A different kind of experience

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A network of science and technology visitor centres is to be created in the UK to mark the millennium. These facilities, costing a total of more than 600 million pounds sterling, will serve to allow the UK to catch up with other countries which have a better record of bringing ordinary people into contact with contemporary science. The centres will cover a range of sciences, including biology, geology and astronomy. Most will focus on technology or innovation, and some will have an element of local heritage.

Study and teaching, Science

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Countdown to a boring giant leap for mankind

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Human-factors scientists at Nasa's Ames Research Centre, San Francisco aim to provide a more comfortable environment for astronauts to maintain efficiency. The manned programme to establish a lunar outpost by 2010 and the Mars mission concentrate research on long-stay needs. Windows, privacy and recreation are important. Escapism is vital and virtual reality is a suitable form. Televised manned missions ecourage public goodwill for further research.

Health aspects, Aeronautics, Spacecraft, Space vehicles, Astronauts, Space flight to Mars, Mars flights, United States. Ames Research Center, Lunar bases

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We've got the chemistry right

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Sussex University has gained a reputation for strong scientific research work. It has had three chemistry Nobel laureates, the latest being Sir Harry Kroto, who with two US scientists has discovered a molecular third form of the element carbon. The university's success has been partly due to its innovative approaches and its willingness to rethink the science disciplines. It has also benefited from the work of well-known scientists.

Management, University of Sussex

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