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Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta’s closest approach to the sun
Science, Maths & Technology

Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta’s closest approach to the sun

...system. It was last at perihelion (its closest approach to the sun) in 1995. Each time the comet comes to the inner solar system, it sheds dust. Over time, this debris has built up, and is smeared out along the entire track of the orbit. Once a year, in August, the Earth’s orbit crosses that of comet Swift-Tuttle, and dust from the comet is captured. If you record a...
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Trump and the triumph of hopeful nihilism
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and the triumph of hopeful nihilism

...system is unchangeable but that small progress is achievable, while the latter still believe in the possibility of real change. They are willing to destroy the system to achieve that change, regardless of the costs. Trump’s unexpected victory was built on a promise to “make America great again” and his popularity sprung from a potent mix of nationalism, xenophobia...
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Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)
Science, Maths & Technology

Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)

...system [Images to demonstrate 'Chemical Vapour deposition (CVD)' - see article ] [Diagram showing the Cold Wall System] Hot wall system [Images to demonstrate 'Chemical Vapour deposition (CVD)' - see article ] Manufacture: A “high” temperature process. Cheaper, more suitable for mass-production than PVD (Physical vapour deposition), needing no special attachments,...
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Trump and Kim might get together, but the two Koreas are unlikely to reunite
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and Kim might get together, but the two Koreas are unlikely to reunite

...system of governance that the two countries could share – a federal system, for example? The key question is what Kim really wants. If all he really desires is a ceremonial role – devoid of power, but with all the pomp and circumstance befitting a “supreme leader” – a unified Korea might look something like a constitutional monarchy. Kim could be granted...
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Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet
Science, Maths & Technology

Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet

...system’s ninth planet upon discovery by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. He’d been looking for a planet where faulty data suggested a planet-sized body was perturbing the orbit of Neptune. This, he felt, was it – and the world agreed. Pluto’s mass was at first thought to be roughly the same as the Earth’s, but by 1948 estimates had shrunk it to the size of Mars. When...
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What is a password manager - and should I be using one?
Digital & Computing

What is a password manager - and should I be using one?

...systems, including mobile devices. It can generate and store passwords, and manage them across multiple devices. 1Password is available for Windows and Mac computers as well as mobile devices running iOS, Android and Windows Phone. As well as generating and storing passwords, 1Password can be used to hold other confidential documents. It offers password synchronisation...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...systems (physiology), in particular to understanding mechanisms like the heart, arteries, nerves, brain and so on. Health is seen as a state where all the parts of the body function normally, like a new repaired car. If bits go wrong—if the body is struck down by a virus, internal changes damage it, or parts wear out—it goes in for repair by specialists. This view...
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Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...system, a view he claims is perceived as ‘nakedly sectarian’ by the Catholic community. In response, the First Minster replied that the Bishop had ‘somewhat lost the plot’ and the phrase used by Robinson in 2010 to describe the separate schools system, 'benign apartheid', has entered the debate again. This exchange is unusual in that both the Bishop and First...
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