The radium century

Article Abstract:

The United Kingdom must establish a research unit to compile and secure information regarding areas used in the past as radium sites to facilitate cleanup. The establishment of formal records appears to be the biggest challenge as shown by past pressures exerted by developers and financiers to oppose the proposals for an official Contaminated Land Register. However, the after-effects of radium should not be ignored since the legacy of the radium industry still exists in the form of contaminated land and buildings, waste and products.

Laws, regulations and rules, Radium, Radioactive waste sites

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21st century toolmaking

Article Abstract:

The UK's new, 1 million pounds sterling Centre of Excellence in Advanced Toolmaking has been established by Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College in High Wycombe to provide essential training for UK toolmakers. The centre, headed by Graham Bennett, is easily accessible by most of Britain's toolmaking companies and will also provide a 'life long' education service to help them compete in the 21st century's global marketplace.

Education, Tool industry

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A century of X-rays

Article Abstract:

German scientist Wilhelm Roentgen serendipitously discovered X-rays in 1895. Roentgen's discovery paved the way for the development of X-rays as an effective and useful method of diagnosing a wide range of ailments. However, Roentgen's discovery may not have happened had it not been for other pioneers such as Francis Hauksbee, H. Geissler and William Crookes who developed portions of Roentgen's experiments.

Editorial, History, Discovery and exploration, X-rays, Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad

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