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Engineers at Liverpool University claim that building estuary barrages in the north west could provide more thanfive per cent of the UK’s electricity.

Researchers, working in collaboration with Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, examined ways to generate electricity from tidal sources of renewable energy in the Eastern Irish Sea. The study showed that four estuary barrages, across the Solway Firth, Morecambe Bay and the Mersey and Dee estuaries, could be capable of meeting approximately half of the north-west region?s electricity needs.

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California-based Ardian, the developer of a catheter-based medicalsystem to treat hypertension, has received $47m (£32.84m) in a financing round led by US medical-device giant Medtronic.

Hypertension, which affects approximately one-third of the developed world’s adult population, significantly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and is the single most common contributor to death worldwide.

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Nintendo’s DSi, the third iteration of the DS hardware, is released in the UK on Friday, April 3 (April 5 in the US). To celebrate, we’ve got a week’s worth of content for you to enjoy over on ourcountdown calendar. A new video will be available every day, showcasing a specific feature of the new hardware. But because we’re nice, we’ve got a sneak peek at the schedule, right here.

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Nintendo has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game for DS. Instead of a boat, Link’s got a train. On the back of the train is a cannon. So you could, for a laugh, say the new Zelda game is an on-rails shooter. Besides rolling out the standard “it will please long-time fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners”, Nintendo has said absolutely squat all else about Spirit Tracks.

We could tell you that it looks every bit as sweet and lovely as Phantom Hourglass, but you can see that for yourself by watching the trailer. So, er, go ahead and watch the trailer already.

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Nintendo has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game for DS. Instead of a boat, Link’s got a train. On the back of the train is a cannon. So you could, for a laugh, say the new Zelda game is an on-rails shooter. Besides rolling out the standard “it will please long-time fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners”, Nintendo has said absolutely squat all else about Spirit Tracks.

We could tell you that it looks every bit as sweet and lovely as Phantom Hourglass, but you can see that for yourself by watching the trailer. So, er, go ahead and watch the trailer already.

(more…)

Nintendo has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game for DS. Instead of a boat, Link’s got a train. On the back of the train is a cannon. So you could, for a laugh, say the new Zelda game is an on-rails shooter. Besides rolling out the standard “it will please long-time fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners”, Nintendo has said absolutely squat all else about Spirit Tracks.

We could tell you that it looks every bit as sweet and lovely as Phantom Hourglass, but you can see that for yourself by watching the trailer. So, er, go ahead and watch the trailer already.

(more…)

Nintendo has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game for DS. Instead of a boat, Link’s got a train. On the back of the train is a cannon. So you could, for a laugh, say the new Zelda game is an on-rails shooter. Besides rolling out the standard “it will please long-time fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners”, Nintendo has said absolutely squat all else about Spirit Tracks.

We could tell you that it looks every bit as sweet and lovely as Phantom Hourglass, but you can see that for yourself by watching the trailer. So, er, go ahead and watch the trailer already.

(more…)

Nintendo has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game for DS. Instead of a boat, Link’s got a train. On the back of the train is a cannon. So you could, for a laugh, say the new Zelda game is an on-rails shooter. Besides rolling out the standard “it will please long-time fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners”, Nintendo has said absolutely squat all else about Spirit Tracks.

We could tell you that it looks every bit as sweet and lovely as Phantom Hourglass, but you can see that for yourself by watching the trailer. So, er, go ahead and watch the trailer already.

(more…)

Nintendo has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game for DS. Instead of a boat, Link’s got a train. On the back of the train is a cannon. So you could, for a laugh, say the new Zelda game is an on-rails shooter. Besides rolling out the standard “it will please long-time fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners”, Nintendo has said absolutely squat all else about Spirit Tracks.

We could tell you that it looks every bit as sweet and lovely as Phantom Hourglass, but you can see that for yourself by watching the trailer. So, er, go ahead and watch the trailer already.

(more…)

Nintendo has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game for DS. Instead of a boat, Link’s got a train. On the back of the train is a cannon. So you could, for a laugh, say the new Zelda game is an on-rails shooter. Besides rolling out the standard “it will please long-time fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners”, Nintendo has said absolutely squat all else about Spirit Tracks.

We could tell you that it looks every bit as sweet and lovely as Phantom Hourglass, but you can see that for yourself by watching the trailer. So, er, go ahead and watch the trailer already.

(more…)