May the forces be with us?
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The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, England, is currently holding a conference entitled 'Four-dimensional geometry and quantum field theory.' This could prove a key step in improving understanding of a grand unified theory, in which the strong and weak nuclear forces, magnetism and gravity are joined. Considerable work on this subject has already been undertaken by Professor Simon Donaldson of the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University. His findings are now being integrated into cosmology and quantum theory.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Two cultures or one?
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A considerable number of projects which combine science and the arts are planned to take place in the UK. This trend is being encouraged at government level with the creation of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta). This will have a number of roles, but will give particular attention to assisting high-tech creative businesses. It is possible that Nesta will be able to finally bring the long-standing conflict between science and the arts to an end.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Clever it may be, but what does it do?
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University of Sussex Professor Harold Kroto discovered a new stable form of carbon which he named buckminsterfullerene because it resembled the architectural domes of Buckminster Fuller. It is a highly symmetrical molecule consisting of 60 carbon atoms and comes third after graphite and diamond. Applications are still being researched. Many related fullerenes have been discovered. An associated group of carbon compounds called nanoyubes was discovered in Japan.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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