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How to damp a wobbly bridge Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image The Open University

By The Science Shack team (The Open University)

27 September 2011

Inspired by the Millennium Bridge in London, Adam Hart-Davis investigates how to damp a wobbly bridge  Read more : How to damp a wobbly bridge

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Caretakers of the future Featuring: video, The Open University

By Cheikh Mamadou Abiboulaye Dieye (Guest)

12 May 2011

It was the belief of Cheikh Mamadou Abiboulaye Dieye's father that human beings are the caretakers of the future which influenced his decision to become...  Read more : Caretakers of the future

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National Science and Engineering WeekIrochka | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

11 March 2011

11-20 March 2011 is National Science and Engineering Week. Watch Science Communicator Jon Chase try to get an egg into a bottle without breaking it...  Read more : National Science and Engineering Week

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The Z Files with Benjamin ZephaniahThe Open University

By Benjamin Zephaniah (Guest)

20 October 2010

In recognition of Black History Month in October 2010, we focused on notable black people in the fields of science, technology and engineering  Read more : The Z Files with Benjamin Zephaniah

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The Z Files: Chi Onwurah Featuring: video, John Valenti | Dreamstime.com

By Benjamin Zephaniah (Guest)

29 September 2010

Poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah interviews Chi Onwurah, an Engineer and MP with a deep love for the art and beauty of engineering  Read more : The Z Files: Chi Onwurah

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By Creative Climate community (Guest)

19 May 2010

Explore the personal side of climate change with aLgae's diary entry.  Read more : aLgae's story

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Can a techno-fix offer the world a global warming breathing space?Creative Commons Image GuentherHH under CC-BY-ND licence

By Dr James Warren (The Open University)

08 September 2009

Is geo-engineering and the use of artificial forests likely to provide a long-term solution to reducing our carbon dioxide levels?  Read more : Can a techno-fix offer the world a global warming breathing space?

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Coast: Meet the presenters - Dick StrawbridgeBBC

By The Coast web team (The Open University)

13 July 2009

Meet Dick Strawbridge as he joins the team bringing you stories of the Coast  Read more : Coast: Meet the presenters - Dick Strawbridge

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A different recession Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Evan Davis (The Open University), Professor Janette Rutterford (The Open University)

11 July 2009

Evan Davis explains why the failure of global banking makes this a very different recession - and suggests how we might get out of the...  Read more : A different recession

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Collapse at Kinzua: Corrosion damage Featuring: video,audio, Production team

By The Forensic Engineering team (The Open University)

12 February 2009

The collapse of the Kinzua Rail viaduct revealed what might be the crucial clue to solving an engineering mystery dating back to 1879. Part 1:...  Read more : Collapse at Kinzua: Corrosion damage

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