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One for your diary – it’s the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition 2024, taking place place 2 – 7 July in London. The free to attend event – showcasing cutting-edge research from across the UK – returns this year with 14 interactive flagship exhibits to explore first-hand. “Immerse yourself in ground-breaking science – get up close with brain scanners, discover ...

Over 50 children got hands-on at Sellafield Ltd’s Cleator Moor engineering centre learn about STEM during British Science Week. From Distington Community School and aged seven to 11, they constructed marshmallow and spaghetti towers, tried 3d printers and a drone simulator, and experimented with Lego robots and paper rockets. “It’s always a pleasure to see the kids interacting with our ...

The Royal Society has announced its Science Book Prize shortlist for 2023. Worth checking out, I thought, for any technology titles...

The UK has rejoined the European ‘Horizon’ research programme, having been a big hitter in the programme’s predecessors when the UK was part of the EU. It now has associate status in Horizon – Norway, New Zealand and Israel are already Horizon associates and, according to the UK Government, Korea and Canada are looking to join. “From today, UK researchers ...

For monitoring X-ray doses in patients undergoing radiotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer, a group of researcher have created a prototype swallowable dosimeter capsule that also measures gut pH and temperature. “The researchers found that the dosimeter was approximately five times more accurate than standard methods for dose determination,” according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, whose Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology ...

Make a date in your diary for the Summer Science Exhibition 2022, returning to central London as an in-person event again this year.

UK Research and Innovation has announced funding for projects within the UK’s National Quantum Technologies Programme. The £50m comes from UKRI’s previously announced £170m Commercialising Quantum Technologies challenge. The projects are Aeon-Rb £2.5m Led by HCD Research to develop accurate quantum clocks for national infrastructure. Altnaharra (cryoelectronics for quantum circuits) £4.3m Led by Quantum Motion Technologies, brings together experts in: superconductivity, ion ...

This year, in the wake of Covid-19, the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition is going online. Running from 13 – 17 July, the free event aims to celebrate advances in science and scientific research. It features a week of interactive quizzes, creative challenges and a range of talks on science topics, including the science of pets, doping in sports and ...

Greenpower Educational Trust is an electric car racing scheme developed to encourage STEM learning in schools. Rolls-Royce teamed up with March CE Primary School to help with its ‘Formula Goblin’ class racer at the ‘Gathering of the Goblins’ – the car firm and school are based close together in Sussex. “We have helped March CE Primary School to design and build ...

Researchers at the US Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have accelerated electrons to 4.25GeV over 90mm, claiming an energy gradient 1,000 times greater than traditional particle accelerators, and world record energy for laser-plasma accelerators. “This result requires exquisite control over the laser and the plasma. We’re forcing this beam into a 500µm hole about 14m away,” said project director Dr Wim ...