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2nd October 2013 Montreal, Canada

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by Mario Rivero-Huguet

Biofuels on the rocks

Whisky is not just good for sipping; it is also good for making biofuel. The distillation process of whisky produces a lot of byproducts that do not make it into the bottle you see at the liquor store. Actually, only 10 % of what is produced in a distillery is drinkable whisky. The rest is […]

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28th September 2013 Ottawa, Canada

by Saira Meese-Tamuri

Dementia: A Global Challenge

September 2013 marks the second World Alzheimer’s Month, reflecting the growing urgency and concern over the health, social and economic burden of the disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of dementia. Today, it is estimated that over 35 million people worldwide currently live with the condition, and this number is expected to double by […]

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26th September 2013 Toronto, Canada

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by John Preece

Congratulations to the 2013 UK-Canada CDA awardees!

We had such excellent outcomes from our UK-Canada Collaboration Development Awards (CDAs) in 2012 that we decided to run them again this year (here’s the announcement). We got 86 applications, and were able to fund 11 based on their ability to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes for Canada and the UK. It was a very strong […]

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6th September 2013 Toronto, Canada

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by John Preece

SABRE, Skylon and the British aerospace revolution

Back in July, the UK government announced (amid much media fanfare) that it was investing £60 M in Reaction Engines Limited and supporting the development of the futuristic-sounding Skylon spaceplane. In this blog post, we will take a look at why this technology is significant, and why the future of aerospace is in British hands. […]

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5th September 2013 San Francisco, USA

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by Emily Keir

Supercomputing partnership to boost UK and US economies

On 29 August, I had the privilege of attending a ceremony commemorating the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Hartree Centre (HC) and US Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) in the area of high performance computing (HPC). This MOU, signed by LLNL Director Parney Albright and […]

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