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About QinetiQ

QinetiQ is Europe's largest science and technology organization. Formerly the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, the company is now sharing its expertise and cutting-edge technologies first developed for the defence industry with customers in the commercial sector. QinetiQ's know-how can be applied in fields as diverse as transport, health, energy and telecommunications.

Key areas of expertise include:

Microelectronics and Optical

QinetiQ has an incomparable track record in the fields of microelectronics and optics. The organization has received 13 Queen's Awards since 1979 for pioneering work in technologies such as liquid crystals and infrared detector materials. Its key strength lies in understanding the physics of materials and their electronic and optical properties, coupled with expert knowledge of processing and characterization techniques.

Among its other facilities, QinetiQ has a 400 m², class-100 cleanroom with all the equipment needed to fabricate silicon devices and microelectromechanical systems. QinetiQ also boasts state-of-the-art facilities for molecular-beam epitaxy, metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy and chemical-beam epitaxy for the fabrication of compound semiconductor devices.

Communications

QinetiQ develops robust, secure and flexible high-bandwidth communications systems. Key activities include low-level digital signal processing and optical processing; secure mobile communications; land, air, satellite and maritime communications; mobile Internet access; wireless LANs; and systems integration.

Energy and propulsion

Decades of pioneering research and development have made QinetiQ a leading-edge player in the fields of energy and propulsion. Its work on aeronautical gas-turbines has enabled many leading manufacturers and operators to achieve substantial improvements in design and performance, while QinetiQ is also active in designing lower cost power plants with improved performance and efficiency.

Information systems

QinetiQ has key software engineering skills that support a wide range of applications, from implementing real-time aircraft control systems to specialized web sites. Topics such as safety and security are areas of particular expertise. QinetiQ is also leading the way in information management, and can help other organizations to manage their information storage and retrieval systems for maximum efficiency and security.

Other key areas of activity include geoscience and space technology, high-performance sensors, and the synthesis and characterization of advanced materials and chemicals. QinetiQ has also developed a rigorous testing and evaluation regimen to measure the performance of materials, components, equipment and people under a wide range of simulated and actual conditions.

About Institute of Physics Publishing

Institute of Physics Publishing is one of the largest and most dynamic publishers of physics information in the world. It is a not-for-profit publisher wholly owned by the Institute of Physics, an international professional body and learned society with more 37,000 members. The publishing activity dates back to 1874 and today the company publishes 40 journals and magazines for an international readership. Its performance has been recognized by Queen's Awards for Export Achievement in 1990, 1995 and 2000.

Journals: The core of the journal publishing programme is the Journals of Physics series, which covers all of the key sub-disciplines of physics. There are 34 established journals in all branches of pure and applied physics, and they enjoy a consistently high reputation with authors, subscribers and the physics community at large. Some of the journals are published in collaboration with other professional societies.
Magazines: Building on the success of Physics World, the leading magazine for physicists worldwide, Institute of Physics Publishing now produces another four magazines focused on industrial applications of physics-based technologies. Activities in this area also include educational magazines designed for school children, as well as contract publishing and a growing programme of conferences and events.
Books and reference works: Institute of Physics Publishing has over 400 book titles in print and publishes some 50 new monographs, proceedings, textbooks and popular science books each year. A growing list of major reference works provides authoritative and up-to-date coverage of topics in both pure and applied physics.
Electronic publishing: The company is a recognized world leader in electronic publishing. All of its journals are available online, together with a growing range of innovative Web products and services for the physics community. This includes PhysicsWeb, the Website for physicists, and optics.org, the leading online resource for the photonics sector.