He He Helium
One of the things that’s come out of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is that it is causing a helium shortage.
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Automotive News
British car manufacturer Morgan has found a gap in the market for a thoroughly British cyber-truck. Following the rejection of the US’s metal tank of a car due to safety concerns, Morgan believes they have created the perfect car for
Orwell and Suffolk History
Since moving down to Suffolk, I’ve been researching the local area and it seems a lot of things are connected to the river Orwell.
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KiCAD-GPT is here
I’ve been experimenting with a Beta version of KiCAD that adds an AI based interface to the a popular electronics design application. It has been trained on example circuits found in datasheets, old magazines and discussion forums. Rather than needing
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Heritage Steam to go Electric
The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited has announced that from this year their steam engines will be using electricity
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A secret door found at the back of the larder
Whilst trapped in lockdown, Jim and Hilda Bloggs of Bellhouse Road, Sheffield were not expecting to find a priceless historical artefact. When Jim and Hilda decided to re-arrange their store cupboard, little did they know what the would discover. “It
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Antrim to Ayrshire Link
Currently, the route from Northern Ireland to Scotland is via the Stranraer ferry, this is a slow route and often closed due to bad weather. All this will be a thing of the past once a new combined tunnel and
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World War II bomber found on moon
Back on April 24th 1988 a tabloid newspaper reported that a Lancaster Bomber has been found on the moon. At the time this was thought to be fake news. Ivan Pullnileg a reporter for Russia Today claims that a leaked
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
