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World Service,29 Sep 2005,22 mins

How Cameroon Lakes build up deadly Gasses

Science In Action

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More needs to be done to avoid deadly release of gasses again from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun in Cameroon. Turning the largest piece of glass ever made into a super-acurate mega-mirror for the biggest telescope in the world. The first pictures of a live giant squid reveal a more muscular, fast-swimming animal than expected. A sound-translator and an inflatable concrete tent are among displays at the Innovation exhibiton at the Royal College of Art in London.

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