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Science Show - 2009-10-31

Science Show - 2009-10-31

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DATE : Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000
Entered in Database : 2009-10-30 14:00:00
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Coal: beyond burning Australia, like many countries, has vast resources of coal, but what can we do with it if we don´t burn it? Why burn coal? Could our vast supplies of Australian coal be used other than for running power stations? How about a chemical or plastics industry, or as a fertiliser on the land? The Science Show will review the options and ask for your input on the possibilities; the Prime Minister´s prizes for science announced this week. The Prime Minister's prizes for science Electrical engineer Dr John O´Sullivan, the inventor of high-speed networking known as WiFi, was the recipient of the Prime Minister´s Prize for Science for 2009. Other winners included Amanda Barnard for her work in nanotechnology and Michael Cowley for his research into metabolism and obesity. The prizes were present by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at a ceremony in Canberra this week. Alternative uses of coal Could our vast supplies of Australian coal be used other than for running power stations? In this special Science Show series, Coal: beyond burning, we´ll review the options and ask for your input on the possibilities.

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