SWINDON, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: The hubs will ensure the UK benefits from the potential of quantum technologies, from healthcare and computing to national security and critical infrastructure. Applications include: * the transformation of early disease diagnosis * seeing the invisible such as gas leaks and hidden objects * the creation of a 'quantum internet' * realising the potential of quantum computing * resilient position  more

LEEDS, England, July 29 -- The International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides a platform for the research and solutions involving computational techniques to problems in heat and fluid flow, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 34, Issue 6 edition: * On the extension of a Riemann solver for RANS simulations * A physics-driven and machine learning-based digital twinning approach to transient thermal sy  more

HATFIELD, England, July 28 -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: The University of Hertfordshire's flagship, multi-million-pound science and engineering building, Spectra, met a major milestone this week, as most of the building work has been completed. The keys for the five-floor building, which will house the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science and transform learning, teaching and research in STEM fields, have now officially been handed over to the Uni  more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: The UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing (QEPNT) is one of five hubs that have been launched today (Friday 26 July) in a bid to ensure the UK fully benefits from the potential of quantum technologies. Quantum technologies harness quantum physics to gain a functionality or performance which is otherwise unattainable, deriving from science which cannot be explained by class  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ultrathin material whose properties "already meet or exceed industry standards" enables superfast switching, extreme durability. * * * By Elizabeth A. Thomson, Materials Research Laboratory In 2021, a team led by MIT physicists reported creating a new ultrathin ferroelectric material, or one where positive and negative charges separate into different layers. At the time  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * QuSIT, led by the University of Birmingham, has been selected as one of five Hubs to be delivered by EPSRC as part of a pound sterling160 million investment. * * * The UK Quantum Technology Research Hub in Sensing, Imaging and Timing (QuSIT), led by the University of Birmingham, has been selected as one of five Hubs to be delivered by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council   more

EXETER, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A rising star at the University of Exeter has received a significant funding boost for her research into single celled organisms, it has been announced. Professor Kirsty Wan, of the Living Systems Institute, has received a pound sterling500,000 grant from the Advanced Research and |Invention Agency (ARIA) - one of the first University of Exeter researchers to receive such an award. The grant is part of th  more

ROCHESTER, New York, July 28 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Pilot program calls for community college students to expand skills in preparation for transferring into RIT's microelectronic engineering program * * * Rochester Institute of Technology will take the lead on a new program that allows community college students to join the growing semiconductor industry. The intent is to build a pipeline of skilled employees for a strategic U.S. manufac  more

TRIESTE, Italy, July 28 -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) issued the following news: * * * The Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) has awarded the 2023 prizes for the best doctoral theses * * * Among this year's winners, Sara Murciano, who completed her doctorate in the Statistical Physics group at SISSA in Trieste, received the prestigious "Sergio Fubini" prize for her thesis entitled "Entanglement and symmetries in  more

LONDON, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: A major new research hub led by UCL and the University of Cambridge aims to harness quantum technology to improve early diagnosis and treatment of disease. The hub, called Q-BIOMED, is one of five quantum research hubs announced today by Peter Kyle MP, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, supported by pound sterling160 million in funding. The hub aims to exploit advances in   more

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: University of Glasgow researchers are playing leading roles in two of five new quantum technology hubs announced today. The hubs will ensure that the UK fully benefits from the potential of quantum technologies in areas ranging from healthcare and computing to national security and critical infrastructure. Science Secretary Peter Kyle announced the new hubs, which are being supported by a pound sterlin  more

BRISTOL, England, July 28 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: The University of Bristol is getting ready to cheer on alumnus James Peters who will be competing for Team GB at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris which get underway today (Friday 26 July). Alongside Fynn Sterritt, James will be going for gold in sailing in the Men's Skiff. They are competing in the 49er class - named after the boats' 4.9-metre hull, with competitions taking place in the Ma  more