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is powered by a 15-mW external power station supported by 7.5-mW emergency diesel electric generators. These generators are backed with 300,000 liters of fuel on site, sufficient to power the chillers, refrigerators and data farm for several days in case of electrical grid failure.
The lab environment (temperature, light, humidity and air pressure) is monitored continuously with 25,000 sensors. Four independent 4000-kW chillers supply temperature control for the data center and cold rooms. The data center is only 1 mW, which is probably sufficient since the cloud is proving to be as useful and reliable as visionaries had forecast.
June 2013: A ceremony commemorates completion of the Crick lab and lists five priorities: 1) to pursue discovery without boundaries, 2) to create future science leaders, 3) to collaborate creatively to advance U.K. science and innovation, 4) to accelerate translation for health and wealth and 5) to engage and inspire the public.
August 2016: The first scientists move in. November 2016: The FCI officially opens.
The FCI is clearly a long overdue commitment to science. With its exit from the European Union, it will be important for Britain to continue funding science. It is hoped that additional research centers will be created in other locations in the U.K. to foster scientific innovation and excellence.
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Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D., is Editor Emeritus, American Laboratory/Labcompare; e-mail:
rlsteven@yahoo.com.
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