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Radio interferometry is a technique in radio astronomy where signals from two or more radio telescopes are combined to simulate a much larger telescope, allowing astronomers to achieve higher resolution than a single dish could provide. 🧪 🔭 Here’s how it works, in simple terms:

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1st large-scale plant in the UK was Thames Water Desalination Plant in Beckton, east London for Thames Water by Acciona Agua. Built 2010 & cost £250m. Reportedly provides up to 150 million litres drinking water each day – enough for @ 1 million people. UK is an island. Perhaps more should be built?

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South West Water progresses plans to deliver desalination in Cornwall waterbriefing.org/home/company...

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Desalination Find out more about our new South Cornwall desalination project www.southwestwater.co.uk/about-us/wha...

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Drinking water shortage in decade without new reservoirs, minister says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The European Commission today unveiled a long-term strategy for Ukrainian refugees, aiming to either transition them into permanent legal arrangements or facilitate their return home.

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Since 1912, we’ve known that the Andromeda galaxy is racing towards the Milky Way at ~110 km/s. In 2012, astrophysicists came to a striking conclusion: in 4 bn years, a collision between the two galaxies was a sure thing. Now, it’s not looking so sure. 🧪⚛️🔭 physicsworld.com/a/andromeda-...

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Flexible wireless e-tattoo can track when a person’s brain is working too hard. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/wireless-e...

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We are covering the recent executive orders in the US and the impact on the scientific community. If you have been affected then feel free to get in touch (anonymous or otherwise) by sending an e-mail to physics.world AT ioppublishing DOT org🧪⚛️

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A raft of new studies on cancer and exercise show clear benefits. But a question hangs over the benefits of endurance runners.

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The old joke was Facebook knew what you did with friends, and Google knew what you did alone. New research reveals that Meta and Yandex have discovered a method to de-anonymize Android users and associate their browsing histories with persistent IDs. #privacyinvasion arstechnica.com/security/202...

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Artificial intelligence has removed many of the barriers to understanding a new language, but there are still good reasons to do things the old-fashioned way

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Unwin returns from a decade-long hiatus from the civil service to become deputy chair of Natural England www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

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What is needed is comprehensive, considered reform of the more flexible rules that govern human decision-makers, writes Public Law Project's Joseph Summers www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

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Researchers warn that efforts to make chatbots more social can lead them to suggest and reinforce harmful behaviours to users. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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More choice and cheaper food sounds like a good deal – but not everyone is convinced.

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Greece is turning its back on coal and replacing it with solar and wind

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🇨🇦 Canada has secured 500,000 doses of an updated H5N1 (avian influenza) vaccine. Here's a Canadian perspective in @CMAJ on what this means, with colleagues from the Public Health Agency of Canada. Link: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...

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If you can’t spare a room, fill a pillar. #booksky #books #design #writingcommunity

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US community bank says thieves drained customer data through third party hole

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Japanese startup Ispace has announced that its Resilience lunar lander is being readied for a landing attempt scheduled for early Friday morning.

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With layoffs shaking up federal ranks, Coast Guard intelligence sounds the alarm- foreign intel sees job loss as recruitment gold. Disgruntled + skilled = spy risk. This isn’t just a personnel issue, it’s a national security one. #espionage #NationalSecurity www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article...

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🎬 The Crate Escape: Watch the Mission Unfold! 📦✈️ We’re on a once-in-a-generation mission to move over 50,000 historic RAF objects to a brand-new Collections Hub at RAF Museum Midlands—and we need your help! 👉 Watch now and get involved: bit.ly/4kPGIub #CrateEscape #SponsorABox #SupportHistory

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Japan's government shipped its first batch of stockpiled rice on Thursday, just three days after it started accepting purchases from major retailers through its no-bid contract procedure.

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Strategic Defence Review will also see creation of a “Cyber and Electromagnetic Command” to lead defensive operations against cyber-attacks www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

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Today we celebrate the Contrarian's 1,000th Substack post! YOU are at the heart of what we do. Thank you for embracing independent pro-democracy media, for sharing your opinions and ideas, and for being in this fight alongside us. We want to hear from our community ➡️ What makes you a Contrarian?

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Welcome to the club! Canada has already introduced a digital tax against platforms. Now, Germany is considering a 10% levy on major digital platforms like Google and Facebook, a step that could heighten trade tensions with the United States. www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/ge...

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"Future Knowledge explores the intersection of technology, culture, and information policy with leading authors, scholars, and experts. From copyright and open access to AI and digital preservation..."

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin suggests threatening AI for better results

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Libre Space Foundation. Claim Space: The Libre Way. Creating open source space technologies. libre.space

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🇨🇭Today we inaugurated the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) – the first @esa.int presence in Switzerland. The inauguration of ESDI is a testimonial to ESA’s and Switzerland’s joint commitment to push innovation and drive economic growth. @psich.bsky.social

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