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Challenges of space exploration and demise of humanity are this week’s topics
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Hiden Analytical’s residual gas analysers (RGAs) are a fixture in big-science laboratories all over the world. So what are its secrets of success?
Gravitational-wave expert Laura Nuttall is our guest this week
Two black holes combined to create object 142 times more massive than the Sun
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Making the connection between Bell’s theorem and a hopping insect
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We also chat about how to prevent the coffee-ring effect