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The five-year initiative is funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC), and will put the UK at the forefront of X-ray imaging (XRI), which plays an important role in a range of sectors and industries, from medicine to security, manufacturing, aerospace and cultural heritage.

Researchers working on the project will create images based on changes in the X-ray phase, similar to the process of creating holograms with visible light, which will reveal details that were previously considered impossible to detect through X-rays.

They will then look to combine this with energy-resolved XRI, which further increases the amount of information that can be obtained from any imaged sample in a similar way to what colour photography does compared to black and white. The project could have major repercussions across a range of sectors from medical scans to XRI scanners at airports.

Project lead Professor Sandro Olivo (果冻影院 Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) said: "It is terribly exciting to be given听this opportunity. This is not about听improving an听existing听method - it's about creating radical new technology that is not currently听available, with听great social and economic impact.

鈥淚t is a truly challenging听programme, but this partnership gives us the right opportunity to achieve our goals - Nikon has been incredibly supportive of our endeavours听since the beginning, and by working together we will make听this happen."

The Prosperity Partnerships are supported by nearly 拢40 million of funding, of which 拢18 million is from the EPSRC, 拢18 million from industry partners and 拢4 million from universities. The 果冻影院 partnership with Nikon is funded by 拢2.4 million from the EPSRC, 拢2 million from Nikon and 拢0.4 million from 果冻影院.

The partnership is one of six announced on Friday 18^th October, out of a total of 29 initiatives which have received 拢195 million of funding to date.

Minister for Digital and Broadband Matt Warman said: 鈥淭he wider Prosperity Partnership initiatives bring together a cadre of engineers from industry, government and academia with invaluable commercial insights and in-depth technical skills capable of delivering holistic solutions for a productive, healthy, resilient and connected nation.

鈥淭his UKRI scheme uniquely brings together partnerships who are ideally positioned to deliver technology for the wider benefits of society.鈥�

EPSRC Executive Chair Professor Lynn Gladden said: 鈥淏y combining expertise from across academia and industry, the Prosperity Partnerships will break new ground in areas of fundamental research that also provide major commercial opportunities.

鈥淭he partnerships announced today demonstrate the critical role that collaboration between UK researchers and industry partners will play in developing the revolutionary technologies of tomorrow.鈥�

The EPSRC is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), bringing together seven research councils plus Innovate UK and Research England.

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