Didcot - The Railway Town with a Scientific String to its Bow

The town of Didcot, known for its railway heritage (the railway station opened as part of the Great Western Main Line in 1844), and 15 miles south of Oxford, is home to several scientific hubs for the UK.  

These include the Harwell Campus.  

The CCFE (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy) is also in the vicinity where the Joint European Torus (JET) is located. Culham's aim is to bring fusion energy to the grid. Fusion consists of fusing light nuclei to form heavier nuclei, at the same time releasing energy. The Culham approach is to heat a combination of hydrogen gases (deuterium and tritium) to very high temperatures (over 100 million degrees Celcius) to turn the gas into plasma. Nuclei combine to form a helium nucleus and a neutron, a small fraction of the mass is converted to energy. A ring-shaped magnetic chamber called a 'tokamak' is used to control the plasma. 

More details on science facility development in the UK can be found on the UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) dedicated site.

What is Success, Reflections of Arsene Wenger

 Success is finding the meaning of your life and being able to live it - Wenger

Ne me quitte pas by Jacques Brel

"Ne me quitte pas" by Belgian singer-songwriter is one Arsene Wenger's favourite songs.

Pounds to Kilograms

 A pound is just under half a kilo. It is actually 0.4535kg.  11 pounds is just under 5 kilos (4.9895kg).

Habeas Corpus in History

A writ of habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or detainee before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in the United States in 1861 to give military authorities the right to silence dissenters and rebels.

Plexiglass is not Glass..

Plexiglass is a plastic alternative to glass. It is made from polymers of methyl methacrylate. Benefits include being shatter-proof - downsides include yellowing over time.

What are Bioplastics? They've been around a while...

 Bioplastics are plastic materials made from biomass sources such as corn, starch, straw, woodchips and so forth. The first bioplastic was discovered in 1926 by Maurice Lemoigne. It is known as PHB (polyhydroxybutyrate). One hazard of bioplastics is the production on methane gas on decomposition.