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Make a date with Harborough Artists Cluster
During September, artists in the Northamptonshire and South Leicestershire region will open their studios to the public in Northamptonshire Open Studios 2010.
Quorn Country House Hotel Hosts a Meet with Michael Portillo
As part of BBC Two’s second series of Great British Railway Journeys, Michael Portillo, traveller and narrator for the programme, stayed at the Quorn Country House Hotel.
Bone replacement from laser melting - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
In a medical emergency, a puncture of the cranium is commonly treated with an implant. While replacements made of titanium merely plug holes, a new kind of degradable implant stimulates the body to regenerate itself: It is custom-fit and disappears to the same extent that the bone regrows.
Leicester Hospital Assists Their Local Bobby On The Beat With The Right Tools For The Job
A local hospital is assisting their local ‘bobby on the beat’ Police Constable Katy Burham by providing a brand new, top of the range bicycle for her to use whilst on duty.
New evidence that chilli pepper ingredient fights fat
Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chilli peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat build-up by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body.
Bio Robot Refrigerator, Yuriy Dmitriev, Russia
Four times smaller than a conventional refrigerator, the Bio Robot cools biopolymer gel through luminescence.
Derwent Gears Up For First Phase of Bike Recycling Project
DERWENT Living and Groundwork Derby and Derbyshire have set off on a mission to recycle old bicycles
The first phase of the project saw six children from Derby travel to Somercotes to mend and transform broken and unwanted bikes. Once complete, the children will be able to keep the cycles they worked on.
The Salzburg Cube
The Salzburg Cube, also known as The Wolfsegg Iron, is a relatively small block of iron that was found buried in a coal seam in Wolfsegg, Austria, in 1865.
Indulge in Front Row Fashion And Vip Treatment at Style Birmingham Live
This September ladies across the West Midlands have the opportunity to spend a day with the girls, living the VIP lifestyle, glimpsing the new season’s catwalk trends and acquainting themselves with the gorgeous George Lamb.
School Recreates the Past to celebrate 100 years
Staff and pupils from St Edward’s C of E Primary School in Castle Donington, dressed in Edwardian costumes and joined in with lessons and activities like they would have done 100 years ago when their school was built!
Flower worth more than its weight in gold
A flower whose essential oil is, weight for weight, more expensive than gold and whose leaves have inspired self-cleaning windows and paint is one of the species in Europe’s first dedicated Chinese Herb Garden.
Nikola Tesla Predicted SMS in 1909
We all use text messaging in today's modern world, but Nikola Tesla visualized the concept more than a century ago.
Facebook Phenomenon set to continue?
One late Sunday. So I admit it this article took surprisingly more time than expected, why? Well I began my first hours 'browsing' what face book had to offer. Convincing myself, it was only to see if someone needed to contact me. But ended up looking through photo's of the night before.
Star Trek’s Holodeck, it seems, may only be a few years away.
A team of European researchers has “virtually” teleported real objects through cyberspace, touched things in virtual reality and even felt the movements of a virtual dance partner.
Wild Life at Halcyon Gallery
On 7 August 2010, Wild Life will open at Halcyon Gallery, 24 Bruton Street, London W1. It brings together an outstanding collection of contemporary art depicting the natural world. Wildlife of the tropics predominates, but the indigenous peoples and landscapes of those regions are also represented.
Lord Lieutenant of Rutland guest of honour for afternoon tea to celebrate massive lottery boost
Headway Leicester, a local charity supporting people with acquired brain injuries celebrated their recent Big Lottery Fund grant in style with an afternoon tea party at Headway House, their base in Evington. The charity’s President, Dr. Laurence Howard OBE JP, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, joined the staff, clients, volunteers and friends to toast the award of £146,295.
Ready Steady Go For Cleethorpes World Record Attempt
As Cleethorpes gears up for another busy summer, the NHS Quayside Open Access Centre is calling on residents and visitors in north east Lincolnshire to get their buckets and spades at the ready and help attempt break the Guinness World Record for the most sandcastles built in one hour.
Sporting Life At Halcyon Gallery
On 21 July 2010, Halcyon Gallery, 29 New Bond Street, London W1 will open an exhibition entitled Sporting Life, which brings together an important body of contemporary sporting art. Around 12 paintings will be on show by Andrew Ellis and 6 sculptures by Simon Gudgeon.
Eistechnik green apple award
A Loughborough Company has won a second prestigious award for their development of a new environmentally friendly transport refrigeration system for lorries and trucks.
A long way up
Four cyclists from Barford are making a 1,000 mile journey from Lands End to John O’Groats from 24 July – 3 August in memory of a fellow villager. Graham Lees tragically died in 2008 in a road accident near Taunton while cycling his second charity ’End to End’.
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