1. Tunnel of lights Japan: Display dazzels with millions of solar powered LEDs A Tunnel of lights in Japan dazzles visitors with millions of LED lights, according to a Nov. 10 report from The Inquisitor. There are seven million LED ...
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Spectrum in the UK contributes £52bn to the economy, according to research carried out by Analysys Mason on behalf of two government departments – the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for ...
Tags: spectrum, property, public mobile communications, finite resource
Former schools minister Andrew Adonis has rallied against the failure of small businesses to take on school leavers for apprenticeships and work experience. Speaking to an audience of small business owners, Adonis said it was too easy for ...
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The very best in UK manufacturing will take pride of place in Westminster at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills(BIS)One Victoria office in London,in a specially commissioned installation. BIS is using its impressive ...
Tags: BIS, UKFT, textiles, men's tailoring, footwear
De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is launching a centre dedicated to cyber protection and the growing need for effective systems in the face of a growing cyber crisis. The creation of the Cyber Security Centre (CSC) is a direct ...
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Daylight Solutions Inc of San Diego,CA,USA,which makes molecular detection,spectroscopic imaging and high-power illumination systems based on quantum cascade lasers(QCLs),has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation ...
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The US National Science Foundation(NSF)has awarded quantum cascade laser(QCL)pioneer Daylight Solutions just over$420,000 to help commercialize a new kind of microscope that promises to reduce cancer diagnosis times drastically. The Phase ...
The government is refocusing its industrial policy to support key sectors of the economy such as IT, business secretary Vince Cable has announced. In a speech at Imperial College in London, Cable said the department was identifying ...
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced £30m in funding for the Janet network, which connects UK research and education institutions together, as well as to the wider internet. The network needs to be ...
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DoD contracts round-up:summer 2012 23 Aug 2012 Substantial backing for optical countermeasure and multispectral targeting systems,including a$463million agreement with Northrop Grumman. MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter The US Department of ...
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the US National Institutes of Health has awarded Phase I small business innovation research grant of $600,000 to Antigen Discovery to develop a microfluidic point of care ...
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DOE announces fiscal 2013 SBIR/STTR funding opportunity The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has released its DE-FOA-0000760 funding opportunity announcment for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small ...
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded two-year small business innovation research (SBIR) grant of $582,473 to Biodel to develop a concentrated ultra-rapid-acting insulin formulations for use in closed loop pump system, also ...
The government is hoping to shore up its defences against cybercrime through post-graduate training,and has asked universities to apply for funding to run training courses for post-graduates. Through the Engineering and Physical Sciences ...
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The government recently published its white paper on open data,with the newly-created Open Data User Group having met to discuss the next phase.But despite these moves,campaigners are worried that plans to create a£16bn stimulus to ...
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