LEGO believes the success of LEGO Star Wars as a property in its own right means the brand will “stay with us forever”. LEGO Group CEO Jørgen Von Knudstorp told ToyNews that Star Wars fit the firm’s remit for ...
Researchers have demonstrated how noise in a microwave amplifier is limited by self-heating at very low temperatures (J Schleeh et al, ‘Phonon black-body radiation limit for heat dissipation in electronics’, Nature Materials, 10 ...
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Saturday and Sunday dates now sold out, with hours extended on the Thursday and Friday to cope with 'phenomenal demand'. Brick 2014 has now sold out of weekend tickets. The show, which runs from November 27th to November 30th, only ...
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In the season 18 premiere, Zombicide, Dead of Winter and King of New York each undergo a South Park make-over. The board game renaissance appears to have hit South Park. Last week, a number of Esdevium’s popular titles were ...
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Set has successfully passed the LEGO Ideas review stage. LEGO will be releasing an official Big Bang Theory set after the project successfully passed the review process on LEGO Ideas. The toy company announced on Friday, November 7th ...
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LEGO Bird Project, Modular Apple Store, Back to the Future Train, The Big Bang Theory and two Doctor Who sets up for Review. LEGO Ideas has revealed the first six projects to have made it to the Review stage in 2014. These are the ...
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Over 200 events held across UK and Ireland boosted the success of the global board game festival. Geek and Sundry is celebrating the successful return of International TableTop Day this year, fuelled by a positive global response and the ...
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Using one of the world's premier telescopes, University of Minnesota astrophysicists Evan Skillman and Kristen McQuinn have discovered a priceless relic of the Big Bang in the Milky Way's back yard. They are part of an international team ...
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Texas Instruments (TI) and its brand ambassador – actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik – are joining thousands of math educators at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo., to ...
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The Planck space mission has given scientists new information about the age, content and origin of the universe. Planck, which lifted off in May 2009 on a mission to decipher the mysteries behind the creation of the universe, has created ...
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The Large Hadron Collider, which discovered what is believed to be the elusive Higgs boson, is being shut down for a two-year overhaul. The shutdown began Wednesday, according to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, which ...
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Warner Bros is showcasing a huge toy programme this Toy Fair season. The Hollywood giant has products inspired by the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, plus other DC Super Heroes, The Hobbit trilogy, plus The Big Bang Theory and Looney ...
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Amazon today announced the launch of the Amazon Instant Video app on Nintendo’s Wii console, providing customers with access to the Amazon Instant Video library of more than 145,000 movies and TV episodes. The app is already available ...
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Spurbe is an online retailer focused solely on offering a wide variety of men apparel from the hottest brands worldwide. Founded in 2011, the company has immediately earned its good name and managed to build an impressive client database ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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