the nano world is really, really bizarre. when matter is reduced to its smallest dimensions, it s made up of quantum dots nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties. alexey ekimov, moungi bawendi and louis brus discovered and developed this artificially created collection of semiconducting nanoparticles. they are just a few millionths of a millimetre wide and glow blue, red or green when exposed to light. quantum dots already have commercial and scientific uses and, infuture, could contribute to flexible electronics, thinner solar cells and encrypted quantum communication. so, moungi bawendi, erm, i don t know, viewers may be watching this programme on qled tv one of the things that have arisen from the work that you ve done so just tell us about how your work collectively can be used to improve lives. so, qleds is one of the biggest moneymaking applications of quantum dots but the field, in the last few decades, has grown enormously and there s a
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy beresford, broadcaster and psychotherapist and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. the observer lead with a new poll that says voters have abandoned the tories. 71% of conservative voters believe the pm and the chancellor have lost control of the economy. the people echos this stating you ve lost theirtruss, liz. the independent says conservative mps have told prime minister liz truss to u turn now orface rebellion. the sunday telgraph leads on liz truss claims she says only her plan will reverse the economy s decline. according to the sunday times, the prime minister tells king charles to stay away his year s climate summit. he has agreed not to go. the sunday express headlines the murder charge of 34 year old thomas cashman of nine year old 0livia pratt korbel. so let s begin. welcome back to you both, let s start with the sunday star times
temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s