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Does glass flow downwards?Creative Commons Image Lawrence OP under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Stephen Byrne (Guest)

08 April 2011

Is it true that glass is a liquid, slowly trickling downwards - and is this why old stained glass panels are thicker at the bottom?  Read more : Does glass flow downwards?

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Darwin Now pod 2: Darwin in context Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Professor Jim Moore (The Open University), Rissa De La Paz (The Open University)

13 October 2009

How do you propose a radical theory without sacrificing your reputation? Professor Jim Moore explores the social and scientific context in which Darwin developed his...  Read more : Darwin Now pod 2: Darwin in context

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Electric Dreams: Technology makeover Featuring: activity, OU

By The Electric Dreams webteam (The Open University)

25 June 2009

Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane.  Read more : Electric Dreams: Technology makeover

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The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park Featuring: video, MattCrypto via Wikimedia

By Click on BBC World Service (The Open University)

26 May 2009

An unassuming building in what is now Milton Keynes played a pivotal role in the Second World War - and the development of computing.  Read more : The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park

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Colossus Featuring: audio, Bill Thompson

By Click on BBC World Service (The Open University)

26 May 2009

At the heart of the code-breaking effort during WWII was an incredible piece of engineering - Colossus - the world's first programmable computing device.  Read more : Colossus

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Photographic historyBBC

By The Rough Science webteam (The Open University)

27 September 2007

The story of photography goes right back to ancient Greece.  Read more : Photographic history

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Unsung heroesBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 August 2006

LCD ( Liquid Crystal Display) technology plays a vital role in today's electronic industry, not least in computers and mobile phones. But who developed it,...  Read more : Unsung heroes

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Iron and SteelPeter Lewis

By Dr Mike Fitzpatrick (The Open University)

01 December 2005

Mike Fitzpatrick explains how first cast iron and then steel were developed, and the vital part these discoveries played in the industrial revolution.  Read more : Iron and Steel

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Lighting the Industrial RevolutionProduction team

By Dr Peter Lewis (The Open University)

01 December 2005

Dr Peter Lewis sheds light on some illuminating aspects of the industrial revolution - new developments in lighting that made mines safer and enabled Victorian...  Read more : Lighting the Industrial Revolution

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Riddle of the Dome - SynopsisProduction team

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

The dome of Florence Cathedral is one of the greatest monuments of the Renaissance. But nearly 600 years after being built, it is only now...  Read more : Riddle of the Dome - Synopsis

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