Category Archives: Science

Carbon Emissions and Aviation

Posted on the 13th June 2013 by Jonny Hankins

A look at carbon emissions and aviation.

Posted in Environment, News, Science | Tagged 3D printing, aeroplanes, aviation, carbon emissions, environment, EU, legislation, pollution, tax | 2 Comments

Aquaculture – mankind’s future?

Posted on the 10th June 2013 by DomesticApe

Is farming marine life a sustainable and viable future food source?

Posted in Business, Environment | Tagged aquaculture, ecosystem, farming, fish, food, green, New Zealand, ocean, salmon, sustainability | 10 Comments

To Die for Science

Posted on the 6th June 2013 by Jonny Hankins

Tim Samaras and his team killed by a tornado.

Posted in News, Science | Tagged national geographic, samaras, tornado, weather, young | 1 Comment

How many human brains would it take to store the internet?

Posted on the 28th May 2013 by Christopher Roberts

If the human brain was capable of storing virtual data, how many people would be needed to store the internet?

Posted in Computers, Internet, Science | Tagged Alexa, bit, brain, brontobyte, byte, data, exobyte, gigabyte, Google, human, kilobyte, megabyte, memory, people, petabyte, storage, terabyte, yottabyte, YouTube | 6 Comments

Mining the Seabed

Posted on the 23rd May 2013 by Jonny Hankins

Licenses issued to seabed mining prospectors.

Posted in Environment, News, Science | Tagged deep sea, environment, hydrothermal vents, metals, mining, pollution, sustainability | 3 Comments

How to be a little greener

Posted on the 20th May 2013 by Christopher Roberts

Ideas on little things you can do to reduce your impact on the environment.

Posted in Environment, How To Guides | Tagged BigBarn, carbon footprint, computer, drinking water, e-waste, energy, environment, food, Jean, Jonny, local, pollution, recycle, Remote Heating Control, renewables, repair, reuse, Shane, technology, waste, water, water butt | Leave a comment

Turning Human Waste into Plastic

Posted on the 4th April 2013 by Jonny Hankins

Making plastic from Human Sewage.

Posted in Environment, News, Science | Tagged BBC, biodegradable, carbon, environment, Micromidas, plastic, poo | 2 Comments

Higgs boson find makes time travel “feasible”

Posted on the 1st April 2013 by Christopher Roberts

Discovering the God particle has made time travel a “real possibility”.

Posted in News, Science, Technology | Tagged Carl Sagan, Cern, Geneva, Higgs particle, Large Hadron Collider, nuclear, nuclear fusion, physicists, physics, scientists, Stephen Hawking, time | 3 Comments

Leap seconds

Posted on the 6th March 2013 by Christopher Roberts

What is a leap second, why are they used, and what problems do they cause?

Posted in Computers, Science, Technology | Tagged calendar, Foursquare, Gawker, Gregorian, ITU, leap second, leap year, LinkedIn, Reddit, social media, solar, StumbleUpon, synchronise, the Millennium bug, time, Twitter | Leave a comment

What renewable energy will you be looking into?

Posted on the 26th February 2013 by Stephen Kenwright

Information on the UK governments energy saving initiative.

Posted in Environment, Technology | Tagged boiler, energy, government, Green Deal, greenhouse gasses, insulation, solar power, UK, wind turbines | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Science

Carbon Emissions and Aviation

Aquaculture – mankind’s future?

To Die for Science

How many human brains would it take to store the internet?

Mining the Seabed

How to be a little greener

Turning Human Waste into Plastic

Higgs boson find makes time travel “feasible”

What renewable energy will you be looking into?

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