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Party Balloons, Cat Litter and Radiation Detection

Mark Woolley, 3 August 2016 — Defence industry, Science and Technology

Arktis radiation detector

The benefits of using helium in children’s party balloons have long been recognised. The fact that it is much lighter than air and, unlike hydrogen, not flammable makes it ideal for the task. But what is almost certainly less well …

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Creepy-Crawly Creativity - harnessing nature's sound engineers

Dr David Hardie, 30 June 2016 — Defence industry, Science and Technology

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New innovative concepts for sonar can arise from studying how nature has solved numerous problems helped by millions of years of evolution. Here’s a question….what is the loudest animal on earth size for size? A blue whale (favourite answer of …

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National Women in Engineering Day

Wendy Jacob, 23 June 2016 — Defence industry, Education and training, People, Science and Technology, Women in Engineering

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Today, 23 June is National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) - an International campaign to raise awareness  of women in engineering. National Women in Engineering Day was set up by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary. Their aim being to …

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Helping the STEM to flow - through the generations

Wendy Jacob, 14 June 2016 — Education and training, History, People, Science and Technology

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A recent report by Engineering UK showed that the engineering sector in the UK contributed an estimated £455.6 billion of the UK’s £1,683 billion GDP in 2014 – a staggering 27.1%. Add to that the fact that the average starting …

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The cyber front: a view from industry

Chris Stanley, 20 May 2016 — Defence industry, Science and Technology

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Cyber warfare has become the latest addition to the arsenal of countermeasures that the military operator must now consider alongside other force multipliers such as Electronic Warfare (EW). For hundreds of years we formed armies; when we learned how to …

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Cyber sorcerers and web wizards wanted

Professor Penelope Endersby, 5 May 2016 — People, Policy, Science and Technology

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In November 2015 the Prime Minister announced, through the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), that the UK will provide its Armed Forces with advanced cyber capabilities. You can join us in helping make this a reality. We want to …

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Additive manufacture at AWE - bit by bit, creating the complex

Paul Sagoo, 3 May 2016 — Defence industry, Science and Technology

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AWE has proudly been at the forefront of the UK nuclear deterrent programme for more than 60 years and delivers innovative solutions in safeguarding national security, playing a crucial role in our nation’s defence by providing and maintaining warheads for Trident, the UK’s …

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To Entente Cordiale and Beyond

Mark Owen, 29 January 2016 — Defence industry, International Cooperation, Science and Technology

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What is the UK-French MCM ITP? What does it deliver? And how do you get so many different participants together to share their ideas for future technologies? Mark Owen explains here. The Materials and Components for Missiles Innovation and Technology …

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Extreme cleanliness for an extreme hospital

John Abbott, 15 January 2016 — Defence industry, Science and Technology, Support to Operations

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All medical facilities need to ensure cleanliness. But with the nature of military operations always changing, and the potential of chemical and biological attack, military hospitals may have to keep clean both inside and out. All this and be ready …

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E-learning saves lives in Sierre Leone

Fergus Baillie, 8 January 2016 — Education and training, International Cooperation, Science and Technology, Support to Operations

Pictured is a member of the Medical Team based at Wilberforce Barracks Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Doctors and Nurses in the Treatment unit in Wilberforce Barracks in the area of Freetown in Sierra Leone are preparing for another day in the fight against Ebola.  

The Barracks consist of the Joint Medical Unit Headquarters, Accident and Emergency Hospital, The Treatment Unit and guarded by the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF).  The uplift in the capability has been funded by Department for International Development (DfID).

Operation Gritrock is the name given to British Military participation in the ongoing fight against the Ebola virus in West Africa.

An international crisis requires information to be created quickly, amended quickly and communicated instantly to a multilingual audience. E-learning is able to reinforce classroom content with ‘flipped learning’, providing interactive and video content in advance of classroom training, leading to …

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