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X-ray spectrometer looks beneath the surface
The C1XS instrument with RAL engineers
A sophisticated x-ray camera made by scientists and engineers from the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is set to launch into space on October 22 aboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft – India’s first mission to the moon.
The camera – C1XS – was designed and built at STFC Space Science and Technology Department in the Rutherfoerd Appleton Laboratory (RAL). It is an x-ray spectrometer that will measure x-rays to map the surface composition of the moon, providing scientist with information to help understand its origin and evolution.
Read more on: Aerospace, camera, x-rayNon-invasive nanoparticle measurement
Technology that can determine the concentration of nanomaterials in living tissue has been licensed by The University of Texas at Austin to Houston-based nanoTox.
The technology was developed by James Tunnell, the Cockrell School of Engineering, which specialises in developing minimally invasive optical technologies for the detection, diagnosis and treatment if disease, in particular the application to cancer screening and therapeutics.
Read more on: Bio Tech, nanomaterial, nanoparticles, tissue, x-ray