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Submission + - UK scientists designing cement to safely store nuclear waste for 100,000 years (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 14, 2016 @08:36AM

An anonymous reader writes: A team of British scientists are working on designing a form of cement which could safely withstand the harmful effects of nuclear waste for thousands of years. The team at the UK's synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source, said the project will be vital as Britain looks to expand on its nuclear industry.

The team believe the new material is 50% better at reducing the impact of radiation than current storage solutions. The government is set to choose a location of where to store the estimated 300,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste which is estimated to have been accumulated by the UK by 2030.

Submission + - British politicians delete negative Wikipedia descriptions before election (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @05:52AM

EwanPalmer writes: The Wikipedia pages of dozens of UK politicians had references to sex scandals, fraud and opposition to same sex marriage removed in the run up to the UK general election.
Dozens of MPs had negative aspects of their online biographies removed or altered prior to the election in a bid to make them more electable.
The changes include several instances of MPs' expense claim scandals being removed, as well as details of arrests and the use of "chauffeur-driven cars".
The edits were made using computers with IP addresses registered from inside parliament.

Submission + - Audi creates 'fuel of the future' using just carbon dioxide and water (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Monday April 27, 2015 @08:17AM

EwanPalmer writes: German car manufacturer Audi says it has created the "fuel of the future" made solely from water, carbon dioxide and renewable sources.

The synthetic "e-diesel" was made following a commissioning phase of just four months at a plant in Dresden, Germany. Germany's federal minister of education and research, Dr Johanna Wanka, said she has already used the fuel in her Audi A8, and the company hopes to produce at least 160 liters of the crystal clear fuel every day in the coming months.

Submission + - 'Godfather of Ecstasy' Sasha Shulgin Dies Aged 88 (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @06:34AM

EwanPalmer writes: Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, the chemist, pharmacologist and author known for popularizing the drug MDMA as well as creating and synthesizing hundreds of psychoactive drugs, has died aged 88.

Shulgin was known for discovering, creating and personally testing hundreds of psychoactive chemicals and documenting the results, along with his wife, in his books and papers.

He is also known for introducing the positive aspects of MDMA to psychologists, which in term helped it become a popular recreational drug in the 1980s.

Submission + - GoPro Project Claims Technology is Making People Lose Empathy for Homeless (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @12:22PM

EwanPalmer writes: A project involving GoPro cameras and people living on the streets of San Francisco has suggests technology is making people feel less compassionate towards the homeless.

Started by Kevin F Adler, the Homeless GoPro project aims to “build empathy through a first-hand perspective” by strapping one of the cameras onto homeless volunteers to document their lives and daily interactions.
One of the volunteers, Adam Reichart, said he believes it is technology which is stopping people feel sympathy towards people living on the street as it’s easier to have “less feelings when you're typing something” than looking at them in the eye

Submission + - Scientists 'Tricked' Into Appearing in Geocentric Universe Documentary (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @08:17AM

EwanPalmer writes: Three scientists and Star Trek actress Kate Mulgrew say they were duped into appearing in a controversial documentary which claims the Earth is the center of the Universe.

The Principle, a film which describes itself as "destined to become one of the most controversial films of our time”, argues the long-debunked theory of geocentrism – where the earth is the center of the Universe and the Sun resolves around it – is true and Nasa has tried to cover it up.

The film features the narration of actress Mulgrew, who played the part of captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek Voyager, as well as three prominent scientists.

Submission + - Scientists Have 'High Chance' of Cloning 43,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Friday March 14, 2014 @07:55AM

EwanPalmer writes: Scientists in Siberia have claimed they have a "good chance" of cloning a woolly mammoth which has been frozen for the past 43,000 years.

The team believe they can extract DNA taken from the blood of the animal to mix it with that of an elephant. However, the team have also spoke of the ethical dilemmas of bringing back to life an animal which became extinct thousands of years ago.

Submission + - China Deploys Satellites in Search For Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Monday March 10, 2014 @12:21PM

EwanPalmer writes: China has begun using its orbiting satellites in a bid to find the missing Malaysian Airlines flight.

The Xi'an Satellite Monitor and Control Center is said to have launched an emergency response to search for Flight MH370 after it went off radar over the South China Sea in the early hours of Saturday. The center is reported to have adjusted up to 10 of its high-res satellites to help search for the plane.

Submission + - First LSD Test in 40 Years Reveal Drug Helps Terminal Patients Prepare for Death (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @11:10AM

EwanPalmer writes: The first controlled LSD study in more than 40 years reveals the drug could be used to help people with terminal illnesses deal better with death.

The study, published in the Journal of nervous and Mental Disease, showed that 12 people who agreed to take the banned hallucinogenic drug during therapy sessions felt "significant reductions in anxiety" about their lives ending.

Submission + - YouTube to Remove Scientist's Account who Debunked AIDS Deniers Movie (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by EwanPalmer on Monday February 17, 2014 @11:46AM

EwanPalmer writes: YouTube is threatening to remove the account of a scientist who made a series of videos debunking claims made in an Aids denialist movie over copyright infringement disagreement.

Myles Power is claiming the producers of controversial 2009 documentary House of Numbers are attempting to censor him by submitting bogus DMCA claims against him. He says his movies do not breach copyright laws because his films are educational and therefore fair use. The 'AIDS denialist' documentary makers say they instead amounted to “propaganda”.

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