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BBC Inside Science

Blood Clot Cure, Synthetic Fuels and Coal Mine Heat Pumps

BBC Inside Science

BBC

Technology, Science

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Vic Gill talks to scientists who have cured a vaccine-induced blood clot patient, and meets a former top F1 chief engineer who wants to transform the fuel industry. Scientists in Vienna have been continuing to look at the rare blood clots associated with the AZ Covid-19 vaccination. Paul Knoebl describes to Vic his paper describing the diagnosis and successful treatment of a patient who developed a fever whilst skiing six days after taking it. Whilst the side effect is still condsidered incredibly rare, Paul tells Vic that a relatively simple cure - after early diagnosis - should remove any lingering hesitancy of taking a vaccine. The Science Museum reopened this week with a new exhibition looking at the science of Carbon Capture. Inside Science took former Formula One technical champ Paddy Lowe to have a look round. He is interested in Carbon Capture because he has started a new company - Zero Petroleum - that aims to do nothing less than kick start a synthetic (hydrocarbon) fuel revolution. Using carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere, he and colleague Prof Nilay Shah believe they can use renewable electricity and other feedstocks to tranform captured carbon into fuels, and create a whole new petrochemical supply that could close the loop on the industrial revolution - especially for those energy uses where batteries could not currently work, such as jet engines and heavy remote machinery. Meanwhile, up in the north east of England, Charlotte Adams of the UK's Coal Authority describes progress on measures to convert disued Coal mines to geothermal heatpumps, providing reliable steady heating for new-build homes across many parts of the UK, and taking strain off the elictircal grid. Presenter Victoria Gill Producer Alex Mansfield

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.

0:03.7

My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.

0:08.4

I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced

0:12.2

pundits and the biggest sport stars.

0:14.3

Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players'

0:18.5

mouths.

0:19.5

But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is our unique access to the sport world.

0:25.0

What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to

0:28.8

dedicated sports fans across the UK.

0:31.2

So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.

0:41.2

Hello, you lovely curious minded people.

0:43.1

This is the podcast edition of BBC Inside Science.

0:46.4

Originally broadcast on the 20th of May 2021, I'm Victoria Gill.

0:52.6

London's Science Museum is open once again.

0:56.0

Outside Science can finally go inside COVID safely, maintaining social distance and wearing

1:01.4

a mask where possible of course.

1:03.6

However, I am still talking to you from a gusty, drizzly back garden in the northwest of

1:08.9

England.

1:09.9

But thanks to the magic of radio and intrepid producer at Large Alex Mansfield, we can bring

1:14.8

you sounds of actual human interaction in a public space.

1:18.9

And also an audio review of a special exhibition that's all about capturing the carbon that

1:23.2

we're releasing into the atmosphere by the Megaton.

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