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  • Smart Textile Export
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    Smart Textile Export
    A technician inspects the quality of printed fabric products produced in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Smart Textile Export
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    Smart Textile Export
    A technician inspects the quality of printed fabric products produced in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Smart Textile Export
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    Smart Textile Export
    A technician inspects the quality of printed fabric products produced in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Smart Textile Export
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    Smart Textile Export
    A technician inspects the quality of printed fabric products produced in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Cross Border Shelling Continues In Kashmir
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    Cross Border Shelling Continues In Kashmir
    Indian paramilitary troopers assess a damaged shop in Uri town, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on May 9, 2025, after it is hit by an artillery shell during cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan that damages several homes along the Line of Control. (Photo by Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto)

     

  • Cross Border Shelling Continues In Kashmir
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    Cross Border Shelling Continues In Kashmir
    Indian paramilitary troopers assess a damaged shop in Uri town, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on May 9, 2025, after it is hit by an artillery shell during cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan that damages several homes along the Line of Control. (Photo by Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto)

     

  • Cross Border Shelling Continues In Kashmir
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    Cross Border Shelling Continues In Kashmir
    Indian paramilitary troopers assess a damaged shop in Uri town, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on May 9, 2025, after it is hit by an artillery shell during cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan that damages several homes along the Line of Control. (Photo by Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
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    Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
    Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends a commemoration ceremony of the 2015 earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2025. Nepal is hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which claims the lives of eight thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine people. More than 22 thousand are left injured, and properties worth billions are damaged in the disaster. According to official records, the earthquake damages more than half a million homes and other structures. As highlighted in the government's Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report, Nepal ranks as the 11th most earthquake-prone country globally. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
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    Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
    People take part in a candlelight vigil commemorating one decade since the devastating earthquake of 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2025. Nepal is hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which claims the lives of eight thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine people. More than 22 thousand are left injured, and properties worth billions are damaged in the disaster. According to official records, the earthquake damages more than half a million homes and other structures. As highlighted in the government's Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report, Nepal ranks as the 11th most earthquake-prone country globally. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
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    Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
    People take part in a candlelight vigil commemorating one decade since the devastating earthquake of 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2025. Nepal is hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which claims the lives of eight thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine people. More than 22 thousand are left injured, and properties worth billions are damaged in the disaster. According to official records, the earthquake damages more than half a million homes and other structures. As highlighted in the government's Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report, Nepal ranks as the 11th most earthquake-prone country globally. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
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    Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
    Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (center) attends a commemoration ceremony of the 2015 earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2025. Nepal is hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which claims the lives of eight thousand nine hundred sixty-nine people. More than 22 thousand are left injured, and properties worth billions are damaged in the disaster. According to official records, the earthquake damages more than half a million homes and other structures. As highlighted in the government's Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report, Nepal ranks as the 11th most earthquake-prone country globally. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
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    Nepal Commemorates One Decade Of Devastating 2015 Earthquake
    People take part in a candlelight vigil commemorating one decade since the devastating earthquake of 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2025. Nepal is hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which claims the lives of eight thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine people. More than 22 thousand are left injured, and properties worth billions are damaged in the disaster. According to official records, the earthquake damages more than half a million homes and other structures. As highlighted in the government's Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report, Nepal ranks as the 11th most earthquake-prone country globally. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
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    Review Of Migration Policy In Berlin, Germany
    Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presents the balance sheet of migration policy in the current legislative period at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2025 (Photo by Christian Marquardt/NurPhoto).

     

  • Des scientifiques ont mis au point un bandeau permettant de savoir si un patient présente un risque d'accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC)
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    Des scientifiques ont mis au point un bandeau permettant de savoir si un patient présente un risque d'accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC)
    Pictures must credit: California Institute of Technology A headband that can tell if a patient is at risk of a stroke has been developed by scientists. The device monitors changes in blood flow and volume while a participant holds their breath. It incorporates a laser-based system and has shown promising results in terms of differentiating between individuals at low and high risk of stroke. Globally, one in four adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. It is caused by the blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain, which results in a reduction in blood flow. Starved of oxygen, the brain's cells die rapidly—about tow million every minute during a stroke. Over 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke every year and 6.5 million die as a result. The condition is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability. The headband has been created by a US team of engineers and scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California. Picture supplied by JLPPA
    JLPPA / Bestimage

     

  • Des scientifiques ont mis au point un bandeau permettant de savoir si un patient présente un risque d'accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC)
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    Des scientifiques ont mis au point un bandeau permettant de savoir si un patient présente un risque d'accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC)
    Pictures must credit: California Institute of Technology A headband that can tell if a patient is at risk of a stroke has been developed by scientists. The device monitors changes in blood flow and volume while a participant holds their breath. It incorporates a laser-based system and has shown promising results in terms of differentiating between individuals at low and high risk of stroke. Globally, one in four adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. It is caused by the blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain, which results in a reduction in blood flow. Starved of oxygen, the brain's cells die rapidly—about tow million every minute during a stroke. Over 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke every year and 6.5 million die as a result. The condition is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability. The headband has been created by a US team of engineers and scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California. Picture supplied by JLPPA
    JLPPA / Bestimage

     

  • dukas 175707419 fer
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    Ferrari Press Agency
    Stroke 1
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    01/10/2024
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    Pictures must credit: California Institute of Technology

    A headband that can tell if a patient is at risk of a stroke has been developed by scientists.

    The device monitors changes in blood flow and volume while a participant holds their breath.

    It incorporates a laser-based system and has shown promising results in terms of differentiating between individuals at low and high risk of stroke.

    Globally, one in four adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime.

    It is caused by the blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain, which results in a reduction in blood flow.

    Starved of oxygen, the brain's cells die rapidly—about tow million every minute during a stroke.

    Over 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke every year and 6.5 million die as a result.

    The condition is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability.

    The headband has been created by a US team of engineers and scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California.

    OPS: The prototype stroke risk head band.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari
    (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • dukas 175707417 fer
    DUKAS_175707417_FER
    dukas 175707417 fer
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Stroke 1
    Ref 16198
    01/10/2024
    See Ferrari text
    Pictures must credit: California Institute of Technology

    A headband that can tell if a patient is at risk of a stroke has been developed by scientists.

    The device monitors changes in blood flow and volume while a participant holds their breath.

    It incorporates a laser-based system and has shown promising results in terms of differentiating between individuals at low and high risk of stroke.

    Globally, one in four adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime.

    It is caused by the blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain, which results in a reduction in blood flow.

    Starved of oxygen, the brain's cells die rapidly—about tow million every minute during a stroke.

    Over 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke every year and 6.5 million die as a result.

    The condition is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability.

    The headband has been created by a US team of engineers and scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California.

    OPS: California Institute of Technology postdoctoral scholar Simon Mahler is shown placing the device onto graduate student Yu Xi Huang. They arer the co-lead study authors.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari
    (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
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    It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
    For more than 90 years, a funnel of pitch in Brisbane has been slowly dripping into a beaker. Nine drops have fallen, now the long wait for the tenth is on.

    The pitch drop experiment was first set up by Mainstone's predecessor Thomas Parnell in 1927. Parnell heated and liquefied some pitch, poured it into a sealed funnel, and set it over the beaker inside a large bell jar. In 1930, he cut the stem of the funnel – and waited.
    Nearly a century later, the original experiment - which has become the longest running laboratory experiment in the world – stands in the foyer of the physics building in the Great Court. The jar is set inside a protective plastic cube, with an analogue Casio desk clock observing each moment as students and staff wander past. The funnel is held aloft by a brass tripod; at the bottom, a shiny black balloon of pitch hovers above the empty beaker.

    On a Friday afternoon in April 1979, John Mainstone, a physics professor at the University of Queensland, rang his wife at home. He wouldn’t be back that evening, he told her. For the previous 18 years, Mainstone had looked after the pitch drop experiment, a long-form demonstration of the extreme viscosity of pitch. For the first time since August 1970, the pitch was about to drip from its funnel, and Mainstone didn’t want to miss it.

    Recognised by the Guiness Book of Records as the longest running scientific experiment in the world. The first Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Professor Thomas Parnell, began the experiment in 1927. In the more than 80 years that the pitch has been dripping no-one has ever seen the drop fall. There is now a live video feed accessible via the website. The third custodian of the Pitch Drop Experiment is Prof. Andrew White. Brisbane. Australia.

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  • It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
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    It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
    For more than 90 years, a funnel of pitch in Brisbane has been slowly dripping into a beaker. Nine drops have fallen, now the long wait for the tenth is on.

    The pitch drop experiment was first set up by Mainstone's predecessor Thomas Parnell in 1927. Parnell heated and liquefied some pitch, poured it into a sealed funnel, and set it over the beaker inside a large bell jar. In 1930, he cut the stem of the funnel – and waited.
    Nearly a century later, the original experiment - which has become the longest running laboratory experiment in the world – stands in the foyer of the physics building in the Great Court. The jar is set inside a protective plastic cube, with an analogue Casio desk clock observing each moment as students and staff wander past. The funnel is held aloft by a brass tripod; at the bottom, a shiny black balloon of pitch hovers above the empty beaker.

    On a Friday afternoon in April 1979, John Mainstone, a physics professor at the University of Queensland, rang his wife at home. He wouldn’t be back that evening, he told her. For the previous 18 years, Mainstone had looked after the pitch drop experiment, a long-form demonstration of the extreme viscosity of pitch. For the first time since August 1970, the pitch was about to drip from its funnel, and Mainstone didn’t want to miss it.

    Recognised by the Guiness Book of Records as the longest running scientific experiment in the world. The first Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Professor Thomas Parnell, began the experiment in 1927. In the more than 80 years that the pitch has been dripping no-one has ever seen the drop fall. There is now a live video feed accessible via the website. The third custodian of the Pitch Drop Experiment is Prof. Andrew White. Brisbane. Australia.

    © David Kelly / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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  • It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
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    It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
    For more than 90 years, a funnel of pitch in Brisbane has been slowly dripping into a beaker. Nine drops have fallen, now the long wait for the tenth is on.

    The pitch drop experiment was first set up by Mainstone's predecessor Thomas Parnell in 1927. Parnell heated and liquefied some pitch, poured it into a sealed funnel, and set it over the beaker inside a large bell jar. In 1930, he cut the stem of the funnel – and waited.
    Nearly a century later, the original experiment - which has become the longest running laboratory experiment in the world – stands in the foyer of the physics building in the Great Court. The jar is set inside a protective plastic cube, with an analogue Casio desk clock observing each moment as students and staff wander past. The funnel is held aloft by a brass tripod; at the bottom, a shiny black balloon of pitch hovers above the empty beaker.

    On a Friday afternoon in April 1979, John Mainstone, a physics professor at the University of Queensland, rang his wife at home. He wouldn’t be back that evening, he told her. For the previous 18 years, Mainstone had looked after the pitch drop experiment, a long-form demonstration of the extreme viscosity of pitch. For the first time since August 1970, the pitch was about to drip from its funnel, and Mainstone didn’t want to miss it.

    Recognised by the Guiness Book of Records as the longest running scientific experiment in the world. The first Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Professor Thomas Parnell, began the experiment in 1927. In the more than 80 years that the pitch has been dripping no-one has ever seen the drop fall. There is now a live video feed accessible via the website. The third custodian of the Pitch Drop Experiment is Prof. Andrew White. Brisbane. Australia.

    © David Kelly / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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  • It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
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    It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
    For more than 90 years, a funnel of pitch in Brisbane has been slowly dripping into a beaker. Nine drops have fallen, now the long wait for the tenth is on.

    The pitch drop experiment was first set up by Mainstone's predecessor Thomas Parnell in 1927. Parnell heated and liquefied some pitch, poured it into a sealed funnel, and set it over the beaker inside a large bell jar. In 1930, he cut the stem of the funnel – and waited.
    Nearly a century later, the original experiment - which has become the longest running laboratory experiment in the world – stands in the foyer of the physics building in the Great Court. The jar is set inside a protective plastic cube, with an analogue Casio desk clock observing each moment as students and staff wander past. The funnel is held aloft by a brass tripod; at the bottom, a shiny black balloon of pitch hovers above the empty beaker.

    On a Friday afternoon in April 1979, John Mainstone, a physics professor at the University of Queensland, rang his wife at home. He wouldn’t be back that evening, he told her. For the previous 18 years, Mainstone had looked after the pitch drop experiment, a long-form demonstration of the extreme viscosity of pitch. For the first time since August 1970, the pitch was about to drip from its funnel, and Mainstone didn’t want to miss it.

    Recognised by the Guiness Book of Records as the longest running scientific experiment in the world. The first Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Professor Thomas Parnell, began the experiment in 1927. In the more than 80 years that the pitch has been dripping no-one has ever seen the drop fall. There is now a live video feed accessible via the website. The third custodian of the Pitch Drop Experiment is Prof. Andrew White. Brisbane. Australia.

    © David Kelly / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
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  • ROYAL AIR FORCE PASSES MAJOR NATO CAPABILITY TEST
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    ROYAL AIR FORCE PASSES MAJOR NATO CAPABILITY TEST
    Royal Air Force personnel taking part in the Op COLD IGLOO training phase, RAF Leeming, 21 Feb 2020.

    Op COLD IGLOO (NATO CAPEVAL) is the NATO assessment of the RAF. It sees the service tested in a variety of areas such as Force Protection, CBRN immediate action and Post Attack Recovery, all whilst delivering air power in a simulated hostile situation.
    CAPEVAL involves approx 600 personnel from across the RAF as part of the 135 EAW (Expeditionary Air Wing).© Crown Copyright / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    © Crown Copyright / eyevine

     

  • ROYAL AIR FORCE PASSES MAJOR NATO CAPABILITY TEST
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    ROYAL AIR FORCE PASSES MAJOR NATO CAPABILITY TEST
    Royal Air Force personnel taking part in the Op COLD IGLOO training phase, RAF Leeming, 20 Feb 2020.

    Op COLD IGLOO (NATO CAPEVAL) is the NATO assessment of the RAF. It sees the service tested in a variety of areas such as Force Protection, CBRN immediate action and Post Attack Recovery, all whilst delivering air power in a simulated hostile situation.
    CAPEVAL involves approx 600 personnel from across the RAF as part of the 135 EAW (Expeditionary Air Wing).© Crown Copyright / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
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    © Crown Copyright / eyevine

     

  • REPORTAGE - Neuseeland: Tongariro National Park
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    REPORTAGE - Neuseeland: Tongariro National Park
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chameleons Eye/REX/Shutterstock (7523843r)
    Unrecognizable avalanche control personal conducting risk assessment of potential avalanche on Mount Ruapehu the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand located in Tongariro National Park.
    Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Neuseeland: Tongariro National Park
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    REPORTAGE - Neuseeland: Tongariro National Park
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chameleons Eye/REX/Shutterstock (7523843v)
    Unrecognizable avalanche control personal conducting risk assessment of potential avalanche on Mount Ruapehu the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand located in Tongariro National Park.
    Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Neuseeland: Tongariro National Park
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    REPORTAGE - Neuseeland: Tongariro National Park
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chameleons Eye/REX/Shutterstock (7523843x)
    Unrecognizable avalanche control personal conducting risk assessment of potential avalanche on Mount Ruapehu the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand located in Tongariro National Park.
    Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

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  • Nature
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    Nature
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Albert Machler / Mood Board / Rex Features ( 1259157a )
    Alpine ibex male looking into valley
    Nature

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  • Kayaking
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    Kayaking
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Hanson / Mood Board / Rex Features ( 1299220a )
    MODEL RELEASED Kayaker considers rapids of Stillaguamish River, Robe Canyon, Washington State
    Kayaking

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  • Mechanik im Gehirn / mechanics in the brain
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    Mechanik im Gehirn / mechanics in the brain
    bb_006_70202108 (39511/BB_006_70202108), Mechanik im Gehirn, (© INSADCO / Bilderbox)
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