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ON THIS DAY - 1991: Sharman Becomes First Briton in Space
Science & Tech  (tags: on this day, uk, britain, england, space, astronaut, soviet union, woman, first, helen sharman )

Chrissy
- 217 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Britain's first astronaut, 27-year-old Helen Sharman from Sheffield, has blasted into orbit. The Soviet Soyuz TM-12 space capsule made a textbook launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in the Soviet republic of Kazakhstan at 1350 BST carrying Miss Sharman an
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Wolfram Alpha "Knowledge Engine" the New Nerd on the Block - World
Science & Tech  (tags: knowledge, wolfram alpha, internet, tech, knowledge engine, search engine, physicist, britain, england, uk )

Chrissy
- 217 days ago - blogs.news.com.au
A NEW site that aims to catalogue "as much of the world's knowledge as possible" and use it to answer every question imaginable has the tech industry buzzing. Developed by British physicist Stephen Wolfram, the Wolfram Alpha "knowledge engine" was this
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Woman Walking Dog Takes Photo Of UFO Over Ely Cathedral
Science & Tech  (tags: ely cathedral, uk, england, ufo, aerial phenomena, unidentified flying objects, science, tech, technology, research, news, world, humans, space, interesting )

SirRobert
- 263 days ago - ely-standard.co.uk
A woman walking her dog in the UK witnessed and was able to photograph an unidentified technological flying machine over Ely Cathedral in England's airspace. UFO reports are on the rise around the world!
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ON THIS DAY - 1960: Radio Telescope Makes Space History
Science & Tech  (tags: on this day, telescope, radio telescope, jodrell bank, britain, uk, england, space, universe )

Chrissy
- 282 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The British radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire has set a new space record making contact with the American Pioneer V satellite at a distance of 407,000 miles. The previous record, about 290,000 miles, was set by the Soviet satellite Lunik III, wh
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Global Computer Grid: UK Develops Next Generation Search Engine
Science & Tech  (tags: world, CERN LHC, CERN, LHC, GRIDPP, computer, computers, concept, design, energy, humans, interesting, internet, news, NewTechnology, performance, research, science, scientists, society, tech, technology, uk, search engines )

SirRobert
- 413 days ago - publictechnology.net
GRIDPP has been created for the CERN Large Hadron Collider, a tier design - fibre optic - near the speed of light information transfer system, operating globally. This has allowed the UK to design the new, next generation future public search engine!
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Plankton(Diatoms) & Fly Exoskeletons Powered Ecobot Fuel Cell, Submarine,.Bristol Robotics Lab, UK, 2006,Old News
Science & Tech  (tags: Plankton(Diatoms) & Fly Exoskeletons Pow, Submarine, .Bristol Robotics Lab, UK, 2006, old news, love, save, chris, jesus, christ, god )

Scott
- 512 days ago - newscientist.com
In Ecobot's fuel cell, anaerobic bacteria were used to break down the flies' exoskeletons into sugars. This time they will break down plankton. The sugars are then metabolised by the bacteria, releasing electrons that can be collected by a positive
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Call for Delay to Biofuels Policy
Science & Tech  (tags: Sustainability, biofuels, environment, UK, UE, BBC, renewable, fuel, ethanol, sugar cane, food prices, carbon debt, agriculture )

LL
- 637 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The UK's chief environment scientist has called for a delay to a policy demanding inclusion of biofuels into fuel at pumps across the UK. Professor Robert Watson said ministers should await the results of their inquiry into biofuels' sustainability.
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104 Products on Shelves Already Contain Toxic 'Grey Goo' By Stealth, Say Friends of the Earth | the Daily Mail
Science & Tech  (tags: nanoparticles, medicine, skin cream, food, dangerous, toxic, products, friends of the earth, europe, uk, britain, drugs, vitamins, anti-bacterial, risk, health, body )

Cissy
- 649 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Potentially toxic chemicals are being incorporated into food, packaging, health supplements and other products by stealth, it is claimed. Manufacturers boast that nanoparticles can deliver drugs or vitamins more effectively, kill harmful bugs in food or
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New Tests on Rare Polar Bear Find
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, research, science, polar bear, uk )

Kate
- 654 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists hope to unlock secrets contained in the DNA of what are believed to be the only polar bear remains to be found in Britain.
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ISPs Could Face Piracy Sanctions
Science & Tech  (tags: UK, ISPs, curb illegal downloads, UK broadband users, download files illegally, UK Goverment, The culture secretary, consultation & legislation by April 2009, reps of the recording industry, welcomed the proposals )

Sharon
- 668 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Internet service providers must take concrete steps to curb illegal downloads or face legal sanctions.The proposal is aimed at tackling the estimated 6m UK broadband users who download files illegally every year.Reps of the recording industry welcomed the
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Ministers Consider UK Astronauts - UK/Britain
Science & Tech  (tags: uk, britain, astronauts, space, exploration )

Chrissy
- 677 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The government is to launch a formal review into whether British astronauts should take part in the international exploration of space. The review has been prompted by growing fears that the UK might lose out in the next wave of space travel.
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Honour for Colossus Code-Cracker - UK/England
Science & Tech  (tags: uk, england, computer, codes, colossus, code cracker, honour, WW2 )

Chrissy
- 692 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
An amateur cryptographer who beat the British World War II computer Colossus in a code-cracking challenge has been honoured for his skills. Joachim Schueth solved a German cipher in just 46 seconds, more than three hours quicker than the 60 year old PC.
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Iron Age Man Leaves Museum 'Home'
Science & Tech  (tags: Iron Age man, British Museum, leaving, Lindow Man, Cheshire marsh, preserved the body, Chemicals, scientists, prehistoric past, study remains, discovered, UK )

Sharon
- 693 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The remains of an Iron Age man found in a peat bog are leaving the British Museum for the first time in 17 years. Lindow Man was found in a Cheshire marsh in 1984, nearly 2,000 years after his horrific death. Chemicals in the bog preserved the body
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Don't Upgrade to Vista, UK Gov't Agency Tells Schools
Science & Tech  (tags: Windows, Microsoft, Vista, operating system, UK, schools )


- 710 days ago - news.yahoo.com
British schools should not upgrade to Microsoft's Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity suite, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) said in a report on the software.
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Dolly the Sheep Pioneer Drops Cloning With Embryos
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, cloning, dna, UK, GeneticEngineering, future, study, technology, ethics, discovery, interesting, scientists )

Nicholas
- 765 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A British scientist who led researchers who created Dolly the Sheep is to abandon cloning using embryos for a rival method which makes stem cells without them, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday
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