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NewsInterstellar VFX
The Double Negative Gravitational Renderer (DNGR) is the computer code used to create the iconic images of black holes and wormholes for the movie Interstellar. Interstellar VFX Source: Double Negative Double Negative’s CG mapping of a black hole’s accretion disk The Double Negative Gravitational Renderer (DNGR) ...
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Case study: a global view
Malcolm Miller is group Managing Director of Wiltshire-based RTS Group, an automotive learning and development agency, which trades across Europe, South Africa and the Middle East. Established in 1989, it employs 50 people and uses a further 100 associates. The company specialises in helping automotive manufacturers develop frontline staff working ...
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Authentic optimism
Optimism and realism can sometimes conflict, yet both are vital for improving performance as well as maintaining motivation. So how do we maintain a positive outlook whilst dealing with the tough questions and issues that need to be addressed to create a step change in performance? The difficulties businesses face ...
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Big Data: Big Opportunity?
Big Data is much talked about and poorly understood. But in 2015, it really is time to stop dreaming and start doing. Fuelled by tech firms looking to refresh and extend their markets and driven by technical solutions looking for problems, it is hardly surprising that the business justification for ...
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ResearchHow Hollywood portrays the real physics of espionage
MI6’s gadgetmaster, known only as Q, and his innovative gizmos have long been a staple of the Bond series. Rocket belts, lasers hidden in wristwatches, and stun-guns concealed in mobile phones have been used to help 007 out of some tight spots when on Her Majesty’s secret service. Many of ...
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ResearchInterstellar technology throws light on spinning black holes
The team responsible for the Oscar-nominated visual effects at the centre of Christopher Nolan’s epic, Interstellar, have turned science fiction into science fact by providing new insights into the powerful effects of black holes.
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ResearchLaser “ruler” technique holds promise for hunting exoplanets
The hunt for Earth-like planets around distant stars could soon become a lot easier thanks to a technique developed by researchers in Germany.
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ResearchA decade of smoking cessation in Europe
The continent with the worst smoking habit is gradually giving it up. A range of anti-smoking policies and new cessation products has led to reduced rates of smoking in most countries, which will eventually impact on smoking-related deaths.
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ResearchPharmaceuticals in the environment: a growing problem
Drugs taken by humans and animals find their way into rivers, lakes and even drinking water, and can have devastating effects on the environment.
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NewsSolent maritime industries get Growth Deal cash boost
A new training and development centre for the maritime industries in Portsmouth is among projects set to benefit from a £27.1m government investment in Hampshire.
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NewsWalthamstow mysteries
An original, site-specific outdoor production in Coppermill Fields, Walthamstow Marches, celebrating the mysteries of the marshes. A watercress seller, a dragon-slayer and UFOs all played their part in this magical day of music, pageantry and wonder.
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NewsWorkshop of Modernity
A contemporary presentation of some 100 objects selected from the Bauhaus collection in an environment steeped in atmosphere.
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NewsFrom out of the storm...
Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on New York City and the surrounding region, but from the wreckage rose a profusion of design inspiration. This exhibition presents 10 ideas for preparing the northeastern seaboard of the United States for future super storms. Each proposal was a winner or a finalist in the ...
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NewsHeatherwick on show
He reinvented the concept of the basic drawbridge with “Rolling Bridge,” which spans a canal in London. Then he awed the masses, clinching the top prize for the design of the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 with “Seed Cathedral.” British architect Thomas Heatherwick is renowned for coming up with ...
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NewsGordian knot depicts Sao Paulo favelas
Combining elements of Palais de Tokyo’s architecture with wood from São Paulo, Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira creates a grand Gordian Knot titled Baitogogo. Baitogogo features twisting wooden limbs bursting out of a rigid, white frame, bringing the room to life. Using wood from construction site fences in Brazil, Oliveira’s sculpture ...
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NewsOOF! architecture updates shop house
Australia-based OOF! architecture has teamed up with artist Rose Nolan to update a Victorian shophouse dubbed “The Hello House.”
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NewsGeneva arts complex competition
Nouvelle Comédie is a competition design for a new classic and contemporary theatre and opera house in Geneva, Switzerland. Nouvel Comédie is a hybrid. For the sake of programmatic flexibility all main spaces are organized on one horizontal plane. Acoustic requirements on stage and seating given, constrained by the site, ...
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FeaturesHow to manage your cash flow
Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of a growing company. The lag between the time you have to pay your suppliers and employees and the time you collect from your customers is the problem, and the solution is cash flow management. At its ...
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NewsVenice Architecture Biennale opens
The 14th Venice Architecture Biennale Festival has opened, with installations, exhibitions and pavilions popping up all over this historic city and the lagoon. A must for anyone interested in new architectural trends, the festival runs for six months and is a great way to explore the lesser-known corners of Venice. ...
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NewsEU Accounting Directive could damage UK economy
A RADICAL new accounting regime set to shake-up the UK’ssmall business reporting landscape could pose a risk to the British economy as an unplanned by-product of an attempt to slash red tape. That’s the stark warning from Nigel Sleigh-Johnson, the ICAEW’s Financial Reporting Faculty head as the government publishes its ...
