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THE MATERIAL WORLD
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Quentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects.
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LISTEN AGAIN Ìý30 min |
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"For me science isn't a subject, it's a perspective. There are fascinating scientific aspects to everything from ancient history to the latest gadgets, outer space to interior decorating; and each week on The Material World we try to reflect the excitement, ideas, uncertainties, collisions and collaborations as science continues its never-ending voyage into the unknown".
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| Just one of the UK's SSSI - The Wash ... (picture courtesy of Natural England) |
Material World: Science Q&A
Do you have a science question you’re burning to have answered?
– hear the answers on a special Q&AÌýedition on the 27th December 2007.
Sites of Special Scientific Interest - SSSI
Billionaire property tycoon Donald Trump’s recent attempt to develop a golf course on the Aberdeenshire coast was planned to be built on a ‘dune ecosystem’ SSSI.
SSSI stands for a ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’.
But how does land become an SSSI and what scientific benefit do we get from over 10% of UK land being designated as being of special scientific interest?
Quentin Cooper talks to Tom Tew, Natural England’s chief scientific officer & John Everitt, who is responsible for The Wildlife Trusts SSSI’s.
Light Emitting Diodes –LED
They humbly wink at us from computer screens, stereos and light up our mobile phones, but light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are about to move up in the world.
Quentin Cooper will be finding out why a new generation of LEDs will purify water, mimic sunshine, and be used in the fight to keep private data immune from hackers.
Quentin talks to Jan Evans-Freeman and Rachel Oliver who are leading LED technology towards a brighter future.
NEXT WEEK:ÌýÌýÌýCelebrating Lord Kelvin …
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