As regular readers will know, here at Chez Nomad we are BIG fans of science and technology. Today the folks at MIT have revealed designs for a material with 5% the density of steel but 10 times its strength. This is truly amazing, especially as the research has dramatically increased our understanding of the importance […]
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Global Push to Save Antiquities from Conflict £42m Project to let people experience the Amazing Lascaux Prehistoric Cave Art Tech Enabling a Quadriplegic to Drive Tim Peake’s Space Capsule to come to the UK UK Service Sector continues to Strengthen 9-Year-Old raises Thousand to help Abandoned Baby Rhino Pacific Fishers return to Washington State […]
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Wow, really hard not to love Pope Francis and everything he’s managing to turn the Catholic Church into a massive force for good. From a sci-fi point of view, it’s also a very interesting day, not just because of the restored Doctor Who Episode, but also because Japan is using popular anime character Sailor Moon […]
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Whether it’s All Hallows, All Saints, Saimhain, Nos Calan Gaeaf, or the Day of the Dead you’re celebrating today I hope you have fun; are among the people you care about. If you are trick or treating, remember to stay safe and avoid Type 2 Diabetes. With today being a spooky day it is perhaps […]
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It’s hard to follow up Doctor Who going Mr Men. However, between 3-Ring Star Systems, Laser-Powered Solar Sails and high tech HoloLens today may be a bit Star Trek. 🙂 Check out these fascinating stories: El Salvador may Relax Strict Abortion Laws France’s 1st Drug Room opens in Paris HoloLens comes to the UK Laser Powered Sail could […]
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Now, stories of heroic rescues don’t often make it to my favourite story of the day. I do love hearing about heroic rescues, but stories with a wider impact on the world tend to shift them down the list. However, hearing how a mother used the her Smartphone to save her baby is simply brilliant. […]
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Prize for Friday’s amazing news goes to the University of Essex for wiping out its Gender Pay Gap in one swipe pay raise. In other equalities news the ban on blood donations by gay men is to be lifted in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Gay Blood Donation Ban to be Lifted University Wipes out Gender Pay […]
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On Twitter Thursday is usually Throwback Thursday, an opportunity to look back. In Germany we see the government looking to remove the stain of criminality from tens of thousands of homosexuals by overturning their convictions, under a law inherited from the Nazis. It cannot remove the pain of being imprisoned for who you are but […]
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Another great win for Britain at the Ice Hockey World Championships, but as a Father the news that the Infant Death Rate in England and Wales is at its lowest ever recorded level. Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph Recreated in London Infant Death Rate in England & Wales at Lowest Rate Ever Protein Injection gives hope […]
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Petya Ransomware Encryption System Cracked Study finds DNA that Cancels out Genetic Diseases GMC to Clampdown on Cosmetic Surgery Cowboys Plane Take-Off Aborted to Allow Couple to Visit Dying Grandson British Stars Spur Music Industry Growth Skoda sees Record Start to the Year A Wearable Personal Cinema Driver Escapes being Washed Away Foreign Office Employs […]
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