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UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out
Society, Politics & Law

UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out

...based both in the EU and outside − that provide parts, fuel and raw materials. When the UK leaves Euratom, this trade will be contrary to international law. Tom Greatrex, chief executive of the Nuclear Industries Association, which represents 260 companies, says: “There is scope for real and considerable disruption.” Nuclear materials The Euratom safeguards are...
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What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?
Society, Politics & Law

What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?

...based coalition on ideological grounds, this leaves the possibility of a so-called Jamaica coalition of CDU/CSU, FDP and the Greens (the parties’ traditional colours of black, green and yellow tally with the Jamaican flag). However, this option is no foregone conclusion and could prove very unpopular with voters. All roads lead to Merkel Despite the consistency of the...
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Catalonia: What happens now?
Society, Politics & Law

Catalonia: What happens now?

...base will be horrified by the current crisis. Around 1,000 companies are moving their headquarters out of Catalonia amid the recent instability, which may also further dent support for the avowedly pro-business PDeCAT. It’s possible that its radical left bedfellows the ERC will emerge as the dominant pro-independence force in the December election. The pro-Spain camp...
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How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?
History & The Arts

How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?

...based scholar and Owen biographer Dominic Hibberd first floated this suggestion in 2003, but it was never corroborated. A hole in one Returning to Edinburgh, I checked maps of the era again to confirm there was no other route between Craiglockhart War Hospital and Baberton Golf Club than the two roads which still exist today. Again I checked the distances. Both routes sat...
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Heritage in war
History & The Arts

Heritage in war

...based on the 1954 ‘Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict’, which was supplemented by two protocols (in 1954 and 1999). Articles 4.1 and 4.2 are as follows: 1. The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect cultural property situated within their own territory as well as within the territory of other High Contracting...
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Multipoint cutting (rotational)
Science, Maths & Technology

Multipoint cutting (rotational)

...based alloys Carbide-tipped Hard steels, high volume production of cast iron and aluminium, reinforced plastics Solid carbide- and diamond-impregnated Very hard steels and composites containing glass, graphite, boron and Kevlar Milling Materials are limited to those with a hardness less than the milling cutter, and should have the minimum ductility. Materials up to 320 Hv...
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How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?
Science, Maths & Technology

How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?

...based on available resources. Will regular tests to control cancer progression be still offered? Some patients depend on regular tests to monitor the progression of their cancer and/or the efficacy of their treatment. One example is for prostate cancer, where prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests are employed for cancer detection and for post-treatment monitoring to...
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Flame cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Flame cutting

...based powder is injected into the oxygen stream. Cutting torches can be hand-held, but are frequently used in conjunction with high precision, numerically controlled guiding machines. Production rates depend on material thickness and composition, nozzle design, oxygen pressure and purity and “quality” of cut required. Production rates can be improved by “stock...
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