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Clavius - a lunar mystery
Science, Maths & Technology

Clavius - a lunar mystery

...centre of the Solar System – these included Ptolemy and Tycho (who espoused a hybrid model). Riccioli named the most spectacular crater of all after his predecessor, the German astronomer and mathematician Christoph Klau Clavius (1538 - 1612). At over 230 km in diameter Clavius with its curving chain of secondary craters is one of the most distinctive and imposing...
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Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering

...centre, and innovative moveable weirs that can be lowered when the risk of flooding is high – reducing water levels and relieving the flood threat. 5. Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme constitutes one of the UK’s most significant road projects. The upgrade to the A14 between Ellington, west of Huntingdon, and...
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Ecology and economy under the fig tree in South Asian Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Ecology and economy under the fig tree in South Asian Cities

...centre of an ancient civilisation, or Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. [Sacred fig tree in india, with various offerings around the base]Sacred fig tree, Ajmer, Rajhastan, India Natural heritage Even in highly populated and crowded cities of South Asia, urban nature is never far away. Trees are protected for their religious symbolism. Different types of fig trees...
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How can we design for resilience?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can we design for resilience?

...Centre (SRC), describes resilience as: ... the capacity to persist in the face of change, to continue to develop with ever changing environments. Resilience thinking is about how periods of gradual changes interact with abrupt changes, and the capacity of people, communities, societies, cultures to adapt or even transform into new development pathways. (Folke, 2016). To...
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Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?
Society, Politics & Law

Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?

...centre of travel. Secondly, physically, airports have huge effects on the areas around them, but are actually quite small. Unlike most airports, Heathrow is inside London's western suburbs, rather than in the nearby countryside. On the global scale, another runway will allow Heathrow to offer more flights. However, if you’re only focusing on the total number of flights...
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Is there life on Europa?
Science, Maths & Technology

Is there life on Europa?

...centred around oxygen: we breathe in this molecule and use it to oxidise molecules such as glucose (a type of reduction-oxidation reaction, or ‘redox’ for short). Plants are capable of photosynthesis, which means using light as a source of energy. Even though you may be familiar with these types of metabolisms, the microbial world offers an enormous diversity of...
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Learning from the past with historic buildings
History & The Arts

Learning from the past with historic buildings

...centre of the location, culture, climate triangle, connecting and influencing each factor. [Aerial top view of a houses in a neighbourhood during the day] Developers and the Fossil Fuel City Understanding the rise of fossil fuel cities needs to include social histories of architecture, asking questions about who historically has been in control of the processes of...
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What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...Centre in Milton Keynes. Cities have been subject to successive waves of socio-technical innovation. These AI-enabled automated technologies are only the latest in a long line of urban technologies. For example, during the last decade sensor networks and big data hubs have been installed in many cities under the auspices of ‘smart city’ developments. However, while it...
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