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Scientists engaged with the LHC collider in Geneva ended 2011 with a cautious disclosure, that they may have seen signs of the Higgs boson – an hypothetical energy field that would further explain the composition of matter. … Read More »
In a busy week for Australian achievers, the singer, song-writer and actor Kylie Minogue received a high honour from a British university, and the ANU astrophysicist Brian Schmidt shared the Nobel Prize for Physics.
GOOD ONE KYLIE MINOGUE
Kylie Minogue, 43, received an Honorary Doctorate in Health Science from the Anglia Ruskin University at Chelmsford in England (6.10.11). … Read More »
Beyond the clutter of human activity in space, closer to the Earth, two events of the last week gave a reminder of the efforts being made by humankind to probe beyond the solar system. … Read More »
If you are on the phone for half an hour a day, it is possible that in ten years it will cause you to have cancer of the acoustic nerve or brain. … Read More »
Fresh agitation emerged this month over mobile phones, with the Council of Europe recommending a ban on them – along with WiFi * networks– in schools. … Read More »
Fifty years after a man first went into space, science was battling with the danger of a busted nuclear plant; thoughts of terror still lurked in Northern Ireland; bans were imposed on burkas, and the country of Iran; accusations followed in the awful aftermath of the subway bombing in Minsk, and one of London’s most egregiously intrusive tabloid newspapers, has had to say “sorry”.
Ministers from the European Union countries have agreed (21.3.11) to a program of “stress tests” on nuclear reactors as a move to protect against accidents.
The move has got a sceptical response from nuclear opponents, including Greenpeace which has put out a list of problem plants in the EU; while in Japan, the battle continued to quell the dire problem which stirred up so much recent concern. … Read More »