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“Even the most dedicated fans can see how much of a target Skins has been over the years. Appearing like a dream come true for advertisers wanting to appeal to a rebellious teen audience, at the same time horrifying their parents, it was pitched as a tawdry sex and drugs fest simply after titillation and ill-advised wish-fulfilment for its impressionable young audience.

But for those that gave it a chance, wondrous moments of entertainment lay in wait. The sex, drugs and wish-fulfilment were all there, but simply provided a backdrop for a ground-breaking and unique exploration of youth and growing up as a teenager in the UK.  Like its characters, Skins was raw and uneven, but it was also sincere and endearing.

Though I doubt its many detractors will ever be converted, these moments are the ones that made me, and so many others, fiercely love the show for its huge heart and bold storytelling…”

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Scientists claim to have invented their own version of Doctor Who’s famous sonic screwdriver.

The Dundee University researchers have created a machine which uses ultrasound to lift and rotate a rubber disc floating in a cylinder of water.

It is said to be the first time ultrasound waves have been used to turn objects rather than simply push them.

The study could help make surgery using ultrasound techniques more precise, the physicists said.

Ultrasound waves could already be made to push objects and scientists believed they could also turn them - but the Dundee University team claims to have now proved it.

They used energy from an ultrasound array to form a beam that can both carry momentum to push away an object in its path and, by using a beam shaped like a helix or vortex, cause the object to rotate.

The results of the sonic screwdriver experiment will be published in the American Physical Society’s journal Physical Review Letters.