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  • 30 January 2012

    President's Award winner

    Oxford Brookes' Dr Anne Osterrieder has been awarded the Society for Experimental Biology’s (SEB) prestigious President's Medal in recognition for her work in increasing public understanding of biology...
  • 27 January 2012

    Laser first, helps solve the puzzle of how the Universe got its magnetism

    Scientists have demonstrated for the very first time how a laser can be used to stimulate the formation of magnetic fields, similar to those thought to be involved in the formation of the very first galaxies......
  • 20 January 2012

    Bob Bingham - Chair of IUPAP

    Bob Bingham of the Central Laser Facility has been elected Chair of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission C16 Plasma Physics for a period of 3 years starting January 2012...
  • 20 January 2012

    Lasers for Science Professor paired with Swindon MP

    The Royal Society MP Pairing Scheme 2011/12 pairs CLF's Professor Tony Parker with Swindon South MP, Robert Buckland......
  • 19 January 2012

    New scanner allows liquids back into aircraft cabin baggage

    Cobalt Light Systems (link opens in a new window) has received European approval for its revolutionary INSIGHT100 bottle scanner, which enables aircraft passengers to carry liquid items larger than 100ml once more........
  • 19 January 2012

    I'm a Scientist - Get Me Out of Here!

    The first STFC I¹m a Scientist ­ Get me out of Here! (IAS) sponsored event was held in November. 582 students from 24 schools asked 684 questions and participated in live MSN-style discussions after which the CLF's Peta Foster from Astra Gemini won the competition to.....
  • 16 December 2011

    CLF Annual Report 2010-11

    The latest CLF Annual Report (2010-2011) is available online now......
  • 29 November 2011

    Christmas Meeting of the High Power Laser Science Community

    The final programme and poster list have now been added....
  • 28 October 2011

    OCTOPUS featured in 'Backstage Science' video

    The Central Laser Facility’s OCTOPUS imaging cluster in the Research Complex at Harewll is the latest to be filmed for the “Backstage Science” series, which features “videos about some of Britain’s most amazing science facilities”....
  • 25 October 2011

    Extreme ultraviolet movies reveal inside story of complex materials

    A new X-ray movie technique using extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses from Artemis could help unravel the mysteries of phenomena such as magnetism or high-temperature superconductivity......

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