Thermae Thermae In ancient Rome, thermae (from Greek θερμός "thermos", "hot") and balneae (from Greek βαλανεῖον "balaneion") were facilities for bathing. "Thermae" usually refers to the large imperial bath complexes, while "balneae" were smaller-scale facilities, public or private, that existed in great numbers throughout Rome. Most Roman cities had at least one, if not many, such buildings, which were centres not only for bathing, but socializing, and reading as well. Roman bath-houses were also provided for private villas, town houses, and forts. They were supplied with water from an adjacent river or stream, or more normally, by an aqueduct. The water
Science and Technology Facilities Council Space Agency (formerly British National Space Centre or BNSC) providing about 40% of the UK government's expenditure in space science and technology. It helps operate/provide access for UK and international scientists to the following large-scale facilities: STFC’s budget is allocated annually by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. For 2015-16 STFC’s budget allocation was £529 million. STFC is active in its responsibility for knowledge exchange from government funded civil science into UKPLC. As such, many technologies are licensed to UK companies and spin-out companies created including: However knowledge exchange activities are not purely limited to commercialization of technologies, but