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Wendy Jacob

Wendy Jacob is a writer specialising in defence science. She is Deputy Editor of MOD's Defence Science magazine and overseas blogs to defencescienceblog@gov.uk. Wendy welcomes suggestions for future articles and blogs and feedback on current posts.

Orion illuminates shock of falling on white dwarf

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Scientists from a large international collaboration have succeeded for the first time to generate a laboratory analogue of a strong shock that takes place when matter falls at very high speed on the surface of extremely dense stars called white …

National Women in Engineering Day

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 …

New Year resolution - to boost defence innovation

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  The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), published at the end of 2015, recognised that the UK is a global leader in science, technology, medicine, energy, and the creative industries. Many new ideas and funding …

Demonstrating a united effort to combat Ebola

The recent Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition (DSEI) exhibition in London featured a Medical Innovation Zone - supported by Defence Medical Services and the Surgeon General - demonstrating the latest advances in clinical care – from point of injury …

AWE scientist speaks about his life in lasers

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Working with leading physicists in the UK, AWE scientist Colin Danson has been instrumental in the design, construction and operation of large‐scale laser facilities for over 30 years. He helped to pioneer the development of ultra‐high intensity lasers establishing world‐leading …