Google funds computer teachers and Raspberry Pis in England
Fri, 25 May 2012 01:43:08 -0700
"Dozens of teachers specialising in computer science are to work in English schools thanks to a partnership between Google and the charity Teach First. Google's chairman Eric Schmidt said money would also be provided to buy 'teaching aids, such as Raspberry Pi's or Arduino starter kits'. He said that without investment in the subject, the UK risked 'losing a generation' of scientists." My ...
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Decision time on site for giant radio telescope
Fri, 25 May 2012 02:30:16 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - The location of a huge radio telescope strong enough to detect extraterrestrial life in the far reaches of the universe could be settled on Friday when the group in charge of the project meets in the Netherlands. When completed in 2024 the "Square Kilometre Array" (SKA)will be made up of 3,000 dishes, each 15 metres wide, together with many more antennae, that will stretch ...
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Science Fiction Barely Ahead of Space Exploration Reality
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:49:07 -0700
Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved.
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