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How has Teddy Kinyanjui taken plastic out of reforestation?
Nature & Environment

How has Teddy Kinyanjui taken plastic out of reforestation?

...working in partnership with Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), which certifies seeds. This photo gallery shows Kinyanjui’s ingenuity in using the seed balls instead of the usual plastic bags. When tree seedlings are grown in plastic bags in a nursery, he explains, the roots get squeezed and this limits their ability to grow fast. The seed ball method enables...
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Rotary Forging, General Forging Machine (GFM) and Swaging
Science, Maths & Technology

Rotary Forging, General Forging Machine (GFM) and Swaging

...working leads to heat generation to compensate for radiation losses, so that multiple passes can be used to produce a forging in a single heat. This leads to substantial energy and labour savings compared with conventional forging. [Diagram to demonstrate 'Rotary forging, General forging machine (GFM) and Swaging' see article] Materials: Can rotary forge or swage most...
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Finding creativity in orbit?
Science, Maths & Technology

Finding creativity in orbit?

...working-class Birmingham boy who made his millions as an ad man – famous for Wonderbra's Hello Boys posters, and French Connection's FCUK campaign, as well as the 2001 and 2005 New Labour election campaigns for his friend Peter Mandelson. "Some say Nasa sent the wrong people into space," Trevor tells me quietly. "Nasa sent scientists and engineers. When they came back,...
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Supporting student-led research
Education & Development

Supporting student-led research

...work for schools and continuing professional development for practitioners; and welcome over 60,000 students on geography courses at its UK wide network of centres each year. The CRC provides resources, teaching materials and guidance to support student-led research. This partnership evolved in response to changes in the A Level Geography curriculum requiring students to...
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Sir David Attenborough and The Open University
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough and The Open University

...working with The Open University as it was established, and looking back on it now the insuperable, the major problems that worried us all the time have simply evaporated, they don’t exist anymore. For example, The Open University lectures, I remember saying actually to Jennie Lee , I didn’t see her many times but I saw her a couple of times, saying, ‘One...
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Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain
Digital & Computing

Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain

...work to transform how Computer Science is accredited in the UK. This scenario is based on the use of Smart Badges, which are dynamic records of accreditation that follow the same principles as Open Badges and offer the same benefits in recording accreditation. However, Smart Badges are immutable and easily verifiable as they are stored on the Blockchain. The other novelty...
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What does Moon music sound like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does Moon music sound like?

...La Saboteuse (Naim), has brought her to the attention of a global audience. Yazz is supported by PRS For Music Foundation. Yazz is currently working on completing the recording of her third album, Polyhymnia due for release in 2019. The Earth’s Reflection is commissioned by The Open University and Sound UK. Supported by Arts Council England. Watch our videos on the Moon...
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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing

...works well for simple traits which have a strong genetic basis, like eye colour. But other traits, like preferring chocolate over vanilla ice cream, depend on lots of genetic changes and environmental factors that the tests miss out, and so the results are likely to be inaccurate. DTC tests can also tell us things about our health by checking our DNA for changes which...
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