:
02 December 2011 17:07:10
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Research intelligence - Fanfare for the common front (link opens in a new window)
Transparency and support for all UK science are the aims of the STFC's new chief. Paul Jump reports...
Times Higher Education:
01 December 2011 01:15:49
November 2011
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Page last updated: 21 March 2011
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