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27 May Magnetic Reconnection Directly Observed for First Time

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Magnetic reconnection is one of the prime drivers of space radiation and a key factor in the quest to learn more about our space environment and protect our spacecraft and astronauts. The effects of this sudden release of particles and energy – such as giant eruptions on the sun or radiation storms in near-Earth space – have been observed throughout the solar system and beyond.

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27 May The commercial vs. conceptual debate wages on at Fashion Week in Australia

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The general dishabille spirit and commercial nature of the majority of the shows only made the outliers stand out more.

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27 May Marketers Are Addicted to the Wrong Tools

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Are you using the right marketing tools? It matters.

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27 May The man who can change your mood with light and sound

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We find out how sci-fi artist Marcus Lyall, one of MINI’s four ‘future shapers’, reads human emotion to be able to change it with sensory experiences.

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27 May Tiananmen Square photographer Stuart Franklin on seven of his favourite pictures

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‘Photography is a creative impulse, close to an addiction for me. Most days I take pictures, and when I don’t for a while my life feels incomplete’.

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23 May NYC’s Central Park photographed in infrared by Paolo Pettigiani

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Photographer and graphic designer Paolo Pettigiani recently took a stroll through New York’s Central Park armed with an infrared lens and took a number of fantastic shots that show the iconic park in a whole new light.

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23 May Clever C-shaped handle, inverted umbrella lets you use your phone in the rain

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Worried about dropping your phone while holding an umbrella? Say goodbye to that fear with this clever umbrella design.

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20 May A curved concrete library in British Columbia

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Bing Thom Architects has completed a library near Vancouver featuring angled concrete walls, curved windows and a pointy corner that resembles a ship’s bow.

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20 May How IDEO Designers Persuade Companies to Accept Change

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They engage decision makers’ emotions.

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20 May A (more) complete picture of Design

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In the last 15 years, design education has dramatically changed. Generally speaking, at the beginning of 2000s, design education was pretty much the job of art and design schools, and mostly had a learning-by-doing approach, involving hands-on studio-based assignments. It was rare to find a design course heavy on “lecture” format classes, unpacking the design process, or…

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