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Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Material World: 15/09/2011

15/09/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 15/09/2011

Quentin Cooper reports from the British Science Association Festival in Bradford.

From the British Science Festival in Bradford, Quentin Cooper reports on thorium reactors, plants to clean up explosives, lie detection, ethical tissue and artificial volcanoes.

Quentin Cooper reports from the British Science Festival in Bradford on nuclear power from thorium, plants to clean up explosives residues, lie detection through facial expression, ethical use of human tissue and geoengineering with artificial volcanoes to counter global warming.

Producer: Martin Redfern.

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