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| | | Leading Edge brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips with not just the science, but with the controversies and conversation that surround it.
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|  | | An artist’s impression of 'HD 189733b', thought to have water in its atmosphere.
Credit: ESA - C.Carreau |
Giant Watery Planet
Geoff Watts talks to Professor Jonathan Tennyson of University College London about the discovery of a distant giant planet that appears to have significant amounts of water in its atmosphere. He finds out whether this planet could be a candidate in the search for extra terrestrial life.
BBC News: 'Water found on exoplanet'
Storm Chasing
Professor Stephen Mobbs and Dr Alan Gadian of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science talk to Geoff from the Black Forest in Germany where they are studying severe weather in an area they describe as a natural "cloud laboratory", to make better predictions about our climate.
National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Robot Physiotherapists
Jon Stewart reports on two new robots that have been designed to help victims of stroke.
Reading University: Haptic Interfaces
As Marshes Warm…
Geoff Watts visits the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of the United States to talk to Dr Pat Megonial of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre about the effect global warming might have on coastal marsh land.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center | | |
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