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Battery breakthrough
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Battery breakthrough

Battery breakthrough

Going Further

A big battery breakthrough is under way which could provide a big boost for renewables. The world’s biggest and fastest battery has been switched on in Texas.

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Slovenian Science Festival success
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Slovenian Science Festival success

Slovenian Science Festival success

Festival Archive, Other Festivals

Over 3000 students from 62 schools attended this year’s Slovenian Science Festival, to enjoy topics ranging from the frontiers of medicine to the exploration of space.

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New dance honours great Scot
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New dance honours great Scot

New dance honours great Scot

Festival Archive, Music Channel

New dance honours great Scot A NEW DANCE WAS LAUNCHED at the Festival to honour one of the greatest Scots of all time – who has had all

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Courtroom format for climate change debate
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Courtroom format for climate change debate

Courtroom format for climate change debate

Festival Archive

A courtroom format in Orkney this week will tackle the question of climate change.

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Did comet near-impact cause Exodus and Flood?
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Did comet near-impact cause Exodus and Flood?

Did comet near-impact cause Exodus and Flood?

Festival Archive

One of the world’s leading tree ring experts is coming to this year's Orkney Science Festival to outline evidence for catastrophes in ancient times.

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Orkney clues to Pandora’s secrets?
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Orkney clues to Pandora’s secrets?

Orkney clues to Pandora’s secrets?

Festival Archive

Orkney clues to Pandora's secrets? A hunt is on for Orcadian links to the warship Pandora, wrecked off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef more than two centuries ago. The investigation

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Jane Goodall to open 2012 Festival
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Jane Goodall to open 2012 Festival

Jane Goodall to open 2012 Festival

Festival Archive

Jane Goodall to open 2012 Festival One of the world’s leading figures in conservation is to open this year’s Orkney International Science Festival. Jane Goodall is internationally known for

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Midwinter astronomy success
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Midwinter astronomy success

Midwinter astronomy success

Dark Skies Orkney, Festival Archive, Other Festivals

Amidst wind, rain and occasion flurries of snow, there were also several fine frosty nights for 'Dark Skies Orkney'. The midwinter astronomy programme of events was coordinated

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The brilliant bee
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The brilliant bee

The brilliant bee

Going Further

Bees can count, read symbols and solve problems that would perplex some of the smartest mammals. Some have an eye for art appreciation, having been trained to pick either Monet or Picasso’s paintings from a choice of the artists’ work...

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Sanday Soulka
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Sanday Soulka

Sanday Soulka

Festival Archive, Other Festivals

Sanday Soulka Intrigued by the name? You’ll have to look it up on the website – www.sandaysoulka.org 2013 is the third year of the Sanday Soulka weekends, when island

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New European centre refashions the dream
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New European centre refashions the dream

New European centre refashions the dream

Going Further

A new European creative centre  has opened, bringing culture and space together in a striking synthesis. The new building is distinctive in design and location – its location is not in a big urban setting but in a village in Slovenia.

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A remarkable language from the Amazon
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A remarkable language from the Amazon

A remarkable language from the Amazon

Going Further

What could arguably be the most scientific language in the world is spoken by a group of around 300 people in a remote river system in Brazil’s Amazon Basin.

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Steaming into the Future
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Steaming into the Future

Steaming into the Future

Going Further

It has produced some of the world’s most beautiful engines – and its clean and energy-efficient qualities may now bring it to the fore again. A highlight of the 2010 Festival was an evening on the comeback of steam, followed by the sight of a vintage steam engine in a green fuel mode.

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Midwinter astronomy festival for Orkney
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Midwinter astronomy festival for Orkney

Midwinter astronomy festival for Orkney

Dark Skies Orkney, Festival Archive, Other Festivals

Orkney had a midwinter astronomy festival in December 2011. Talks and stargazing took place across the mainland from Birsay to Deerness, and in Stronsay and Sanday as well.

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See Orkney skies on the iPad!
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See Orkney skies on the iPad!

See Orkney skies on the iPad!

Dark Skies Orkney, Festival Archive

See Orkney skies on the iPad! To promote the 'Dark Skies Orkney' event of December 2011 and Orkney astronomy generally, a new e-magazine was produced for iPad and web access.It includes

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ABOUT OISF

A science festival has a radical role in developing a creative climate for a region. Here is the story of how it began, and how Orkney was involved from an early stage in the concept.

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