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Fears Hurricane Helene has disrupted supply of critical material used for computer chips | Science & Tech News
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Fears are growing of a serious disruption to the global semiconductor industry, after Hurricane Helene knocked out a facility that provides a critical ingredient for the manufacture of the silicon wafers that are turned into the chips inside all the world’s computers. Sky News has been told that Sibelco, the world’s biggest provider of high-purity…
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‘Exciting’ discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than trees | Climate News
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Scientists have hailed the “exciting” discovery of a type of porous material that can store carbon dioxide. The material is made up of hollow cage-like molecules that have high storage capabilities for greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur hexafluoride – a more potent gas that can last thousands of years in the atmosphere.…
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The once wonder material reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete will cause chaotic start to academic year | Science & Tech News
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During the post-war building boom of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) was something of a wonder material. Filled with bubbles of air, the material is about a quarter of the weight of normal reinforced concrete. RAAC was seen as ideal for shaping into lighter, pre-formed concrete components used in the…
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Most extreme online child sexual abuse material doubles in two years – with babies and toddlers among the victims | UK News
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Newborn babies and toddlers are among the victims of the most severe online sexual abuse, with the amount of the most extreme material doubling in the last two years, a new report has found. In 2022, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) took action to remove or block 51,369 web pages containing Category A child sexual…
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Nuclear waste: Public to have a say on plans to bury radioactive material | Science & Tech News
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Scientists hoping to bury nuclear waste deep underground have vowed that plans will not go ahead without local support. Highly radioactive material equivalent in size to 6,500 double-decker buses is currently stored above ground at 20 sites around the UK. Some silos are beginning to deteriorate with age. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), a government agency,…
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Online Safety Bill: Social media sites will no longer have to take down ‘legal but harmful’ material in amendment | Politics News
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Social media sites will no longer have to take down material designated “legal but harmful” as part of the government’s proposed plans for online safety. The Online Safety Bill will be amended and the controversial – but key – measure removed before it is set to go back to parliament next week after repeated delays.…