That is a purely computational study, with zero experimental backing, and done at a PFA concentration about 100000000000 times higher than found in waste water (they handled 43 water molecules with one PFA molecule, the relevant environmental concentrations are in the ppb/ppt range).

Implemented by a simple software update for the signal processor?

The ban only applies to public roads and places. If you keep all the litter on your property (i.e. no firing of rockets into the sky which then land onto somebody's head outside, but you can still detonate firecrackers in your living room, if you are inclined to) you are free to continue.

The environmental impact from fine dust as result of the burns is most significant. Estimates are 3-4% of the critical micro dust load in German cities over a years is created in the 4 hours around midnight New Years Eve. The air in the cities is definitely not healthy these nights.

An undergrad public presentation exercise talk giving a shallow overview about the state of the theory (with zero own contributions, and him being in a field where it is highly unlikely that he will ever be able to contribute anything of value) is blown up into a full Slashdot topic?

These artificial leaves did *NOT* "produce" drugs. It was just shown that they can perform a *single* photooxidation step on a complex, externally synthesized and provided precursor molecule. They can execute a *single* reaction from the sequence of dozens needed to build the drug molecule from simple starting materials. And the standard versions of the in-leaf reactions can be executed in technical photoreactors in a much more controlled and scalable fashion. This is just a proof of concept, certainly interesting technology, but decades away from a possible production application.

these bullet-style wounds are not found because those who are hit by the particle also spontaneously combust and burst into flames? ;-)

This was the last mission where the astronaut crew (not the agency) had naming rights for their mission modules. Since the astronaut-picked names became less and less PR-compatible over the series of the Apollo flights, this right was taken away from them before the Big Event. Only the names of the modules of Apollo 11 and later were selected by NASA heads (who were switched into full patriotic mode beforehand).

Don't forget that the stiffed his bail donors, reneging on his promise to stand trial, and thus the bail was confiscated. Supposedly, some of the donors are really pissed of, and have the means to aggressively pursue repayment (including, for example, the option to put a lien on the proceeds of any future book deals, etc. he might be offered). With interest, his debt is now to the tune of several million pounds. As soon as the first civil suit in this matter hits the courts, he will most likely have to surrender his passport because he certainly is a flight risk. I expect that will happen in the next days.

The device used to get to this type of pressure is called a diamond anvil press/cell (see wikipedia) And no, there is no way to use such a device outside a very specialized lab.

Perfect solid mixing is practically impossible with non-professional equipment. It starts with requiring all grains to be far smaller than the lethal dose, and no accumulation in layers, nooks of the apparatus, etc. Liquid mixing is better, but also more complicated on second sight - i.e. you should use a clean room to exclude dust particles which could selectively adsorb the active substance in lethal concentration, and then end up in the pill. Not exactly the type of set-up you would expect in a backyard operation.

Please understand what a patent protection provides, and what not.

A patent only prevents the commercial exploitation of the protected patent topic by competitors. It explicitly does *not* prevent *anybody* from studying and researching the patent matter, even with the explicit aim to circumvent the patent, to understand the issue beyond what is disclosed in the patent, or the commercialization of development results designed to avoid the patent matter.

For decades, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, Ceres, Astraea, Hebe, Iris, Flora, Metis, Hygiea, Parthenope, Victoria, Egeria, Irene and Eunomia were officially classified as planets. Until a new planet definition was widely accepted in 1854. And once more, the book authors were not part of the process. Therefore, this needs to be rewound, and the planetary status voted publicly upon on Facebook!

In Europe, about a dozen advanced sunscreen compounds (which avoid many of the shortcomings and dangers of older substances) are approved which are not yet (after more than 10 years of delays) FDA-certified.

https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i20/Decade-FDA-Still-Wont-Allow.html

The Ramazzini Institute has been publishing dubious studies for more than a decade. They have been accused of data fabrication and deliberate misinterpretation of their own source data (which they tend to keep under wraps even to government institutions) on multiple occasions, and most often publish on environmental and health topics which already got a lot of press (glyphosate, aspartam, methanol, now cell tower radiation). EPA, its Euro equivalent and other reputable institutions have more or less ceased taking these studies seriously (and not just since the new administration took office) and are actively reviewing and updating their older reports which referenced data from that source: http://www.epaarchive.cc/node/92139.html

Given this history, I am really skeptical wrt this new study.