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1/6. Quentin Cooper reflects on the latest technology in mirrors. He visits the Steward Mirror Lab in Arizona to look at some of the problems faced and solutions sought in creating giant-sized mirrors for the world's largest telescopes. And how the enormous parabolic mirrors in the French Pyrenees are helping scientists to harness and focus the intensity Of the sun.

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Presenter:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Julian Mayers
Source: Radio Times

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