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Increase in homes 'at risk' from radon gas
It exposes children in affected homes to higher levels of radiation than workers at the Sellafield nuclear re-processing plant. Neil Mccoll of the HPA’s Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental
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'Afterglow' of Big Bang captured by satellite
Yesterday, the European Space Agency released the first image of the entire sky taken by the Planck satellite which was launched last year with the aim of mapping the cosmic microwave background radiation – the afterglow… -
How to regulate climate control
The term for these ideas is climate geoengineering, specifically solar radiation management (SRM). Other methods include whitening clouds, shooting mirrors into space and cloaking the Sahara in reflective material. -
How to regulate climate control
The term for these ideas is climate geoengineering, specifically solar radiation management (SRM). Other methods include whitening clouds, shooting mirrors into space and cloaking the Sahara in reflective material. - View radiation visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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Space telescope captures images of Big Bang's 'afterglow'
Picking up cosmic microwaves makes it possible to see the "afterglow" of radiation produced by the Big Bang that gave birth to the universe around 14 billion years ago. The radiation was released as the first atoms were… -
Oliver Gillie: Time to abandon this outdated view on staying out of the sun
Suncream blocks the action of UVB (shortwave ultraviolet radiation from the sun) – so blocking synthesis of vitamin D with loss of protection against cancer – while UVA (longwave radiation), which seems to carry the main… -
Peru inventor 'whitewashes' peaks to slow glacier melt
The idea is based on the simple scientific principle that changing the albedo (a measure of how strongly an object reflects light) of a surface by whitening it means that it does not absorb so much heat and emit infra-red… -
Apple hit with lawsuit over iPhone 4 antenna woes
A posting online at jobs.apple.com said the company is looking for experienced engineers "able to design antennas suitable for wireless handheld devices with excellent radiation performance. Apple's iPhone 4 launched a week… -
Album: I Am Kloot, Sky at Night (Shepherd Moon)
DOWNLOAD THIS Northern Skies; To The Brink; Radiation As ever, the prevailing moods are of regret, romantic enervation and resignation, with a veneer of crepuscular, Hawley-esque melancholy settling over songs such as "To… -
S.Korean human rights body opposes airport body scanners
Moreover, international health organisations have warned that radiation from the machines was harmful, it said. The National Human Rights Commission recommended that the transport ministry cancel its plan to introduce the…
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'Afterglow' of Big Bang captured by satellite
Yesterday, the European Space Agency released the first image of the entire sky taken by the Planck satellite which was launched last year with the aim of mapping the cosmic microwave background radiation – the afterglow of… -
Space telescope captures images of Big Bang's 'afterglow'
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Today Leicester. But in 2018… Mars
Sport
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SW19 diary: Martina roots for Henin
Navratilova, 53, has just completed a six-week course of radiation treatment for breast cancer that was diagnosed earlier this year. Basically I'm cancer-free now and you're encouraged to be very active during and after radiation. -
Martina Navratilova: 'I cried for a minute, then I knew I had to put the…
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Inside Lines: No baloney! Maloney says his X-factor will KO Griffin
Arts and Entertainment
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Album: I Am Kloot, Sky at Night (Shepherd Moon)
DOWNLOAD THIS Northern Skies; To The Brink; Radiation As ever, the prevailing moods are of regret, romantic enervation and resignation, with a veneer of crepuscular, Hawley-esque melancholy settling over songs such as "To The… -
The Greatest Show on Earth, By Richard Dawkins
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A Nuclear Family Vacation, By Nathan Hodge & Sharon Weinberger
Opinion
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Oliver Gillie: Time to abandon this outdated view on staying out of the sun
Suncream blocks the action of UVB (shortwave ultraviolet radiation from the sun) – so blocking synthesis of vitamin D with loss of protection against cancer – while UVA (longwave radiation), which seems to carry the main… -
Matthew Norman: Poor Clegg. Damned if he did…
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Alex Deane: Demolish the myth that safety, in and of itself, is an absolute good
Lifestyle
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Increase in homes 'at risk' from radon gas
It exposes children in affected homes to higher levels of radiation than workers at the Sellafield nuclear re-processing plant. Neil Mccoll of the HPA’s Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental -
Apple hit with lawsuit over iPhone 4 antenna woes
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No link between infant cancer and phone masts
Travel
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S.Korean human rights body opposes airport body scanners
Moreover, international health organisations have warned that radiation from the machines was harmful, it said. The National Human Rights Commission recommended that the transport ministry cancel its plan to introduce the… -
NASA confirms humanoid space mission
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US warns of risks of identical airport security measures
Money
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Wind, sun, earth or water: greener ways to fuel home
Solar electricity systems use photovoltaic cells to convert solar radiation into electricity.What you'll need: In both cases, you'll need several square metres of south-east to south-west facing roof or wall space that is…
Student
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A technological powerhouse to rival MIT and Oxbridge
The final group comprises two research organisations, the European Synchrotron Radiation "Giant is the co-ordination of an existing place, not the creation of a place," says Thierry Grange, director of the Grenoble Ecole de… -
On the big screen: Radiography is getting the respect it deserves
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Physics and Health care
Environment
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How to regulate climate control
The term for these ideas is climate geoengineering, specifically solar radiation management (SRM). Other methods include whitening clouds, shooting mirrors into space and cloaking the Sahara in reflective material. -
How to regulate climate control
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Peru inventor 'whitewashes' peaks to slow glacier melt