jon heffernan, professor of semiconductor materials and devices at the university of sheffield and director of the national epitaxy facility, tells us more. it s part of a global battle to control the semiconductor industry, which has been undertaken by many countries. the 21st century is going to be a technological century and it is completely underpinned by semiconductors. you ve got semiconductors everywhere, from lighting to computer chips, yourfridge to your car. and the pace of innovation is accelerating and it is going to be more and more important. so each country around the world is actually considering very carefully what its strategy in this technological area is and what its economic strategy is, its security strategy is. and so this is just the latest example, particularly between china and the us, but there are other countries involved. some countries control different aspects of the semiconductor industry. some control the natural resources, the minerals and th
from space shuttle columbia as columbia continues to orbit the earth at an altitude of about 150 statute miles. columbia, houston, laurel, you re loud and clear on air to ground one. -the second day, i drive in to work kind of euphoric because another launch, another successful launch. you know, the flight director s office and the mission control center in houston is working with them. they re everything s good. i walked into the analysis lab to start reviewing film from the launch. we started the film at the beginning. [ rockets roaring ] we re watching this liftoff. you see the roll maneuvers, beautiful blue sky. we do the normal review, and we start pointing out all the things that we normally see. and we got to 81 seconds, and then we see this object come off of the external tank area. it moved down, and then striked the vehicle and explode into a white cloud. my reaction was, oh, shit. - you ll always find me sunny side up you ll always find me sunny side
Brain damage, according to new research, the first of its kind. So is it time for a change in rules especially to protect Young Players . Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Also coming up, data exclusively given to this programme shows that there has been a massivejump in the number of Abortion Pills being bought online in mainland uk, even though using the pills without medical approval is illegal and which you may not know, could be punished with a life sentence. We will be finding out what is driving the increase, and, of course, we want to hear your experiences. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, south korea has confirmed that the man killed in an apparent attack at an airport in malaysia on monday was the estranged half brother of the north Korean Leader kim jong un and they believe north korean agents poisoned hi
Of frost around, mild in the west, cloud and outbreaks of rain and hail fog around. Quite a contrast is friday begins, the cloud and drizzly rain will win out. On friday things look very different, with plenty of cloud around, but it will feel very similar because it will still be mild. More unsettled at the weekend, we will bring these Weather Fronts across the uk but there are gaps in between and if you find yourself in a gap it will be drier and brighter for a time. The weekend starts mild but we will change the direction of bit. From the west of the uk, it will bring temperatures down by a couple of degrees by sunday. Not by much. Occasional sunshine, degrees by sunday. Not by much. Occasionalsunshine, occasional rain, feeling cooler by sunday. The top stories the Philip Hammond has increased National Insurance for Self Employed people in his first budget, leading to accusations he has broken a Manifesto Pledge not to raise taxes. The budget also included an extra £2 billion for t
And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News a five match ban. Bournemouth defender tyrone mings is given his punishment for stamping on zlatan ibrahimovic. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The chancellor has delivered his last Spring Budget and announced a few surprises, if no eye catching giveaways. The Overall Economic picture is little changed, giving him limited room to manoeuvre. But Philip Hammond told a packed House Of Commons he had managed to find an extra £2 billion for social care in england to be spent over the next three years. A more controversial pledge was his decision to increase National Insurance contributions for almost 2. 5 Million People despite a conservative manifesto promise that National Insurance wouldnt go up. Mr hammond also tackled criticism of the governments plans to increase Business Rates in england and wales by promising an Emergency Relief Fund for those businesses hit hardest and by capping the increase for most pubs. The labour Leaderje