BBC: The Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics is scheduled to open in 2014 at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. Funded by Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Europe’s largest contract research organization, the new center will concentrate on laser research and technology. About 10 people will staff the center initially, but the number is expected to grow to some 80 employees and postgraduate students within five years. “Securing the UK’s first Fraunhofer center is a major achievement for the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre and I look forward to watching this exciting initiative develop,” said Scottish education secretary Michael Russell.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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