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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
One of the most enjoyable tasks I have as MOD Chief Scientific Adviser is recognising those who have made the most outstanding contributions to defence science and technology each year. This Commendation Scheme gives me an opportunity to learn more …
I’m currently working as the Military Advisor (MA) to Niteworks – a partnership between the MOD, Dstl, industry and academia - which provides the MOD with quick access to expertise for military capability decision support. This means that my job …
As one of Frazer-Nash's technical experts and project managers, I’m responsible for the company’s work to support the MOD’s Maritime Equipment Systems Enabling framework agreement. This is looking at the future of naval vessels by developing a set of models …