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Globalisation is a far, far bigger deal than you think
What an obscure factory in the English Midlands tells you about the way the world works
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Jan Czochralski: the forgotten hero of the silicon age
Today's silicon chips are all made using a technique invented by this scientist more than a century ago. But his life ended in ignominy and tragedy
What the concrete crisis in UK schools teaches us about climate change
Today's wonder materials occasionally turn into tomorrow's time bombs
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Moving Beaches
The intriguing story of the mostly invisible (and often illegal) trade in beaches. Yes, beaches.
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Why are we erasing our industrial history?
Britain is littered with blue plaques commemorating where famous authors and politicians lived. Yet we happily demolish our most important industrial…
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Our planetary footprint is growing at an astounding rate
Each year we are mining more than our ancestors did in multiple generations
Why does Britain export 80% of its oil?
The answer is rather more interesting than you might have thought
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