1984 Port Talbot Miners Strike

Brave New World?

17 September 2009

British trade unionism was not undermined by Margaret Thatcher, but by the dawn of a new, brutally competitive age that weakened it dramatically in the...

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Siloxane polymer waveguide spiral

Polymer interconnects

01 September 2009

The Department of Engineering and Dow Corning are working together to develop low-cost optical interconnects for high-speed data communications.

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Detail from Westminster Retable

Dragonsblood: the alchemy of paint

01 September 2009

Through his exploration of the science of art, the recipes of medieval artists and the writings of alchemists, art conservation scientist Spike Bucklow sets out...

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