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Posted by admin in Physics & Maths, Science in Society, Space on 19. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
In the latest Quest
Systems engineering – how to make a radio telescope work Systems engineering is all about managing complexity. Richard Lord explains how this approach will make SKA work. The South African SKA organisation is using systems engineering to build the 64-antenna MeerKAT radio telescope. Managing complexity What is systems engineering?
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Posted by admin in Featured, Physics & Maths, Science in Society on 19. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
In the latest Quest
Building MeerKat MeerKAT is about a lot more than theoretical astronomy. Tracey Cheetham gives Quest some idea of the infrastructure that is involved in this huge project. ‘The infrastructure team of the SKA SA project is making excellent progress with the development of the Karoo MeerKAT site. Progress with
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Posted by admin in Science in Society, Space, Technology on 19. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
In the latest Quest
Radio frequency interference and radio astronomy: why the fuss? The radio telescope arrays that are to be build in the Karoo as part of MeerKAT and the SKA will be among the most sensitive telescopes ever built. Richard Lord explains the significance of radio frequency interference. The Karoo
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Posted by admin in Chemistry, Environment, Featured, Science in Society on 19. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
In the latest Quest
Renewable energy: The role of hydrogen Jan Smit explains the way that hydrogen could be used to help to resolve the world’s energy crisis. The world is facing an energy crisis. A crisis that will escalate unless serious efforts are made to relieve it. Let us start by first focusing
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Dec
tagged: language, mimicry, parrots, Quest, Quest Interactive, Quest Science magazine, Science magazine
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Why do parrots talk? For some, mimicking talent may be for addressing individuals
Posted by Bridget in Biology, Life
Courtesy of Public Library of Science and World Science staff Though a parrot might not understand any words it is saying toward you, there is a good chance its aim is to address you individually, new research suggests. A study indicates that at least some parrots’
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Dec
tagged: behaviour, language, Quest, Quest Interactive, Quest Science magazine, Science magazine
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Dogs may link words to object sizes rather than shapes
Posted by Bridget in Biology, Life
Courtesy of the University of Lincoln and World Science staff Dogs relate words to objects very differently than humans do, new research claims: whereas we relate words for objects primarily to their shapes, dogs relate these words to sizes and textures. Many pet owners marvel at
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Nov
tagged: Bristol dinosaur, Quest, Quest Interactive, Quest Science magazine, Science magazine
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The Bristol dinosaur
Posted by Bridget in Biology, Life, Palaeontology
West England’s very own dinosaur, the Thecodontosaurus, was discovered in the 1970s. Thecodontosaurus – also known as the Bristol Dinosaur as its bones are kept at Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery – lived 210 million years ago in the village of Tytherington. Thecodontosaurus was discovered in
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Nov
tagged: materials science, Quest, Quest Interactive, Quest Science magazine, Science magazine, titanium
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Cost-effective titanium forming
Posted by Bridget in Physics & Maths, Technology
Titanium is a material that offers excellent properties, however, it is costly and time-consuming to form. Fraunhofer researchers are now giving this multi-purpose metal another chance. To all intents and purposes, nothing stands in the way of titanium in terms of becoming a first-choice industrial material. It
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Nov
tagged: Quest, Quest Interactive, Quest Science magazine, renewable energy, Science magazine, solar energy
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Windows could generate solar energy
Posted by Bridget in Physics & Maths, Technology
Courtesy of the American Chemical Society and World Science staff A new type of transparent solar cell is a step toward making windows able to generate electricity while still letting people to see outside, researchers say. The development is reported in the American Chemical Society research
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Nov
tagged: bee die-off, pesticides, Quest, Quest Interactive, Quest Science magazine, Science magazine
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Pesticides not yet proven guilty in bee die-offs: study
Posted by Bridget in Biology, Life
Courtesy of the University of Exeter and World Science staff Contrary to some previous studies, crop pesticides are unlikely to cause devastating declines in honeybee populations, the authors of new research say. Writing in the 20 September issue of the journal Science, UK scientists from the
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