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Misha Glenny to Present BBC Radio 4's in Our Time
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timthorn
2 days ago
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Battery tracks: the green innovations that could power the railway's next era
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theengineer.co.uk
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timthorn
7 days ago
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discuss
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UK banks still run software code written more than 60 years ago
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computerweekly.com
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timthorn
74 days ago
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24 comments
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ChatGPT seemed to think on the fly when put through an Ancient Greek math puzzle
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timthorn
77 days ago
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The Release of Doom
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timthorn
4 months ago
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Gut microbes could protect us from toxic 'forever chemicals'
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4 months ago
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From a Different Star: 3I/ATLAS in the context of the Ōtautahi-Oxford ISO model
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4 months ago
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Asteroid named after first woman at Cambridge paid to observe the heavens
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5 months ago
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UK's Vertical VX4 eVTOL flies outside Kemble circuit for first time
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flyer.co.uk
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6 months ago
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27 comments
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Insect protein could be 13.5 times worse for climate than soy
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feedandadditive.com
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timthorn
6 months ago
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The fluid mechanics of poohsticks (2020)
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royalsocietypublishing.org
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timthorn
6 months ago
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Six technologies that helped win the Second World War (2017)
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theengineer.co.uk
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timthorn
7 months ago
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New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
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thetimes.com
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7 months ago
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5 comments
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Mathematical Equations Are Slashing America's Electric Bills
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simonsfoundation.org
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timthorn
7 months ago
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'Beyond what we'd hoped': SKA-Low's first glimpse of the Universe
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timthorn
8 months ago
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What makes marking unfair? Look harder at validity
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timthorn
9 months ago
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February 1960: SNAP – the dawn of nuclear satellite propulsion
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theengineer.co.uk
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timthorn
9 months ago
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UK CMA publishes provisional findings in cloud services market investigation
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gov.uk
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timthorn
10 months ago
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Airlander, the biggest aircraft, may get off ground
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thetimes.com
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timthorn
10 months ago
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UK's first vertical launch rocket will blast off this year
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thetimes.com
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timthorn
10 months ago
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1 comment
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Late Great Engineers: John Fowler – Mastermind of the London Underground
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theengineer.co.uk
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timthorn
10 months ago
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January 1880: Edison's electric light
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theengineer.co.uk
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10 months ago
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Thousands duped by hoax firework display 'created by AI'
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thetimes.com
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timthorn
11 months ago
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Christmas 1984: The last hurrah for 8-bit home computers
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theregister.com
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timthorn
11 months ago
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Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals
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cam.ac.uk
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timthorn
11 months ago
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Project will utilise muons to assess aging infrastructure
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theengineer.co.uk
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2 points
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timthorn
12 months ago
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A peek inside the box that could help solve a quantum mystery
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cam.ac.uk
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timthorn
on Nov 29, 2024
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1 comment
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November 1861: Chalmers' under Channel railway
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theengineer.co.uk
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23 points
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timthorn
on Nov 18, 2024
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9 comments
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The Politics of AI
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cps.org.uk
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timthorn
on Oct 30, 2024
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UK firm strikes deal to make space-based solar power a reality
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thetimes.com
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2 points
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timthorn
on Oct 19, 2024
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