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Ancient Egyptian Tech May Be Key To Printing 3D Ceramics 138

Zothecula writes "We like to think of technology as always being forward looking. It's supposed to be about nanoparticles and the Cloud, not steam engines and the telephone exchange. But every now and again the past reaches out, taps the 21st century on the shoulder and says, 'Have a look at this.' That's what happened to Professor Stephen Hoskins, Director of the University of West England, Bristol's Centre for Fine Print Research. He is currently working on a way of printing 3D ceramics that are self-glazing, thanks to a 7,000-year old technology from ancient Egypt."

Comment Re:Why is that even possible? (Score 1) 445

BLACK HOLES, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! According to a scientist/spokesman for CERN interviewed on PBS Evening News the day before the LHC was to go into operation, he claimed that there was nothing to worry about. They do indeed expect black holes to form, but they will disappear almost instantly, and furthermore he explained that these black holes are created in nature all the time. Past our atmosphere in space these particles are moving at the speed of light banging one another all the time, nothing to worry about. What they're excited about is that this will be the first time that the black holes will be created in the lab under controlled conditions. The Atlantic had a cr*ppy article on the dangers of the project and in a very flippant manner explained that we may all die once the switch was turned on, another example of an irresponsible piece written just for sensationalism.

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