Biker crashed and died when 'massive' pheasant flew up and hit him as he took KFC to his wife in hospital
The 'incredibly unlucky tragedy' occurred on March 1 this year when Andrew Davenport, 47, collided with the large bird near Bridgnorth in Shropshire.
Essex shop's demand for rare solar eclipse glasses 'like the pandemic'
They said the demand for the glasses has been "chaos"
'Entitled' couple are shamed for breaking out of a Cornish campsite at 2am
The husband and wife were captured on CCTV spending more than an hour trying to lift the electronic barricade at Higher Penderleath campsite in St Ives.
Pair bring 50 litres of 'legal hosepipe water' from Brighton to help London gardeners get through the drought
George Lazarides, 30, and Joe Patten, 27, took 25 two-litre bottles of water from Brighton to London - a 51-mile one-way trip - by car on Monday.
Brit rail cops bring live facial recognition to the London Underground
Victoria is the first stop as privacy campaigners warn the technology is becoming routine
Pilot 'smoked marijuana before flight that saw passengers injured by turbulence and was so stoned he could not stand straight'
The Airbus A320, bound for Delhi, India, hit turbulence around 90 minutes after taking off from Phuket, Thailand , on Tuesday August 4.
Hollyoaks star Adam J Woodward becomes a father for the first time as his partner gives birth to a baby boy
Adam J Woodward has revealed he has become a father for the first time after his partner gave birth to their baby boy.
Labour doubles down on Burnham's vow to make middle class areas take more migrants as minister defends imposing 1,200 on village of 400 people
Anna Turley defended plans for 1,200 migrants to be housed near an Oxfordshire village with a population of just 400.
POLL OF THE DAY: Should middle class areas have to take in more migrants, as Andy Burnham says?
Andy Burnham says middle class areas will have to take in more migrants, adding that he will ensure arrivals were not only placed in the 'poorest communities'.
Swarms of Tiny Robots Remove Microplastics From Soil and Water
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Scientists from the Czech Republic have created microscopic cleanup robots that successfully removed microplastics from both soil and aquatic environments in the lab. Details of their work are published in the journal npg Asia Materials. To build the robots, researchers started with microscopic MXene particles made of ultrathin, stacked layers. The material has a large surface area and surface chemistry that help it attract and hold plastic. They then coated the particles with magnetic nickel nanoparticles so rotating magnetic fields could drive the tiny robots.
Then came the testing phase. The team placed swarms of these microbots into water and soil samples contaminated with plastic. The externally generated magnetic fields made the robots spin and tumble through the liquid and squeeze through tiny water-filled gaps in the soil. "In soil environments, the microrobots can navigate through water-permeated soil microenvironments, actively disrupt microplastic entrapment within soil matrices, and extract them," the study authors commented in their paper. As they moved, their sticky surfaces collided with microplastics, binding to them and dragging them along. The researchers then used a magnet to pull the microrobots, along with their trapped plastic cargo, out of the samples.
They performed well. In water, they removed about 94% of test polystyrene particles and 89% of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in around an hour. In the model soil, they removed about 81% of the polystyrene and 72% of PET. This outperformed the same MXene material used without magnetic motion, which relied on passive adsorption rather than actively moving through soil and water.
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I was drinking 130 units of alcohol a week and knew it was time to cut down. Then, I discovered a no-effort miracle solution - that doesn't involve jabs or pills. Now I can finally stop after a few glasses: SUSANNAH JOWITT
Look into my eyes, not around my eyes, and tell me the truth: if you like a beer, a gin or a glass of wine, have you ever admitted exactly how much you drink to a medical professional?
Huge queues form outside UK corner shops as Brits rush to stock up on solar eclipse glasses
Desperate Britons have queued for hours through the night in a bid to get their hands on solar eclipse glasses.
Plane disgusting: 'Rotting food, maggots and cockroaches' found in airline catering facility from company that serves Virgin Atlantic, staff claim
Staff at Flying Food Group have reported seeing 'maggots, mould and cockroaches' inside facilities - and the catering company is used by 75 airlines.
Big Cloud is poised to corner the market for enterprise hardware
AI gave hyperscalers first dibs on scarce kit, and business buyers may have little choice but to rent it back
Lauren Silverman reveals close bond with son Adam's college girlfriend Sydney as they get ready for a family night out in Malibu
Lauren Silverman has shared a sweet video with her eldest son Adam's girlfriend Sydney Arrandt.
How Jose Mourinho destroyed relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo and made Real Madrid dressing room a 'hellhole': Iker Casillas hits out at former boss after explosive first spell at the Bernabeu
In the show, Mourinho was asked about his relationship with Casillas, who he had originally labelled as the 'captain and best player' upon his arrival.
Solar eclipse glasses being sold for 10 TIMES the price in Essex amid high demand
Special solar eclipse glasses are being sold in Essex for as much as £150 amid high demand.
Solar eclipse glasses being sold for 10 TIMES the price in Essex amid high demand
Special solar eclipse glasses are being sold in Essex for as much as £150 amid high demand.
Labour's spiteful tax time bomb is coming and this is who will be hardest hit: JEFF PRESTRIDGE
While we will have to wait until October 28 for all the awful nitty-gritty contained in John Healey's inaugural Budget to be made public, Labour's attack on the strivers and the prudent is already in overdrive.
First glimpse of official Harry Potter store on Oxford Street that could spell the end of unlicensed pirate shops blighting London
The 21,000 sq ft flagship will open on November 4 at The Ribbon development at 134-140 Oxford Street, creating what Warner Bros says will be the UK's largest official Harry Potter shop.