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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.
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
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 17:12:08
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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 12:44:26
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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 00:44:40
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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:
28 January 2012 23:19:07
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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 15:03:54
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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 13:59:06
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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 00:27:40
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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 20:13:19
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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 13:04:31
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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 11:02:50
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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 05:45:06
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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 13:10:44
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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 00:00:00
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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 22:19:38
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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 00:00:00
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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 18:57:10
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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 17:33:39
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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 15:15:56
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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....
Phys.Org:
20 January 2012 14:04:47
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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:
19 January 2012 23:33:40
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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 17:42:36
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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 05:37:48
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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....
Phys.Org:
17 January 2012 13:29:33
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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 12:59:10
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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 10:04:36
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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 00:21:03
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.
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Page last updated: 21 March 2011
by Andy Mckinna