The International Space Station (ISS) is a 925,300-pound laboratory constructed of titanium, Kevlar and high-grade steel, but could the massive ship survive an impact of a single Cheeto Puff orbiting Earth? The question was raised by a seven-year-old, which has sent Reddit into a debate that attracted aerospace engineers and a scientist who says they … Read more
First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more
London’s Tory MPs have urged Boris Johnson not to inflict ‘untold damage’ on the capital by moving it into a tier 3 lockdown this week. In a letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, the MPs urge the Prime Minister to spare the capital because shutting it down would hurt not just Londoners, but ‘people … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Four people are charged with criminal damage after statue of Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into Bristol Harbour in June By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 14:27 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 14:28 GMT, 9 December 2020 Four people have been charged with criminal damage after a statue of … Read more
Busy parents, bad equipment and a lack of internet meant ‘many children did not do’ the remote work they were set during the coronavirus crisis, says Ofsted as it warns the scale of lost learning will be ‘significant’ Ofsted annual report says education ‘losses have been significant’ during Covid It warned ‘lost learning’ by pupils … Read more
Get a Brexit deal or make coronavirus damage to the economy even worse: economists warn ministers that failing to get a trade deal with the EU by December 31 will further damage jobs and productivity The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) released economic outlook today Said UK GDP could fall extra 2% if no agreement … Read more
Younger ‘long Covid’ victims suffer multiple organ damage: Health issues can linger for up to four months after coronavirus infection even for those at low-risk from the illness, study shows Study of patients with ‘long Covid’ shows almost 70% have damage to an organ More than 60,000 Britons are thought to be affected by long-lasting … Read more
Burberry has warned that the government’s plan to end duty-free shopping will trigger a tourist exodus and damage UK economy as the brand announced its profits plunged by two thirds during lockdown. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is ending refunds for international visitors to British shops from January 1. The luxury clothing brand, which currently has 10 … Read more
The economic fallout during the coronavirus pandemic has made the prospect of World War Three ‘a risk’, the UK’s most senior military commander has said. General Sir Nick Carter, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said Britain and the rest of the world would need to ‘learn’ from history and the international missteps that led … Read more
Nearly two-thirds of coronavirus hospital patients are still suffering organ damage months after being discharged, a small study has warned. Oxford University researchers found 60 per cent of patients had scarring or inflammation in their lungs three months after beating the virus. MRI scans showed 30 per cent had lasting damage to their kidney, 26 … Read more