Accelerating Innovation with the World’s Most Powerful Lasers Science and Technology Facilities Council 2024-10-22 | Accelerating Innovation with the World’s Most Powerful Lasers
GOTO - Hunting for Gravitational Waves Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-23 | Find out more about the telescope set to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events.The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is made up of two identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet and will track down sources of gravitational waves. Joe Lyman and Professor Danny Steeghs explain more in this video.📍Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La PalmaFind out more 👉 ukri.org/news/new-telescope-to-be-the-goto-for-gravitational-wave-events
Discover the Synchrotron Radiation Source Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-23 | Discover the story behind the Synchrotron Radiation Source at Daresbury Laboratory and the major scientific impacts it had across the globe. Part of this incredible instrument is on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester which is free to visit.Find out how you can visit here 👉 scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk
Meet Webb Fellow Olivia Jones Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-22 | Dr Olivia Jones from STFC’s UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) in Edinburgh is a Webb Fellows that is bringing the science of Webb Telescope to schools, scientific communities and the public in the UK.Olivia will be researching how galaxies and stars are forming in the Early Universe and how stars and sites of star formation were different in the past compared to the present day.Find out more 👉 ukri.org/news/bringing-the-james-webb-space-telescope-to-life-in-the-uk
Meet Webb Fellow Emma Curtis Lake Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-22 | Dr Emma Curtis-Lake from the University of Hertfordshire is a Webb Fellows that is bringing the science of Webb Telescope to schools, scientific communities and the public in the UK.Emma is researching how galaxies and stars are forming in the Early Universe and how stars and sites of star formation were different in the past compared to the present day.Find out more 👉 ukri.org/news/bringing-the-james-webb-space-telescope-to-life-in-the-uk
Predicting the risk of flooding with AI Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-20 | This predictive flood risk modelling demo was developed as part of the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation, a collaboration between the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Centre and IBM. Find out more about HNCDI: hartree.stfc.ac.uk/digital-innovation/hartree-national-centre-for-digital-innovation
Building the worlds largest radio telescope Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-12 | The world's largest radio telescope is now under construction in Australia and South Africa. Find out what the UK teams had to say about working this incredible project.Find out more here 👉 ukri.org/news/construction-begins-on-the-ear-that-will-listen-to-the-universe
WEAVE - The UK-led sky scanner revealing galactic fingerprints Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-12 | WEAVE, a robotic sky scanner in La Palma, has looked 280 million light years away to reveal the spectra of a pair of galaxies.📹 PI Gavin Dalton from the University of Oxford and STFC's RAL Space explains more about this instrument and how it came to be.Find out more here 👉 ukri.org/news/uk-led-robotic-sky-scanner-reveals-its-first-galactic-fingerprint
Introducing the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-12-06 | We enable UK businesses to gain the skills, knowledge and technical capability required to adopt digital technologies including supercomputing, data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.Find out more: hartree.stfc.ac.uk/digital-innovation/hartree-national-centre-for-digital-innovationFollow us: linkedin.com/company/stfc-hartree-centre
Nature inspires engineering designs Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | A brief look at how we use computational simulations to explore more efficient vehicle designs, inspired by the streamlined efficiency of birds and fish. See related case study for more information:scd.stfc.ac.uk/Gallery/RibletsStudy.pdf
Sustainable materials for electronic devices Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Scientists explore greener, more sustainable options for spintronics, a technology used for electronic devices such as computers, smart TVs and mobile phones. See related case study for more information:scd.stfc.ac.uk/Gallery/SpintronicsCaseStudy.pdf
DataVerse podcast: SEAVEA - toolkit for researchers to test high performance computing applications Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Pollyanna Burnet-Harris talks to Derek Groen, a senior lecturer in Scientific Computing at Brunel University, London, and the Technical Manager and Knowledge Exchange Coordinator for the ExCALIBUR programme. Derek explains how the SEAVEA toolkit can help researchers in a wide range of applications in many different disciplines, including fusion modelling.
DataVerse podcast: The ExCALIBUR Programme Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Pollyanna Burnet-Harris talks to Simon Vosper, Director of Science at the Met Office, and Nigel Wood, a Principal Fellow responsible for the Met Office Next Generation Modelling Systems Programme. They discuss the ExCALIBUR Exascale Computing project and why it is so important to the future of science in the UK and globally.
DataVerse podcast: Turbulence at the Exascale: Sustainable Energy (ExCALIBUR programme) Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Pollyanna Burnet-Harris talks to Sylvain Laizet, a Reader in the Department of Aeronautics at imperial College, London, about the ExCALIBUR project ‘Turbulence at the Exascale’. Sylvain redesigns how we can use algorithms on the next generation of supercomputers to simulate turbulent flows. His research focuses on sustainable energy and explores improving the efficiency of wind turbines.
DataVerse podcast: Simulating complex chemical systems and how that can benefit the UK economy Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Tom Keal talks to Pollyanna Burnet-Harris about his team and their methods of simulating complex chemical systems using a software package they have developed, called ChemShell. Tom explains about the importance of catalysts to speed up chemical reactions and increase efficiency in all sorts of applications, from healthcare and pharmaceutical development to energy materials in petrochemical industries.
DataVerse podcast: Fusion energy research and the ExCALIBUR programme Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Pollyanna Burnet-Harris talks to Rob Akers, Head of Advanced Computing at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, about his work with fusion energy and the ExCALIBUR programme (Exascale Computing ALgorithms and Infrastructure Benefitting UK Research).
DataVerse podcast: Exploring new solar energy technologies Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Pollyanna Burnet-Harris talks to computational scientists Dr Dawn Geatches, Dr Kakali Sen and Dr Ya-Wen Hsiao about their research into solar cells, in which they aim to find more environmentally sustainable materials to replace silicon, the most commonly used component of solar panels.
DataVerse podcast: Exascale computing for technologies to help achieve Net Zero goals Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-28 | Pollyanna Burnet-Harris talks to Professor Garth Wells from the University of Cambridge. He leads two ExCALIBUR projects which have a focus on numerical analysis and mathematical software with engineering applications. His research includes looking at future propulsion systems for aircraft, particularly around net zero; and using computers to explore designs for the grand challenge of delivering fusion energy.
Inside: Sci-Tech Daresbury Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-10-13 | Find out what it's like to be part of the science and technology community solving the challenges of tomorrow.More about Daresbury Laboratory 👉 ukri.org/about-us/stfc/locations/daresbury-laboratory
DataVerse Podcast: Jian Fang explains his simulation work for Hypersonic Vehicles Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-09-22 | Pollyanna Burnet-Harris asks Dr Jian Fang to explain how he uses high-performance computing to simulate the flow of particles in fluids, and how this can be applied to research into the exciting future of hypersonic vehicles.
Heloisa Bordallo, Impact award winner Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-08-10 | We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 ISIS Impact Awards! These awards celebrate the scientific, social and economic impact of the facility's diverse user community. The Social Award goes to Heloisa Nunes Bordallo, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen for her work on developing smarter materials by tuning physico-chemical properties using TOSCA and IRIS.
Adam Michalchuk, Impact award winner Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-08-10 | We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 ISIS Impact Awards! These awards celebrate the scientific, social and economic impact of the facility's diverse user community. The Economic Award goes to Adam Michalchuk, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Germany) for "The Big Bang Theory of Energetic Materials: Towards the In Silico Design of Safer Energetic Materials".
Andrej Zorko, Impact award winner Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-08-10 | We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 ISIS Impact Awards! These awards celebrate the scientific, social and economic impact of the facility's diverse user community. The Science Award goes to Andrej Zorko, Jožef Stefan Institute, for the first realization of a quantum spin liquid on a triangular spin lattice with dominant Ising antiferromagnetic exchange interaction using WISH, MARI and MUSR.
Working at the ISIS Neutron and Muon source Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-07-22 | Three technical team members speak about what it's like to work at the ISIS neutron and muon source. Featuring Lamar Moore, scientific software group leader, Haroon Rafique, senior accelerator physicist and Jonathan Speed, accelerator engineer.
STFC Talking Science How do you build a supersized Particle Accelerator for good, not evil? Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-07-08 | By Dr Paul Aden, Richard Smith and Joanna Lewis.Do particle accelerators open wormholes or defeat robots from the future? For some, movies like Terminator and Angels and Demons have often created myths and confusion around these machines and what they can and cannot do.We invite you along to hear first hand from Paul and Richard who design and build accelerators and their various components at Daresbury Laboratory. They will be joined live by Jo (who works in Sweden) where - with expert help from Daresbury Laboratory, they are currently building a 600m long particle accelerator to do good! Whether it’s diagnosing and treating cancer, making our computers faster or making our batteries more efficient, particle accelerators around the world are having a huge, yet often unseen impact on all our lives. But alas, not defeating Terminators!
How the Climate Resilience Demonstrator (#CReDo) works Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-08 | How can digital twins help us to build better climate resilience?The Hartree Centre is working with the National Digital Twin programme and the Connected Places Catapult (CPC) to develop the Climate Resilience Demonstrator (#CReDo), a connected digital twin that brings together data across power, water and telecoms infrastructure networks to provide greater adaptation and resilience potential in extreme weather conditions. The Climate Resilience Demonstrator is funded by UK Research and Innovation, the University of Cambridge and the Connected Places Catapult.Find out more about the CReDo project: hartree.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Next-phase-of-Climate-Resilience-Demonstrator-announced-.aspx
Building a digital twin for climate resilience | Hartree Centre Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-08 | How can digital twins help us tackle the effects of climate change?The Hartree Centre is working with the National Digital Twin programme and the Connected Places Catapult (CPC) to develop the Climate Resilience Demonstrator (#CReDo), a connected digital twin that brings together data across power, water and telecoms infrastructure networks to provide greater adaptation and resilience potential in extreme weather conditions. The Climate Resilience Demonstrator is funded by UK Research and Innovation, the University of Cambridge and the Connected Places Catapult.Find out more about the CReDo project: hartree.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Next-phase-of-Climate-Resilience-Demonstrator-announced-.aspx
Evan Jones - winner of FameRAL 2022 Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-01 | Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC has hosted the third annual “FameRAL” challenge, its own version of the science communication competition, for the 2021/22 cohort of sandwich students.
FameRAL 2022, Highly Commended: Jack Tweddle Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-01 | Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC has hosted the third annual “FameRAL” challenge, its own version of the science communication competition, for the 2021/22 cohort of sandwich students.
FameRAL 2022: Lydia Dixon Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-01 | Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC has hosted the third annual “FameRAL” challenge, its own version of the science communication competition, for the 2021/22 cohort of sandwich students.
FameRAL 2022: Megan Ratcliffe Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-01 | Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC has hosted the third annual “FameRAL” challenge, its own version of the science communication competition, for the 2021/22 cohort of sandwich students.
FameRAL 2022: Orlagh Simpson Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-01 | Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC has hosted the third annual “FameRAL” challenge, its own version of the science communication competition, for the 2021/22 cohort of sandwich students.
FameRAL 2022, Highly Commended: Pollyanna Burnet Harris Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-01 | Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC has hosted the third annual “FameRAL” challenge, its own version of the science communication competition, for the 2021/22 cohort of sandwich students.
FameRAL 2022, Highly Commended: Divya Sekar Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-06-01 | Inspired by FameLab by Cheltenham Festivals, STFC has hosted the third annual “FameRAL” challenge, its own version of the science communication competition, for the 2021/22 cohort of sandwich students.
Dataverse podcast: Computing apprenticeships (Matthew Richards) – Earn whilst you learn Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-05-16 | Matthew Richards talks to Pollyanna Burnet-Harris about completing his four-year apprenticeship with STFC Scientific Computing. He has not only gained a university degree, he has been able to earn whilst getting some invaluable work experience in an exciting working environment.For more information please visit our website: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/home.aspx And follow us on Twitter @SciComp_STFC
Discover the art of the possible with the Hartree Centre Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-05-11 | Could the Hartree Centre help your business explore emerging technologies like data analytics, AI or digital twinning? Start your own digital journey with our free EXPLAIN training programme: eventbrite.com/cc/hartree-centre-explain-training-programme-259399Keep an eye on future opportunities: twitter.com/HartreeCentreFind out more about the Hartree Centre: hartree.stfc.ac.uk
Explore digital innovation with the Hartree Centre Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-05-11 | Hear what Jason Kingston from CUBE Thinking had to say when he visited STFC's Hartree Centre and Campus Technology Hub to explore the art of the possible with a group of high-growth SMEs.Start your own digital journey with our free EXPLAIN training programme: eventbrite.com/cc/hartree-centre-explain-training-programme-259399Keep an eye on future opportunities: twitter.com/HartreeCentreFind out more about the Hartree Centre: hartree.stfc.ac.uk
What is Dark Matter and how do we find it? | The Cold Radon Emanation Facility Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-04-06 | What is Dark Matter and how do we find it?The Cold Radon Emanation Facility (CREF) at STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is helping in our search for dark matter.Unfortunately, in experiments looking for it, radon in materials used to build dark matter detectors is often a major source of background radiation that can decay into problematic atoms that mimic dark matter signals.CREF allows us to study these emissions in low temperatures, improving our sensitivity of next generation dark matter detectors.CREF began commissioning in the last week of January 2022, with components for the facility being put together and tested in collaboration with Boulby Underground Laboratory and other universities such as UCL and The University of Edinburgh.
Daresbury Laboratory sends its final LINAC warm unit shipment to the European Spallation Source Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-16 | On the day of the final shipment of LINAC warm units to the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Sweden we hear from Dr Paul Aden and Luke Bladen about the project, which has spanned over 6 years at the laboratory.The ESS is a multi-disciplinary research facility currently under construction in Lund, Sweden. The facility's unique capabilities will both greatly exceed and complement those of today's leading neutron sources, empowering new research opportunities across a variety of scientific disciplines, including materials and life sciences, energy, environmental technology, cultural heritage and fundamental physics.Find out more about the ESS: https://europeanspallationsource.se/
Daresbury Laboratory sends its final LINAC warm units to the European Spallation Source #shorts Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-16 | On the day of the final shipment of LINAC warm units to the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Sweden we hear from Dr Paul Aden and Luke Bladen about the project, which has spanned over 6 years at the laboratory.The ESS is a multi-disciplinary research facility currently under construction in Lund, Sweden. The facility's unique capabilities will both greatly exceed and complement those of today's leading neutron sources, empowering new research opportunities across a variety of scientific disciplines, including materials and life sciences, energy, environmental technology, cultural heritage and fundamental physics.Find out more about the ESS: https://europeanspallationsource.se/
CIUK 2021 Highlights Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-14 | Highlights from CIUK 2021.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Viv Kendon Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | QEVEC: integrating quantum computing with HPC.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Skills Gap Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | Addressing the UK Skills Gap.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Prize Giving Ceremony Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | Prize Giving – the CIUK 2021 Student Poster Competition and Student Cluster Challenge.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Nick Brown Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | FPGAs for scientific workloads: The why and the how.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Niall Jeffrey Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | Mapping dark matter with the Dark Energy Survey and AI.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Mark Parsons Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | The UK Exascale Project.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Jeff Hammond Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | Shifting through the Gears of GPU Programming: Understanding Performance and Portability Trade-offs.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 2 | Gihan Mudalige Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | Multi-Layered Abstractions for Performance Portability - Lessons Learnt and Challenges.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 1 | Tom Griffin Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | Welcome to CIUK 2021.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
CIUK2021 | Day 1 | Steve Hindmarsh Science and Technology Facilities Council 2022-03-10 | Heterogeneous Computing at the Crick.Computing Insight UK 2021 took place at Manchester Central on the 9-10 December. The theme for the conference was "Heterogeneous Computing" with sub-themes including subjects such as "Why Heterogeneous Computing?", "Hardware Sub-Systems", "Co-Design and Environment" and "Emerging Technologies".CIUK 2021 included an exhibition of the latest hardware and software releases plus a full, two day programme of presentations and a series of parallel breakout sessions.For more info go to: scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2021.aspx
