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How will the UK’s Space Strategy progress? Director of UK Space Strategy explains

How will the UK’s Space Strategy progress? Director of UK Space Strategy explains

Kathy Bass, Deputy Director of UK Space Strategy for BEIS, today (28 July) outlined the UK’s recent space progress and reaffirmed plans to be the first nation in Europe to launch a satellite into orbit later this year.

Glasgow students win government climate satellite design competition

Glasgow students win government climate satellite design competition

Students from the University of Glasgow have won £600,000 after designing a satellite to monitor coastal climate change, for the Nanosat Design Competition.

New method converts CDs into Bluetooth-enabled biosensors

New method converts CDs into Bluetooth-enabled biosensors

What if we could find a second life for CDs, turning them into flexible, inexpensive biosensors that could communicate with a smartphone via Bluetooth?

Robots can learn household chores by watching you

Robots can learn household chores by watching you

Bringing robots into the home: A novel method allows robots to imitate humans by watching them carry out domestic tasks.

Could trains capture carbon from the air?

Could trains capture carbon from the air?

A research team have proposed an inexpensive road map to develop train cars that can remove carbon from the air.

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