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Sep 115 min read
EV Power Home?
Have you made the switch to electric yet? One of the challenges preventing more people from adopting electric vehicles is concern over...
Mar 236 min read
How to Feed 10 Billion People
The global population is expected to pass 10 billion within the next few decades. That means we’ll have doubled the number of people on...
Feb 176 min read
Crowdsourced Science
Science can sometimes feel like an abstract concept – something that happens in sealed-off labs full of people in white coats making...
Nov 29, 20235 min read
The Greatest Design of All Time?
The designs of some of our greatest inventions are inspired by nature – from imitating birds to build flying machines, leaves to design...
Aug 27, 20238 min read
Carbon Capture: Can It Really Fix Climate Change?
Last month was the hottest ever recorded on Earth. It is a fact that the planet is heating up and, without drastic action, the changing...
Feb 7, 20236 min read
Bill Gates vs Climate Change
The climate. You probably know a thing or two about where it's heading (somewhere bad), but you're not entirely sure how to improve it....
Dec 11, 20226 min read
Was Edison Right All Along?
In the late 19th century, America was gripped by an engineering battle that would forever change the world. In the "war of the currents,"...
Oct 30, 20226 min read
Nuclear Power and the Promise of Fusion
For many of us, the concept of nuclear power can sound a bit scary. We hear the word "nuclear" and images of mushroom clouds, Chernobyl...
Jun 13, 20224 min read
Fighting Fire with Tech
What if we could predict the behaviour of bush and forest fires before they ever break out? Thanks to the bright sparks working away at...
Jun 13, 20224 min read
How Tech is Tackling Deforestation
A 2021 study by WWF found an area of forest totalling 43 million hectares – almost double the size of the UK – was wiped out in just 13...
Nov 13, 20214 min read
What is Cloud Seeding?
With temperatures continuing to rise around the world, it’s clear we’ll need to rely on something other than rain dances to fend off...
Oct 29, 20214 min read
Futuristic Farming
When I think of farming, I picture tractors, wellington boots, hay bales and an awful lot of hard work. A farm would be one of the last...
Jul 30, 20217 min read
What We Can Learn from 'A Life on Our Planet'
You’ll often hear about “must-watch” television: the latest water-cooler thriller from HBO or the long-awaited finale of insert generic...
Jan 17, 20214 min read
A Cluttered Space
When you read the terms “space”, “clutter” and “junk”, you’d be forgiven for thinking I’m about to launch into a Marie Kondo-esque...
Oct 31, 20205 min read
Climate Change & Machine Learning
You’ve watched David Attenborough shows. You’ve listened to Greta Thunberg speak. You’ve read about international initiatives instigated...
Sep 25, 20205 min read
When AI Meets Fauna & Flora
When you think of an advert for Microsoft you might expect the “Now only £499” fodder from Currys PC World or the like. But a couple of...
Jun 5, 20207 min read
The Pros & Cons of Going Electric
The new fully electric MINI has landed. How soon you’ll get the opportunity to drive one, however, is up for debate. Somehow I don’t...
May 8, 20206 min read
The Rise of Veganism
Prior to the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, Greggs — the UK bakery chain — was making the news for all the right reasons. Not only has...
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