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Sombre send-off as UK’s last coal-fired power plant in Nottinghamshire shuts down | UK News
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It was a grim day for a send-off. Rain poured down the giant cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant in Nottinghamshire as the last wisps of steam floated away from them – the fading warmth of the furnaces shut down the night before bleeding into the low cloud above. A slow end to the UK’s…
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Elon Musk says bold text will be removed from X timelines | Science & Tech News
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X owner Elon Musk is removing bold text from posts appearing on people’s timelines because his “eyes are bleeding”, according to a new post. “Due to immediate and excessive use of bold font on X, it will be removed from view in the main timeline,” he wrote in a post on Tuesday. Users will have…
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Swift coal transition from country that started Industrial Revolution will be watched closely | Science & Tech News
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Turbines at the UK’s last coal-fired power station have turned for the last time – a milestone in Britain’s transition to zero-carbon power and the end of Britain’s 142-year history of burning coal for electricity. The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant outside Nottingham makes the UK the first major economy, and first G7 member, to…
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Mount Everest is getting taller – now scientists think they know why | Science & Tech News
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Mount Everest has grown by around 15 to 50 metres in the last 89,000 years, and it’s increasing every year. Now, scientists say that’s because the mountain’s water system captured a river. When the Arun River joined with another nearby river, the new path created the deep Arun Gorge near Everest. Now, the river network…
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New miniature scanner could revolutionise diagnosis of diseases like cancer, diabetes and arthritis | Science & Tech News
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A breakthrough in miniaturising a type of scanner that uses laser light, rather than harmful X-rays, to see beneath our skin in unprecedented detail may help revolutionise medical imaging, according to a team of researchers in the UK. The device, developed by scientists at University College London (UCL), is particularly effective at imaging blood vessels,…
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SpaceX’s rescue flight for two stranded astronauts on ISS takes off | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has commenced its rescue mission to retrieve the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS). Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore were onboard a test flight to the ISS on Boeing’s newest spacecraft on 5 June. They were meant to stay in orbit for eight days – however, issues…
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Refresh rate, OLED technology? What to look out for when buying a gaming monitor | Science & Tech News
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It’s easy to get carried away when looking into upgrading your gaming hardware. Just recently Sony announced their new PS5 Pro to much fanfare (and astonishment at the £699 price tag), meanwhile Nintendo fans hotly anticipate the Switch 2, whose launch date has reportedly been brought forward. However, one vital part of the gaming rig…
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Inside the UK’s first fossil fuel free flying school | Science & Tech News
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Sitting at the end of the runway, with just seconds before getting clearance for take-off, the spinning propeller of the plane I am in sitting in unexpectedly judders to a quick, and ominous, halt. Sitting next to me, pilot and instructor Adam Twidell, senses my nerves. “It’s just another thing that is so great about…
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Deep space voyages to ‘seek out new life’ could be made possible by new rocket thruster | Science & Tech News
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A new rocket thruster could enable “never-ending” voyages into deep space by using any type of metal as fuel. A team at the University of Southampton is testing a new propulsion system which would allow metals found on comets and moons to be harvested in order to propel a spacecraft indefinitely. Most current rocket propulsion…
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Judi Dench, John Cena and other celebrities to voice Meta AI chatbot | Science & Tech News
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Dame Judi Dench, John Cena and Awkwafina will all voice Meta AI – the artificial intelligence being rolled out by Instagram and Facebook owner Meta. As part of an update to its Llama model, people will now be able to interact with Meta AI – the company’s ChatGPT-like chatbot – by speaking and getting responses…