STG podcast (Science, Technology, Gaming and Other Stuff)

In this second part of the discussion about nuclear waste storage with Jarkko Stenfors from Posiva, we are discussing how the copper canisters containing the waste are treated and store in the long term. Also some explanation on what experiments and testing have been done to ensure the safety of the storage for hundreds of years. And finally we go into future scenario to hypothesize what could happen to the storage site when all the people that build it are not around anymore, what precaution need to be employed to keep it safe in the unforeseen future.

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In this first part of the episode we are discussing about Posiva, how the nuclear waste is generated in the power plants and its short term storage. Then we start the discussion about Posiva's plans for long term storage in their underground facilities in Olkiluoto. In there the nuclear waste is transferred from the short term storage to copper canisters that will then be welded shut and moved to the final resting place over 400 meters underground.

In the next part we are discussing what happens to the canisters after they are closed and about all the testing done in the last 20 years by Posiva.

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We finally got to play the new VR Half Life game after 13 years of wait and it was so much more that we expected. In this episode we discuss about VR and how the game fits in the VR landscape as well as the game itself.

There are spoilers of the story (but not the ending, we managed to avoid that) so if you are a fan of the series get a VR setup and play this game!

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In this episode we are finally starting the Microfabrication series, sorry that took so long to get this done.

In the introduction we are trying to define what Microfabrication is, where and why we need to use it and the concept of miniaturization. We also explain the fundamental building block needed for the basic fabrication that will then be expanded one by one in dedicated episodes.

If you are interested in knowing how the semiconductor industry woks and how the electronics that we all use everyday is made keep following us! We hope to continue this series without many breaks in between episodes.

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In this episode I'm discussing with Jaan Praks about the many satellites that are being built in Aalto University and in general about space science. The discussion is really interesting starting from the student projects to space technology in general and some reflection on the status of startups in the space industry.

Let us know what you think of the VR technology and which are your favorite games if you are already into it!

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In this episode we are discussing our first impression of VR and some games we tried. I recently got a Windows mixed reality headset while Nicola has had a Valve Index for a while so we are also discussing some hardware differences and how those translate into the gaming experience. Of course then we go forward with speculation about the future of VR.

Sorry about the background noises but Nicola wanted to try recording the episode while in VR and did not realized how much it would pick up the noise in the house.

Let us know what you think of the VR technology and which are your favorite games if you are already into it!

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In the first episode of 2020 we finally got together again after a pause that ended up being longer than expected with my 2 months trip to Japan after the summer holidays. 

This is an easy episode to start the new year with our plans for the future of the podcast and, of course, some random discussions about some potential future topics.

We hope that we will manage a better consistency this year with a bi weekly release to better manage guests and topics and improve the quality of each episode.

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In this episode we are having an organic discussion starting with  open source smartphone hardware and software to the future of open  source and privacy. This was an interesting discussion moving naturally  to the issues of privacy in today's internet and how open source could  affect in the future.

During the summer we will have some hard time keeping the weekly  release schedule, I hope that will not be a problem and maybe you will  have time to catch up if you missed some episodes.

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In this episode we are discussing the upcoming game Starbase from  Frozenbyte with Artturi. He was missed in the podcast for a while and he  has been working on the game for a while.

We are discussing a bit the technology behind the engine, how a game  is developed and game design. Hopefully this will give some inside view  into game development.

If you want to know more about the game you can wishlist it on steam and go to https://starbasegame.com/

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In this episode we are discussing the year's E3 conference, which  games interested us the most and the news in hardware (both GPU and CPU)  annouced at the conference. There is no talk about consoles and many  games were missing but we are planning a continuation episode with more  discussion.

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