THE RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER GOES ON GENERAL SALE
A credit-card sized computer designed to help teach children to code goes on general sale for the first time today. The Raspberry Pi is a bare-bones, low-cost computer created by […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
WANT TO STAY MENTALLY YOUNG? HAVE MORE FISH
Want to stay mentally young? Have more fish – Hindustan Times. Want to stay mentally forever young? Make it a sushi or baked salmon dinner. Because according to a new study, a […]
CHARLOTTE BRONTË’S LOST SHORT STORY TO BE PUBLISHED
A long-lost short story written by Charlotte Brontë for a married man with whom she fell in love is to be published for the first time after being found in […]
SCIENTISTS: CASSAVA WILL THRIVE IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Scientists say the long-neglected cassava root becomes even more productive in hotter temperatures and could be the best bet for African farmers threatened by climate change.
FREE HIV TREATMENT ON NHS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS
Foreign nationals are to be offered free treatment for HIV on the NHS under plans backed by the government.
NEW RAILWAY ARCHIVE CELEBRATES ENGINEERING GIANTS
Drawings by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, blueprints by Robert Stephenson and designs by Joseph Locke, William Henry Barlow and other engineering giants of the 19th-century railway boom will go on permanent […]
NEW WIND TURBINE DESIGN TO GENERATE POWER FROM LOW WINDS
The Wind Harvester is a serious departure from most wind turbine designs, not only because of its horizontal design and the type motion required to generate power, but because it […]
RADIOHEAD ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Radiohead will tour Australia for the first time in eight years. The influential British band will open at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on November 9 before shows at the Sydney […]
THE ARTIST TRIUMPHS AT THE OSCARS
Silent movie The Artist has triumphed at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin.
PICASSO’S “GUERNICA” UNDERGOES MEDICAL CHECK
Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica,” one of the world’s most iconic paintings, is getting a full health check as it marks its 75th anniversary.
The Jolly Good News 