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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 4 sec.) ; 163603771 bytes |
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The powerful new fusion reactor that could save the world; hook worms to the rescue of Coeliac disease sufferers; how to make a metamorphic rock; and penguins living on the edge of suburbia.Future of FusionNuclear fusion - where energy is obtained by joining atoms together rather than splitting them as happens in the more conventional fission reactor - promises to provide unlimited clean energy for the future. At a time when fossil fuel reduction is of the utmost priority to the world, could this technology save us from future global warming? Graham Phillips heads to Europe to find out just where nuclear fusion research is at. Hook WormsWe all love to dine out but how hard would it be if you couldn't eat anything with wheat, rye, barley or oats in it? All these products contain gluten - the protein responsible for Coeliac disease. 1 in 100 Australians have this autoimmune disease and they would do almost anything to be able to eat a slice of bread again. Jonica Newby meets some brave souls who are hooking into some surprising medical research.The Dirt On RocksBernie Hobbs taps into the fundamentals of creating metamorphic rocks. Given that all you really need is some old seafood and heaps of pressure and heat, Bernie has a go at transforming limestone into marble - all it takes is one mighty serious oven.Penguin PerilSydneysiders are lucky enough to have little penguins living right on their doorstep. Found nesting in burrows along the rocks on Sydney Harbour's foreshores, these little penguins also wander into nearby backyards and houses. One colony at Manly is listed as endangered. Resident Surfing Scientist, Ruben Meerman, meets a dedicated team of volunteers determined to preserve them |
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Broadcast 2010-02-18 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Birds -- Protection.
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Celiac disease.
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Metamorphic rocks.
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Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects.
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Nuclear fusion -- Research.
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Penguins.
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Australia.
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Europe.
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Streaming video
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Blackwell, Boyd, contributor
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Croese, John, contributor
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Dawson, James, contributor
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Green, Barry, contributor
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Hobbs, Bernie, reporter
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Howard, John, contributor
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Meerman, Ruben, reporter
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Newby, Jonica, reporter
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Noonan, Judy, contributor
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Phillips, Graham, host
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Treichler, Angelika, contributor
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