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Focus's Ultimate Gadget Guide
02/09/2010 - 14:35
Submitted by Andy Ridgway
After months of hard slog by the team and many a furrowed brow, Focus's Ultimate Gadget Guide is here. It's an all-encompassing guide to everything home technology, showing you what's out there and...
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10 genes that could change your life
27/08/2010 - 11:26
Submitted by Guest
We all know that a person with blue eyes has a gene telling them to have blue eyes, but new research is suggesting that the power of genes goes far beyond physical characteristics and deep into the...
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8 foot animatronic fire-breathing dragon
26/08/2010 - 10:01
Submitted by Louise Ridley
In the September issue of Focus, on sale now, I interview Tony DeRose, head of Pixar Animation Studios Research Group. He told me about how scientists get involved with bringing characters like...
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The perfect holiday camera?
25/08/2010 - 15:40
Submitted by Jheni Osman
Off on holiday for two weeks. Doubt I'll miss this dreary weather much. If I'd been out taking photos today, I'd have needed an underwater camera considering the amount of rain that caught me...
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Cameron sent Royal Society shortlist
24/08/2010 - 10:00
Submitted by Louise Ridley
What reading material would you recommend to the prime minister? He might be on holiday, but David Cameron will be receiving a parcel in the post today - the six books that make up the shortlist...
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Pavements that combat pollution
20/08/2010 - 17:08
Submitted by Guest
The Germans gave us the first MP3 file, the programmable computer and the athletic shoe. Now they have a new trick up their sleeve: the paving slab that cleans the air. The idea came about because...
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3 extinct languages of the 21st century
16/08/2010 - 16:49
Submitted by Guest
Travelling by dog sled, bearing several months of darkness and eating a diet usually reserved for polar bears is hardly anyone’s idea of a comfortable lifestyle. But as Cambridge researcher Dr...
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10 facts you didn't know about beavers
13/08/2010 - 15:18
Submitted by Guest
Extinct in the UK for 400 years, the Great British beaver had been merely a conservationist’s dream until they were re-introduced to Scotland last year. Now, the first of the buck-toothed...
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Robots writing the news?
12/08/2010 - 10:21
Submitted by Louise Ridley
While merrily crunching on my cereal this morning, a radio story made me pause in horror: robots could soon be writing the news. A slightly alarming prospect for those of us working in...
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Land speed record: Flying colours
10/08/2010 - 14:19
Submitted by Guest
Design engineer Annie Berrisford gives her fifth insider’s view on the BLOODHOUND SCC team’s attempt to smash the land speed record – and break the 1000 mph barrier in the process....
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What should I do if facing a tsunami?
09/08/2010 - 16:58
Submitted by Jheni Osman
Luckily I've never had to face up to one, but if I did, I'm not quite sure what I should do. Should I try to dive through the wave, or scarper as fast as possible inland and uphill, or cling to the...
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Competition: Win a pop science book
09/08/2010 - 12:59
Submitted by Louise Ridley
WEB COMPETITION NOW CLOSED The winners are: sassyele s21swb Barbsie1982 Kathyg ell_sea_kay BigDan Toffee30 JamieBGall Lisapop Joetoker Well done to all! You can still register on the Focus website...
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