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AirGuide’s Dr Eric Numkam Fokoua inspecting a Photonic Band Gap Fibre preform for imperfections
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Fibre-optics World Record is No Hollow Victory

A whole array of game-changing, life-shaping technologies, from long-distance telecommunications to laser surgery, have a key component in common: fibre optics that carry pulses of light to their destination at incredible speed.

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SES universities receive a boost to tackle major research and societal challenges

75 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) across the UK are set to receive over £800 million in support from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and …

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A Laser Focus on Diamond’s Dual Nature

An iconic material, diamond combines huge aesthetic value with enormous practical worth – and both facets of its character are benefitting from pioneering laser science …

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Clear Signals for a Bright 5G Future

If 5G is to fully realise its massive potential, some important challenges still need to be tackled

Case Study

When Cars Get Smart

Keep a steady speed. Anticipate what’s ahead. Where possible, coast to slow down. When accelerating, do it gently. Driving tips like these don’t just reduce …

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Boosting Blood Flow

How Machine Learning is helping researchers develop medical implants We talk to Dr. Peter Vincent about the various applications of computational fluid dynamics and machine …

Collaborations

Meeting the Needs of a Wireless World

It’s hard to deny how much we depend on wireless communications – and one pace-setting spinout company is helping to make it possible through patented …

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Computing

Computer Code Solves a Quantum Mechanical Problem

A unique computer code that can model systems comprising thousands of atoms is driving fresh scientific discoveries

Interview

What is CFD with Dr. Peter Vincent

We sat down with Dr. Peter Vincent to gain some insight into his research at Vincent Lab (www.imperial.ac.uk/aeronautics/research/vincentlab/). Dr. Vincent has been a key user …

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Solving unsteady fluid flows with Hyperflux

An Innovate UK- and EPSRC-funded project called Hyperflux is bringing together industry and academia to tackle the problem of modeling unsteady fluid flow. Peter Vincent, …