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Day: August 17, 2014

Physics conundrum

Posted on August 17, 2014 By admin

Why is it that anything put in a tumble dryer along with a duvet cover will end up inside the duvet cover, but that doesn’t happen in the washing machine?

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Doctorate in Chocolate

Posted on August 17, 2014 By admin

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Scientists and chocolate fans are being given the chance to indulge their sweet tooth by becoming a doctor of chocolate at Cambridge University.

A researcher is being sought for a PhD on chocolate by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

The challenge is to stop chocolate melting in warm climates by studying the “fundamentals of heat-stable chocolate”.

Candidates wishing to study chocolate need to apply by 29 August.

The would-be doctor of chocolate will be expected “investigate the factors which allow chocolate, which has a melting point close to that of the human body, to remain solid and retain qualities sought by consumers when it is stored and sold in warm climates”.

The research project is “mainly experimental”, but will require good mathematical skills, the advertisement says.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-28787676

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