When Jurby prison opened the then home affairs minister said he hoped the new building would design out undesirable behaviour.

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Understanding such social behaviour may hint at ways to design other sorts of superconducting material or even, paradoxically, better insulators.

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If the aesthetics of house design can be improved then a vicious circle currently depressing our house building behaviour can be disrupted.

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Still, nomadic work requires other big adjustments in the culture of an organisation and the behaviour of its individuals, says Mr Ware of the Work Design Collaborative.

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