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  • A new advanced imaging centre will receive £81 million government support, housing super-bright lasers to produce state-of-the-art 3D X-rays in just 40 seconds.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Dstl will be spending record amounts with Small and Medium Enterprises this year

  • The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has set out its ‘Grand Challenges’ for technical innovation.

  • The UK has invested millions in clean technology across Africa, to support the continent's growing energy needs.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Tim Peake and Andrea Leadsom plant trees at the home of Isaac Newton that were grown from apple seeds taken to space.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • As part of ongoing research into technologies for immobilising plutonium, the NDA has embarked on a collaborative project with the US to examine the feasibility of a can-filling treatment in preparation for Hot Isostatic Pre…

  • A range of 3D imaging techniques are being investigated to assess their value in predicting how spent AGR fuel is likely to behave over time when stored under water.

  • Research is under way to quantify the environmental implications of dealing with the huge quantities of concrete rubble will arise across the NDA’s 17 sites as facilities are demolished following decommissioning and clean-up…

  • The NDA is working with industry and funding partners to support a £9.4 million research programme that will be stretch over the next 4 years and involve more than 40 university studies.

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have undergone rapid development over the last few years, with many leisure and commercial uses. The NDA is looking to maximise their value for nuclear decommissioning.

  • DASA is launching a new competition to develop a semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey system to help troops safely and stealthily advance into enemy territory over water.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New and improved capabilities offer better protection for Armed Forces, police and security personnel

  • E-seminar produced by the Government Chemist team with funding from Defra on the topic of real time PCR applications for food testing

  • A new independent report has been published today by Professor Sir Adrian Smith and Professor Graeme Reid.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The NDA is collaborating with the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to explore whether data collected by satellites orbiting the earth could be turned into useful insights for the nuclear clean-up mission.

  • A range of innovative robotic systems will be on display at an event in Cumbria next month as an £8.5 million competition moves to the next stage.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The UK moves one step closer to developing robots capable of providing support for Britons.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New Counter-Drone Strategy will harness the benefits of the technology to society and the economy by protecting the public from malicious or criminal drone use.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British businesses and the public are set to be better protected from hostile cyber-attacks and online threats like disinformation and cyber-bullying.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Universities and Science Minister Chris Skidmore speaks at the Tech UK Conference 2019.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government