Staff and students of the Physics department in Imperial College London have converted a series of physics experiment equipment into a portable lab in a box which can be sent to any student around the world.
Lauren Murphy and Power compiled a list in The Irish Times of The 50 Best Irish Music Acts Right Now. As with the nature of lists like this, there are a few notably exceptions and even more notable hangers on, but nonetheless, this list is exceptional and really showcases the best that Irish music has to offer! Check out the Spotify playlist based on the list below.
In 2018, Microsoft submerged a datacentre in the waters off Orkney in Scotland. The tube held 864 servers and 27.6 petabytes of storage and was intended to test the resilience of operating a data centre 117 feet in the ocean. It has now reached its end of life and has been resurfaced to begin the recyling stage of the project.
The daily NPR Shortwave podcast is great for short episodes about science each day. A recent episode describes the practice of creating isolation pods among people outside of your immediate household or family as a way to socialise during the coronavirus pandemic, assuming you've all had the talk!
