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Richard Gray

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  • Senior Journalist, BBC
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  • None, BBC Future
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Science journalist. Ex-biochemist. Editor at BBC Future (bbc.com/future). Coffee drinker. Climber. patentlygreat.wordpress.com
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Sensors in doors promise an end to car park dings

Sensors in doors promise an end to car park dings

The Times — There are few cars on the road that do not bear the scars of a carelessly opened door after being squeezed into a tight parking space or a garage. Now there may be a way to avoid those chips and...
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Brief glimpse of an ear is enough for cyber-cop

Brief glimpse of an ear is enough for cyber-cop

The Sunday Times — Police are trialling a "Big Brother" CCTV facial recognition system to track offenders, using software that can identify people from the most fleeting or fuzzy of images. The system, powered by artificial intelligence that lets it learn from experience, uses software designed by researchers at Bradford University.
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Lies, propaganda and fake news: A challenge for our age

Lies, propaganda and fake news: A challenge for our age

BBC Future — Who was the first black president of America? It's a fairly simple question with a straightforward answer. Or so you would think. But plug the query into a search engine and the facts get a little fuzzy.
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The biggest energy challenges facing humanity

The biggest energy challenges facing humanity

BBC Future — Every day, our species chews its way through more than a million terajoules of energy. That's roughly equivalent to what we would use if all 7.5 billion of us boiled 70 kettles of water an hour around the clock.
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The quest to make a crystal harder than diamonds

The quest to make a crystal harder than diamonds

BBC Future — At the centre of our planet, the weight of billions of tonnes of rock pushing down from above creates crushing forces that are more than three million times the atmospheric pressure here on the surface.
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Why happy music makes you do bad things

Why happy music makes you do bad things

BBC Future — From the distinctive opening "Whooah" to the recurring funky brass riff that follows each line of lyrics, James Brown's hit song I Got You (I Feel Good) is a recipe for happiness. The iconic track is arguably one of the most upbeat ever made, guaranteed to get your heart racing, your head shaking and maybe even your fist pumping in time to the music.
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Your face is probably more primitive than a Neanderthal's

Your face is probably more primitive than a Neanderthal's

BBC Earth — "It looks like a monkey," exclaims an excitable young boy, looking at a replica of a skull. We are standing in a busy gallery at the Natural History Museum in London, UK. Here, a selection of skulls that once belonged to our prehistoric ancestors have been cast in metal and put on display.
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When confronted with a raging wildfire, echidnas go to sleep

When confronted with a raging wildfire, echidnas go to sleep

BBC Earth — In the tinder-dry bush of Australia, wildfire can tear through vegetation at terrifying speeds, incinerating almost everything in its path and leaving little more than blackened desert in its wake. Most animals have a natural, ingrained fear of fire that compels them to flee the flames.
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Articles - Engineering personality into robots

Articles - Engineering personality into robots

Ingenia Magazine — Ingenia magazine is aimed at all those with an interest in engineering, whether you work in business and industry, government, academia or the financial community. Complex or technical engineering issues are explained for the non-specialist and confusing jargon is kept to a minimum.
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Champagne tastes better with bigger bubbles, study finds

Champagne tastes better with bigger bubbles, study finds

The Guardian — Bigger bubbles could make your champagne taste better this Christmas, research has found. It was long thought that a steady stream of tiny bubbles in a glass of champagne was a sign of quality. But researchers in France's Champagne-Ardenne region have found that larger bubbles may actually improve the way a sparkling wine tastes.
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The British reality TV star building a fusion reactor

The British reality TV star building a fusion reactor

bbc.com — A dimpled chunk of dark-coloured iron sits on Richard Dinan 's desk at his office in central London. He insists it is not just an expensive paperweight. This malformed lump, forged in the heart of a star billions of years ago, is a meteorite.
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Gunfire audio opens new front in crime-fighting - BBC News

Gunfire audio opens new front in crime-fighting - BBC News

BBC — Pioneering work to extract detailed information from audio recordings of gunshots could give forensic case officers new avenues for solving murder cases. The hustle and bustle of a city going about its business is broken by the crack of gunshots, sending bystanders running and screaming.
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Articles - Communicating with outer space

Articles - Communicating with outer space

Ingenia Magazine — Ingenia magazine is aimed at all those with an interest in engineering, whether you work in business and industry, government, academia or the financial community. Complex or technical engineering issues are explained for the non-specialist and confusing jargon is kept to a minimum.
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The many reasons why dogs might roll in smelly poo

The many reasons why dogs might roll in smelly poo

bbc.com — The sun shines overhead, while the hum of insects and birdsong completes a beautiful day. On the other side of the park, your pet dog bounces around excitedly. Snuffling the ground, he suddenly stops to enthusiastically roll on the grass before bounding back to you.
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Inside the quietest place on Earth

Inside the quietest place on Earth

bbc.com — If LeSalle Munroe stands still for a few moments in his "office", something unsettling can happen - he can hear the blood rushing around his body and his eyes squelch as they move in his skull.
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