so a sample is sent to university college london for analysis by metallurgist giovanni massa.e found there are two layers of precious metals in the masks. giovanni massa: what you see in this picture is a section of one of the masks. and you can clearly see there are two different colors-- the front, in yellow color, which is the gold layer, and the silver, which is the back of the mask. the technique that they used was hammer welding. narrator: there are no gold and silver deposits to be found nearby, and the technology needed to hammer gold and silver into death masks indicates the craftsperson who created them was highly skilled. massa: what is actually very striking is the thinness of the mask-- around 50 microns, which is less than the thickness of a human hair. in fact, to make the artifact, you won't need a lot of material. you would need a sphere of about this size for the silver layer and an even less amount of gold. narrator: pinholes can be detected on the outer rim of the mask. massa: the pinholes were used to attach the mask to something else in order to actually

sich uk in science is university college london and the university of anglia. stimulating. brains through a series of task based on memory and orientation skills. researchers will be able to collect five pounds worth of data in just two minutes they have that. technology is helping to track when the president is looking at all times. well that's where they've gone so i guess and i would hope for a loss. how they behave in this situation is that they're looking around? without you and i going. and so every single one of those experiments. i got it i surround us navigation. nearly the million people around the world such. chan dialed simon's. viggo which could climb to a hundred and thirty two million by two thousand and fifty. there is no cure for the disease but the game's creators hope they could eventually enable diagnosis and treatment of patients. far earlier than is currently possible. steiner for a nother business updates with brian quinn from our business a desk prime sorting out with one of the top stories recovering here in france twenty four that's of course a tro

in english hospitals i spoke to the university college london professor. who's part of a team developing self-cleaning smart services which could possibly save the n.h.s. one billion pounds a year in the treatment of health care associated infections so we're presenting based on light activated. so that's where you need some light such as you would have in a hospital the sort of lighting that you have there they would interact with the molecules that then create we have to species that can interact with the various bacteria and actually destroy them and they. heard of this m.r.s.a. as well and so by developing these services we might overcome some of the problems where we're becoming more antibiotic resistant but you know to actually have a more clean environment we obviously look to clean the hospitals or. the combination of a good cleaning regime as well as having the time to microbial should then we use amount to potential infections from things like m.r.s.a. can the n.h.s. keep up the necessary hygiene is certainly clean is on strike david norris lost

dr francisco diego, senior teaching fellow in the department of physics and astronomy at university college londonre is at all unfolded for. what struck me was that people who sought for themselves for all to excited before the event, but it was much more spectacular than expected. you cannot anticipate how spectacular this is. remember, you are going to be in a landscape which is normal, a normal day, and suddenly, in a matter of minutes, on the last part of the approach, a matter of seconds, this shadow is going to cover the entire landscape, and you are being plunged into darkness. you can see planets, venus, mercury, bright stars, and twilight all around you. that happens so quickly, and you see the shadow coming at twice the speed of the sun, more or less. if you look up, you see a cosmic flower in the sky. it is extraordinary, and extraordinary image. i think we can probably see... let's have a look. we have various pictures. it is very important because it tells you a lot about the activity of the sun. in this case, it is a corona typical of minimal solar activity. you see the magnetic plum

with me is ilan kelman, researcher on risk and disaster reduction at university college london.tely paralysed by this, should they have been better prepared? the situation is horrific. no one wants to see this, no one should deserve to experience this. the worst part is in fact that we knew it was coming. could better preparation had been done? absolutely. but not when harvey formed. not when it was apparent harvey was going to make landfall, but years and decades before. houston is a huge city on a flood plain ina houston is a huge city on a flood plain in a hurricane zone. a harry kane is going to come through, rain and floods it. we've known this the decades. what more could have been done to try to make the city more resilient to a disaster that a p pa re ntly resilient to a disaster that apparently was predicted ? resilient to a disaster that apparently was predicted? houston doesn't have it extensive zoning regulations or planning. what does that mean? in terms of recognising some areas might flood or have other hazards, therefore recognising how to build buildings in that

there has been a study done by some academics at university couege done by some academics at university college londond that students from poorer backgrounds are being given, they think, poor advice on a—level choices, so they are more likely to pick vocational subjects like loan business, which prevents them from getting into elite universities, ironically to study subjects such as law. parents are advised to look online and look for advice on the subject that should be studied for the career they want. there is also led by as between types of schools and the advice that is given. look broadly and make sure you are picking the right subjects for the future. carroll, time from one quick last one. tell us about this. this is technology that is being brought to britain, and we are developing nhs expertise to do this. it is a 3-d nhs expertise to do this. it is a 3—d laser pointing measurement and modelling system. the idea is that when surgeons do hip operations, they are trying to maximise the medical benefit and minimise pain. this will hopefully help to do all of that by modelling the individual pati

he actuallylow, and came from the university college of london which is where i first met him. he asked me if i would be interested in coming there and teaching in the summer programs. it is really a fascinating curriculum, not the normal, conventional course. it is a hands-on exercise, where they put you into an application mode. an example, last year we had lawyers working with digital forensics investigators, hand in glove to go out and investigate the crime, put the evidence together, bring it to the court, and actually do a mock trial and present their evidence. this is the way you should be teaching. practicum along with fury. -- with theory. i would like to see more of that in the united states. as we move to be a more digital economy in the country, are we just asking for more problems? jeff: absolutely. if we do not get our act together, i think you will see some major catastrophes. there are a couple of things that i -- again, i like to soak box every now and then, and is a professor at you get to do that. we are very good technologically, but we cannot keep up with t

university cyber program is a good friend of mine, a german fellow and he came from the university college of london. asked me if i'd come over there and teach. the. it's a fascinating curricula. this is not the normal conventional course. this is a hands-on exercise. basically takes theory and puts it into an application mode. last year we had lawyers working with digital forensic investigators, hand in glove to go out and actually investigate the crime, put the evidence together, bring it to the court, and actually do a mock trial and present their evidence. this is the way you should be teaching. practical and theory, and it's absolutely fascinating. need to see more in the united states. >> host: as we move to be a more and more and more digital economy and country, aren't we just asking for more problems? >> guest: absolutely. if we don't get our act together, i think we'll get -- going to see some major catastrophes. so there's a couple of things i'd like to -- i'd like to soap box every now and then. as a professor you can do that. we are behind i think in a lot of things. we are very, very t

he's a german fellow, olaf manuel, and he actually came from the university college of london which is where i first met him, and he asked me if i'd be interested in coming over and teaching them in their summer programs. and it's really a fascinating curriculum because this is not the normal, conventional course. this is a hands-on exercise that takes theory and puts it into an application mode. i'll give you an example. last year we had lawyers working with digital forensics investigators, hand in glove, to go out and actually investigate the crime, put the evidence together, bring it to the court and actually do a mock trial and present their evidence. and this is, i mean, this is the way you should be teaching. pact couple along with theory -- it's a really good program. i'd like to see more of that in the united states. >> host: as we move to be a more and more and more digital economy and country, aren't we just asking for more problems? [laughter] >> guest: absolutely. we, if we don't get to our act together, i think we're going to get -- you're going to see some major, major ca

lucy is a professor of physics at university college of london. good to have you with us. won't see it there in the united kingdom. a lot of people in the state excited about this. help the viewers understand the significance of this event. it is described as a once in a lifetime eclipse. there will be another one in 2024, why is this eclipse not to miss? >> i think this one is extra special. we haven't had a total solar eclipse that was visible from the west coast to east coast since 1918. this solar eclipse is only visible in america with about 12 million people living under that path of totality and many millions more able to drive to the site. many of my kcolleagues from the uk have come across to america to see it. we will just have a fairly short time where it is clear but you have to go to america if you want to see the total solar eclipse this year. >> talk about things the scientists can learn from this particular eclipse? . >> it is very exciting. you would think with the tell scopes and ground-based tell scopes that solar eclipses wore super seeded by modern tec

scientists at cambridge university and imperial college london found that being obese or overweight increasesactive. a girl has died after a man drove a car into a pizza restaurant near paris yesterday evening. 12 other people were injured in the attack, four of them seriously. police said they're treating the incident as deliberate, but not related to terror. the driver of the car, a 32—year—old man, has been arrested. india is celebrating 70 years of independence from great britain today. the prime minister narendra modi addressed cheering crowds during a spectacular ceremony at the red fort in delhi. the nation was formed at the same time as pakistan, which held its own independence events yesterday. a pensioner who was stabbed while trying to save the life of the labour mp, jo cox, has died. bernard kenny, who was 79, was awarded the george medal for his bravery after he intervened when a right—wing extremist attacked the mp in the run—up to last year's eu referendum. mr kenny was seriously injured in the attack, but the cause of his death is not believed to be related to the incident. th

dr sohier elneil is a consultant uro—gynaecological surgeon at university college hospital london, and has been caused considerable problems by a mesh too. thank you forjoining us. one in 15 women are having her to have these implants removed. are you surprised it is that many? i'm not surprised only in as much as in my practice it seems to be the vast majority of work i'm doing increasingly. it is the first time we have got some specific figures because most of the mesh competitions and issues are often self—reported. so getting them on to our system and getting them coded accordingly has not always been easy. dealing with this huge range of competitions that occur means that i suspect we are at the tip of the iceberg. lisa, you were fitted with a vaginal mesh in 2016 and it was only watching this programme you realised that was the reason for problems you were experiencing. that's true. actually january of this year. the competitions started at the end of march. and really the eureka moment was seeing all of these convocations being shown on your show in april this year and it was a

finding the solution — this imperial college london summer school is all about raising aspirations. my parents didn't go to universityers and my peers especially have been encouraging, saying that i'm good enough and that i can do it. i don't think anyone should have external influences on how their education should turn out. i think everyone should have an equal chance. it should be fair. i don't think anyone should be left behind, for whatever reason. today's report works out that for some disadvantaged kids, the attainment gap has closed slightly over the last ten years. but when it comes to the very poorest children, it's a different picture. at the end of primary school they are on average over one year behind. but by the time they take their gcses, the gap has widened to nearly two years. that figure is slightly worse than a decade ago. and there are huge regional variations. the attainment gap is generally smaller in london, but larger in areas like the east midlands and the north. we can speculate that funding would be a factor in certain parts of the country. we know that aspirations are quite important, and

universities. scientists from cambridge and imperial college london found being obese or overweight increases yourdel chloe aileen who was kidnapped and taken to italy. here‘s some sport now with reshmin liverpool are hoping to rip reach the group stages of the champions league for the first time in three yea rs. league for the first time in three years. they are in germany this evening and jurgen klopp has made it clear the match tonight is the only thing on his mind and not the future of the leak could you. they‘ve bazillion is a target for barcelona but liverpool have rejected two bids for him before coutinho submitted a tra nsfer for him before coutinho submitted a transfer request which was dismissed. he didn‘t play at the weekend because of a back injury and the manager says he knows speculation is rife but his sole focus is on the game ahead.|j speculation is rife but his sole focus is on the game ahead. i really understand everybody is interested in this but i can‘t say i am really thinking about it. it‘s just, in this but i can‘t say i am really thinking about it. it‘sjust, i in this but

is still very rare, the royal college of emergency medicine is calling for more training of members of the public. this is newham university hospital and it's in east londont number of acid attacks in the uk. in the past five years there have been 400 cases and that is increasing all the time. we are seeing a case about every day or two, especially in this area, it seems to be a lot more frequent. and some members of the public, what should they do if they see someone with eyes burning, skin burning, what do you do. it's important to stay safe as a bystander, make sure you don't become a second victim. other than that if you can help the person by rinsing the acid off them and tap water is good for that but you need a lot of it. i would recommend using 30, a0 or 50 litres of water to get rid of the acid from someone‘s face. this is extremely important, you can make a difference to whether someone can walk away from an acid attack with just a superficial burn or be blinded for the rest of their lives. the problem is reflected across the uk. there were 400 attacks carried out. attacks carried out in the six months up to april 2017. london remains the worst

finding the solution — this imperial college london summer school is all about raising aspirations. my parents didn't go to university been encouraging, saying that i'm good enough and that i can do it. i don't think anyone should have external influences on how their education should turn out. i think everyone should have an equal chance. it should be fair. i don't think anyone should be left behind, for whatever reason. today's report works out that for some disadvantaged kids, the attainment gap has closed slightly over the last ten years. but when it comes to the very poorest children, it's a different picture. at the end of primary school they are on average over one year behind. but by the time they take their gcses, that gap has widened to nearly two years. that figure is slightly worse than a decade ago. and there are huge regional variations. the attainment gap is generally smaller in london, but larger in areas like the east midlands and the north. we can speculate that funding would be a factor in certain parts of the country. we know that aspirations are quite important, and cultural expectations as well.

finding the solution — this imperial college london summer school is all about raising aspirations. my parents didn't go to universityi can do it. i don't think anyone should have external influences on how their education should turn out. i think everyone should have an equal chance. it should be fair. i don't think anyone should be left behind, for whatever reason. today's report works out that for some disadvantaged kids, the attainment gap has closed slightly over the last ten years. but when it comes to the very poorest children, it's a different picture. at the end of primary school they are on average over one year behind. but by the time they take their gcses, the gap has widened to nearly two years. that figure is slightly worse than a decade ago. and there are huge regional variations. the attainment gap is generally smaller in london, but larger in areas like the east midlands and the north. we can speculate that funding would be a factor in certain parts of the country. we know that aspirations are quite important, and cultural expectations as well. so i think all of these things, and more, we'll be havin

low of college stu d e nts we have an all—time low of college students applying for medicine for the first time ever. st george is university in london year 2023, 2024 going to address that? what would you want to ask the health minister now in terms of making a difference to your life as a junior doctor? one of the biggest concerns we have in paediatrics is retention of current trainees. recruitment of current trainees. for the first year the royal college of paediatric soprano second round of interviews for paediatric cases because not enough people were recruited in the first round. how are we going to address that with morejunior doctors are we going to address that with more junior doctors feeling like they can‘t cope with the gaps we can‘t feel? they can‘t cope with the gaps we can't feel? thank you very much. we will be putting some of those questions to the health minister, philip don. the first point that was made, on the issue of what you‘re going to do to address the immediate crisis, training these new doctors, we won‘t see them in service for eight years? —— dunn. we won‘t see them in service for eight years? -- dunn. we

university places allocated so far has fallen. i got a star in economics, a star in maths and a in biology. how's that made you feel? i'm over the moon. i'm here at a college in east londonwhere students are coming to get the results. the general news is that most of them have got more than they expected. the bbc understands britain will look to keep visa—free travel to the uk for european visitors after brexit. they will need a permit to work, study or settle here. dozens of firefighters are tackling a huge blaze in the east end of glasgow. there are no reports of any injuries. the number of front—line prison officers in england and wales has increased by 4% according to the latest figures. also coming up, most of the historic world war ii aircraft making up the battle of britain memorial flight have been grounded. one display has already been cancelled. and production was halted on the 6th of march mission impossible film, because its star tom cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt while filming in london. this is bbc news — and these are the top good morning. it's thursday 17th august. i'm rebecca jones. welcome to bbc newsroom live. thousands of teenagers ac

university places allocated so far has fallen. i got a star in economics, a star in maths and a in biology. how's that made you feel? i'm over the moon. i'm here at a college in east london