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Quantum Computing

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Quantum computers can resolve the laws of quantum theory and other problems involving elementary particles and microscopic physics. Quantum computing is the fastest way to answer questions about the quantum world, allowing researchers to run simulations of atomic interactions at a highly accelerated rate. How does it work?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see? Dr Joanna Leng , from the University of Leeds in the UK, is a research software engineer who designs and develops the software that allows scientific imaging devices to be used to their full potential.

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

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In line with global climate commitments, governments are investing in ways to reduce CO 2 emissions, and the cement industry is a prime area of interest. The chemistry of cement It is the use of resources, especially raw materials, that forms the current focus of Theo’s research. The UK cement industry is set to cut 4.2

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Are you looking for a high-paid career in STEM?

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Read: Saving lives by investigating how the body reacts to physical trauma. Read: Combining medicine and research to treat children with tuberculosis. Nuclear engineer. Our reliance on fossil fuels will not vanish overnight, however, so we also still need engineers to extract oil and gas and to maintain existing power stations.

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

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Anthropologist The Role: Physical anthropologists study human evolution and variation, often working in the field to uncover how our ancestors adapted to environmental challenges. Biochemist The Role: Biochemists study the chemical processes and substances in living organisms. Average Annual Salary: $61,570 4.

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Prostheses for people: matching the person and their new limb

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In Uganda, one of the least developed countries in the world, his team found that the absence of government support meant that the orthopaedic workshops in government-run hospitals were typically under-supplied with the equipment and materials they needed. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Pinterest.

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A 50-Year Quest: My Personal Journey with the Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Building on an earlier interest in space and spacecraft , I’d gotten very interested in physics, and was trying to read everything I could about it. There were several shelves of physics books at the local bookstore. The other books I’d read had all basically said “physics works like this”. The lambda hyperon.

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