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Science, engineering & technology news
Find all of the latest science, technology and engineering news below including all updates from the North East Technology Park (NETPark), success stories for NETPark’s tenant companies and market breakthroughs in new research in areas such as printable electronics, photonics, microelectronics and nanotechnology.
Filtronic awarded NSIP funding to develop next-generation 550W Ka-Band SSPA
Filtronic awarded NSIP funding to develop next-generation 550W Ka-Band SSPA
22 hours ago
AMBIC — A national centre to scale up your battery innovations
AMBIC — A national centre to scale up your battery innovations
3 days ago
CPI: Engineering Biology and the Next Industrial Revolution
CPI: Engineering Biology and the Next Industrial Revolution
7 days ago
Upcoming Podcast Spotlight: Magnitude Biosciences Takes Molecules to Market
Upcoming Podcast Spotlight: Magnitude Biosciences Takes Molecules to Market
Nov 26
ESA members to decide on Europe’s future in space at ministerial conference
ESA members to decide on Europe’s future in space at ministerial conference
Nov 26
Developing Future Rocket Engineers: Mentoring Durham for UK Race to Space
Developing Future Rocket Engineers: Mentoring Durham for UK Race to Space
Nov 25
Durham University is Leading the way in groundbreaking research
Durham University is Leading the way in groundbreaking research
Nov 24
Research on mapping the AI and software cyber security services market
Research on mapping the AI and software cyber security services market
Nov 21
Government launches £1m bioengineering sandbox fund
Government launches £1m bioengineering sandbox fund
Nov 18
£55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy
£55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy
Nov 17
Google's Plan for Space-Based Computing
Google's Plan for Space-Based Computing
Nov 13
OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon
Agreement to use AWS datacentres, and Nvidia chips inside them, part of $1.4tn spending spree on AI infrastructure.
Nov 4
£55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy
Funding boost for science and tech breakthroughs that improve lives, create jobs and grow our economy.
Oct 31
A revolutionary DNA search engine is speeding up genetic discovery
A revolutionary DNA search engine is speeding up genetic discovery
Oct 29
MIT physicists just found a way to see inside atoms
MIT scientists turned molecules into tiny colliders to glimpse inside atomic nuclei—and possibly uncover why the universe exists at all.
Oct 28
Advances in science set to transform treatments for people living with dementia
From blood tests to AI, new ways to diagnose dementia sooner and treat it faster set to be unlocked by new research challenge.
Oct 24
OpenAI deepens UK government ties with new MoJ partnership
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is expanding its partnership with the British government with the announcement of a new domestic data storage offering for UK businesses.
Oct 23
UK–Sweden Agreement to Boost Innovation Opens Doors for NETPark Collaborations
NETPark welcomes the news of a strengthened innovation partnership between the UK and Sweden, following the signing of a bilateral agreement by Science Minister Lord Vallance and Sweden’s State Secretary for Education and Research Maria Nilsson.
Oct 22
University spin-out company receives prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise
We’re proud to celebrate Geoptic, a pioneering company based at NETPark, which has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.
Oct 21
£1m funding prize for UK innovators
A new national prize fund is calling on UK innovators to unleash the power of Agentic AI — and NETPark businesses are perfectly placed to lead the charge.
Oct 21
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