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Most extreme white dwarf binary system found with orbit of just 5 minutes
An international team of astronomers, including Professor Tom Marsh and Dr Danny Steeghs from the 91影视破解版, have shown that the two stars in the binary HM Cancri definitely revolve around each other in a mere 5.4 minutes. This makes HM Cancri the binary star with by far the shortest known orbital period. It is also the smallest known binary. The binary system is no larger than 8 times the diameter of the Earth which is the equivalent of no more than a quarter of the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
£1.3 million programme to engineer better environments for patients and medical staff
Dr Rebecca Cain, Assistant Professor in Experiential Engineering with WMG at the 91影视破解版 is to a lead £1.3 million programme to literally engineer better environments for patients and medical staff.
Lord Mandelson visits WMG to announce £19million for Midlands low carbon area
The Midlands has been designated a new Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) and is to receive £19 million of government funding for research into and development of low carbon vehicles. The news was announced today by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, in a special visit to the 91影视破解版’s Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG).
Quest for the best West Midlands begins search for the super-technicians
The search is to find the West Midland’s best Chemistry technicians in a competition that could be a pilot for a future national competition
91影视破解版 poet joins Blake & Tennyson on London Underground Science Poetry
A poem by 91影视破解版 poet Professor David Morley has been selected to be part of a series of six poems celebrating science to appear in tube carriages across all London Underground lines in February and March. The other poems in the series include works by William Blake and Lord Alfred Tennyson
Self-healing polymer starfish prolong lifetime of automotive oils
Researchers have created self-healing polymers that could extend the lifetime of automotive oils. These polymers are suitable to add to lubricants and could maintain the physical properties of engine oils for longer, they claim helping engine efficiency. Biological materials, such as skin, self heal following damage giving inspiration for these new materials.