UK

More than 380,000 cancer patients 'not treated on time since 2015'

Posted in Medicine on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller

The NHS key target of 85% of people starting cancer treatment within 62 days has not been met since December 2015.

The UK May Build a £16 Billion Solar Power Station in Space.

Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

Space-based solar power is one of the technologies to feature in the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. It has been identified as a potential solution, alongside others, to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050.

NovaSAR: UK radar satellite launches to track illegal shipping activity

Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller

The first all-British radar satellite has launched to orbit on an Indian rocket.

The UK might be kicked out of EU plans to build an alternative to GPS

Posted in Hardware on 28th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller

The ongoing Galileo project will launch 30 satellites to provide encrypted mapping and navigation data.

Queen's Speech: Plan aims to secure space sector

Posted in Science on 23rd Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller

A government plan to secure growth in the UK's 3.7bn space industry is laid out in the Queen's Speech.