Showing England's world cup qualifier against Ukraine exclusively online is a bold move, but one big question remains - just how good will it look?

While the people behind the broadcast claim it will look great even when viewed on a TV, anyone who has ever watched online video will beg to differ.

In an age where high definition is quickly becoming the norm, most broadband connections just simply aren't fast or reliable enough. For comedy youtube videos it is great, and for most dramas and comedy shows it is fine (Although the BBC must be applauded here for its HD streams on iPlayer, which are simply stunning - if you have a fast enough connection).

But as an advert for online video, the England game could fail horribly, and seriously dent the future of internet TV. For users on anything but the fastest net connections, it is almost inevitable it will turn into 90 minutes of spot the ball, for which you will be forced to pay upto £12. Given most people won't have superfast connections, they are likely to see choppy video, where it is virtually impossible to see the ball - is this really the brave new world for football fans?

It might be a great advert for broadband providers desperate to flog their fastest and most expensive packages, but for the average fan it seems likely to end in disappointment.

Science Minister Lord Drayson has been at the forefront of twitter usage within government, and on sunday proved just how powerful the medium can be.

The internet was awash with talk that the UK was planning to pull out of CERN, the scientific body behind the invention of the web and the Large Hadron Collider. The story, which appeared in The Sunday Times, sparked outrage among twitter users, with an instant campaign being set up to lobby Lord Drayson, Minister For Science and Innovation, on the matter.

However, little did the protesters expect what happened next - an amazing display of openness from the government.

First, Lord Drayson pointed out that the sheer number of tweets he'd received on the subject were effectively cutting him off from twitter, but pledged to investigate. "I'd appreciate a break from the twitter blizzard I'm getting re CERN rumour. Message recv'd I assure you all," he told the microblogging service.

Just hours later, he issued an outright denial of the story.

"I have got 2 the bottom of CERN rumour. It is complete rubbish. STFC have no plans 2 exit CERN. Period." he told followers.

While much has been written about twitter coming of age, this is one of the most impressive displays I've seen of twitter being used to engage with the public - let's hope @lorddrayson can convince some of his colleagues to do the same in future.

The news that the Natural History Museum is to begin moving specimens into its new £78m Darwin Centre, which will eventually hold 20 million items from its collection, is a huge boost for what many regard as one of the most out of touch of the Capital's museums.
While the blue whale and the iconic Dippy the Diplodocus skeleton that greets visitors are still amazing, the NHM has struggled to shed its image as a museum of glass cabinets, particularly with the Science Museum's ultra hi-tech displays just next door.
In its defence, it has tried.
The outdoor butterfly exhibits, the ice skating rink and the current Darwin exhibition show a new, open side to the museum, and one that is sorely needed.
On a recent tour of the Darwin centre, however, it's obvious that these changes are just the beginning.
The new building is light, airy and gives a real sense of seeing the NHM's 300 scientists at work.
In  September, when the public are allowed in, they will be able to see into the 'cocoon' at the heart of the centre, and see the museum's collection of 20 million specimens.
More importantly, they will be able to see the scientists at work, both in the cocoon and the glass fronted meeting rooms and labs in the surrounding building.
This is the key the 'new' Natural History Museum.
More than a museum, it is set to reinvent itself as a hub for scientific research, and more importantly, as a place to engage the public in this research. A small lecture theatre will see scientists coming out from behind their lab walls to speak to visitors, and (assuming they have some public speaking skills, of course) this could be the Museum's secret weapon. The researchers I have spoken to have all been incredibly switched on, and with the kind of enthusiasm that you only find in someone who truly loves their chosen field.
In letting these people loose on visiting schoolchildren, we may just see the Natural History Museum giving its neighbours a run for their money.

All over London, a new subculture is emerging. Artists, engineers and even the odd journalist are ripping apart electronic toys, reprogramming them and creating entirely new gadgets.
Last weekend, I decided to join the budding Heath Robinsons, known as tinkerers, by taking part in a weekend workshop learning their ways.
At an ungodly hour on Saturday, I arrived at the London Knowledge Lab, an offshoot of the University of London. There, I was equipped with the tools of the trade - an electronic breadboard, a bag of components, and a piece of kit known as an arduino.
The arduino is essentially a mini computer that can act on sensors - anything from a light collector to a command from a web site - and then trigger a series of events you program in. Look at any recent electronic art installation, and the chances are behind the scenes there's an arduino running it.
Our first task was to get our new toy to simply flashing a blinking LED by building an electronic circuit then programming the arduino to control it. Within minutes, we'd moved on to flashing and dimming the light, and controlling it via a light sensor.
On the second day, we were set free to build our own projects. Mine, rather ambitiously as it turned out, was to create a sensor for a home electricity meter that would drive a motorised pointer on the wall to reflect how much power was being used by my vast collection of gadgets.
On reflection, I should probably have stuck with the flashing light we'd built the day before, but nonetheless the tutors were very patient in explaining exactly how it might work (And no, mine didn't work by the end of the day - although amazingly, after a bit more messing about at home, it now does).
My fellow tinkerers built everything from musical instruments controlled by the wave of a hand to a hi tech light that changed colour as you waved your hand over it.
The company behind the weekend, tinker, admit they have been amazed by the response, and so far have run and sold out seven of the beginners workshops, and also run regular pub meetings for enthusiasts, as well as more advanced classes.
There's something oddly organic and lo-tech about the whole movement - it's about recycling, essentially, and old toys, computers and even home appliances form the basis of many of the gadgets created. While they are pushing the boundaries of art and electronic installation, they are doing it all with kit that might once have run a child's toy or controlled a kettle - and in a world where the launch of a new mobile phone can create headlines around the world, it's an approach that's very refreshing.
It might seem an unusual way to spend the weekend (and admittedly you'd need to be a bit of a nerd in the first place to consider it), but I'd highly recommend breaking out the resistors and capacitors and giving it a go.

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