Let’s say you had a civil dispute with someone over money. Eventually you have to take them to public court and a legal system with…
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Category: Siren Calls
New Nuclear – Can it fill the Energy Gap?
Nuclear power is not a particularly popular technology, particularly on the left. However there is a serious gap in how much energy society needs, and…
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The Repair Ethos – Give Old Gubbins a New Life
The repair movement has grown over the past decade, spawning many new groups worldwide. The loose organisation grew out of the realisation that we need…
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BioDigestion and the Future
There is the potential today in the UK to regenerate jobs in the rural economy, provide power and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by utilising…
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Taken at the Flood
In the dramatic Welsh mountain scenery of the Snowdonia National Park lies a well-kept secret. Snug in Llanberis, under what’s known locally as “Electric Mountain”,…
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The AI Cybersecurity Challenge
In a short time, AI has moved from being an interesting sub-sector to a transformative force on the digital landscape, with the potential to revolutionise…
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Bring Knackered Gizmos Back to Life – The Repair Cafe
The Repair Cafe in Nunhead, South London, meets once a month on Saturday to repair clothes, appliances, and even doll’s furniture! In a stand against…
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Bamboo Bikes – Riding with Renewables
Some ingenious people have started creating bicycles with frames made out of bamboo, rather than steel, aluminium or carbon fibre. Bamboo is very strong, resilient,…
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The New Buzz
There’s a new app for your android or iPhone – Bee-friend. It will enable you to become a “citizen scientist” in order to study bees,…
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Let’s Not Waste Waste Heat
One very much underutilised source of energy in our society is waste heat: we generate a lot of it. This could have significant effects on…
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