Science & Technology
Stay up to date with the latest in technology and innovation, including gadgets, apps, digital developments, scientific breakthroughs, and life sciences research across Oxford and Oxfordshire.
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Top Gear revs engines at Catesby Tunnel vehicle testing facility near Banbury
Recently, the Catesby Tunnel vehicle testing facility near Banbury has been used to put several vehicles through their paces by the BBC’s incredibly popular show Top Gear.
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Samsung acquires Oxford University spinout Oxford Semantic Technologies
Oxford Science Enterprises has announced that its Deep Tech portfolio company, Oxford Semantic Technologies, has signed an agreement to be acquired by Samsung Electronics.
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Bicester-based The Little Car Company welcomes royal visitor
The Little Car Company recently hosted HRH Prince Michael of Kent at its Bicester Heritage home, showing the longtime historic car industry supporter its cutting-edge facility.
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Owen Mumford’s near-term and net-zero targets approved by the SBTi
The medical device manufacturer has also committed to set long-term emissions reduction targets with the SBTi in line with reaching net zero by 2045 – five years ahead of the UK’s net-zero target.
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Construction work begins on new technology facility near Bicester
Construction has begun on a new technology facility near Bicester in North Oxfordshire that will design and manufacture superconducting magnets used in healthcare facilities globally for MRI patient scans.
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Skyports to develop the UK’s first vertiport testbed for the air taxi industry at Bicester Motion
The new vertiport, including a compact 160 sq m passenger terminal, will be a critical facility for testing ground infrastructure and flight operations and will play a significant role in enabling the next generation of electric, low-noise aviation in the UK.
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UK arm of electric van maker Arrival has been placed in administration
The UK-based operations of the electric van maker Arrival have been placed in administration following delays getting the group’s products to market.
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Oxfordshire-based EZ-Charge urges the government to cut VAT on public EV charging
Oxfordshire-based EZ-Charge is urging the government to cut VAT on public EV charging to encourage more people to transition to electric vehicles.
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Steve Robins appointed Managing Director of Hyperbat
Hyperbat, the leading manufacturer of high-performance electric vehicle batteries in the UK, has appointed Steve Robins as its new Managing Director.
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Developers achieve Human-AI telepathic communication with ChatGPT
MindPortal has developed a non-invasive personal brain-computer interface that enables users to seamlessly communicate with ChatGPT through imagined speech.
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Oxford-based Brainomix is expanding presence in US with AI-powered stroke care solutions
Brainomix, an Oxford-based leading AI-powered medtech solutions company, is expanding its presence in the US with the introduction of its full suite of FDA-cleared modules in its Brainomix 360 platform for stroke care.
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Unipart launches new SAP consultancy steeped in supply chain experience
Unipart has launched Unipart Signite, a new SAP consultancy and implementation service combining supply chain expertise with 20 years of building and running SAP systems for some of the largest organisations.
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Machine Discovery secures £4.5m funding to deliver AI tools for semiconductor design
Machine Discovery, an Oxford-based software company that uses machine learning technology to accelerate compute-intensive optimisation and simulation tasks, has secured £4.5m funding.
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Fusion technology company Oxford Sigma relocates HQ to Oxford Centre for Innovation
Oxford Sigma has relocated its HQ to The Oxford Trust’s Oxford Centre for Innovation to accelerate fusion materials technology commercialisation to help tackle climate change and resolve energy security.
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UK’s first full-size electric autonomous bus takes to the road at Milton Park
The UK’s first fully electric, full-size single-decker autonomous bus service has started operating between Didcot Parkway train station and Milton Park.
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Harwell-based SpaceTech business Open Cosmos raises $50m funding from impact investors
Open Cosmos – the leading space tech business making satellites that gather data to solve pressing global challenges – has raised $50m in Series B funding from three leading impact investors, ETF Partners, Trill Impact and A&G.