Today’s physics news: Friday, 13 November

Full Economic Costing (FEC) to be investigated

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is commissioning a review, to be led by Professor Bill Wakeham, Vice-Chancellor of Southampton University, into funding for research infrastructure.
THE

IMechE Study says low-carbon infrastructure unreachable

The Institute of Mechanical Engineers has published a study which asserts that now legally-binding targets to reduce carbon emissions by 80 per cent before 2050 are completely out of reach.
Times
BBC

Tories to stick with Uni framework

The shadow minister for Universities and Skills, David Willetts, has told the Times Higher Education that the current Government’s new framework for higher education broadly meets Tory designs.
THE

Definition Flash to diagnose chest pains

A new computer tomography (CT) scanner, called Definition Flash, arrived last month at the London Chest Hospital.  The new scanner is the latest example of physics-based advances in medical scanning technology.  This machine ends the need for angiograms (injected dye and x-rays) as it provides high-definition images of the chest at the speed of half a heart beat.
Times