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How do you become a digital artist?
History & The Arts

How do you become a digital artist?

...medium has added extra dimension to his existing work as well as acting as a tool for making new work. The Internet has broadened his profile as well as acting as a mini gallery, and has even led to the sale of some work. Although he feels that the art world has yet to dramatically change as a result of computers and technology, he is confident that it inevitably will....
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Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...
Nature & Environment

Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...

...technology is yet to be developed to look beyond the thick ice. In this project, the aim is to use computer model and sophisticated statistical methods using the available observational information from a variety of sources to infer ice sheet interaction and stability. Further, future projections of the contribution of Antarctic ice sheet instability to global mean sea...
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Archaeology: the science of investigation
Science, Maths & Technology

Archaeology: the science of investigation

...is required when cleaning artefacts. X-raying objects The importance of modern technology in the preservation of an artefact from an Iron Age burial at Sutton Hoo. The Portable Antiquities Scheme The success of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which allows the mapping of coin finds by metal detector users and helps to build a more accurate picture of ancient Britain....
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Environment: Lake Baikal
Nature & Environment

Environment: Lake Baikal

...Protecting the environment costs money. Treating the water Can technology save the day? Economy versus nature Is it possible for economic growth and environmental sustainability to co-exist? An alternative industry The Baikal water bottling plant as a more sustainable form of development. A precarious future Protecting the environment from the demands of economic growth...
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Earth's physical resources: renewable energy
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: renewable energy

...the photovoltaic schemes in operation in the UK and the rest of Europe. Wave and tidal energy Will wave energy eventually overtake wind power? A look at today's technology in operation and the offshore devices of the future. Geothermal energy How extreme heat occurs beneath the Earth's surface, and how aquifers and bore-holes can provide a valuable source of energy....
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Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life
Science, Maths & Technology

Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life

...technology can power smart sports clothing, so that your jogging suit or cycling shorts could carry a global positioning system (GPS) unit and a fitness monitor powered by your movements as you pedal or run. You could monitor and analyse your workout before you hit the shower. Australian Football League players already optimise their playing performance using GPS trackers...
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Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...technology has improved...[Honey bee (Apis melifera)] An exciting attempt to help honey bees has come about thanks to an unlikely intellectual marriage. One of us is an ecologist who wants to keep an eye on individual bees over their entire two to three-mile range and monitor their behaviour. The other is an expert in micro-electronics. Together, we want to develop...
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Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...technology story. Researchers have identified a security flaw in the computer processors made by three of the world’s biggest chip designers, Intel, AMD and ARM, and a second flaw in Intel chips. This means that almost every smartphone, tablet, laptop and business computer in the world could be vulnerable to having sensitive data including passwords stolen. The cloud...
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