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Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...energy advisers and projects in place to combat the problems that arise Fuel Poverty: Jackie's story The personal account of fuel poverty and debt experienced by advice worker Jacqueline Carlin Fuel Poverty: Florence's story Personal accounts detailed by sufferers of fuel poverty and the various government schemes developed to combat the issues raised Bedfordshire MENCAP...
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Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists

...energy to split these molecules into their components again to produce free oxygen. The high levels of free oxygen in our atmosphere only persist because they are constantly replenished by the photosynthetic activity of the plant life on Earth. Our atmosphere is actually such an oddity that if a similarly oxygen-rich atmosphere was found around a planet orbiting a star...
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Climate change’s costs are still escalating
Nature & Environment

Climate change’s costs are still escalating

...energy needed for a single city the size of Bangkok for each 1°C increase of average ambient temperature can be as much as 2,000 MW, which is more than the output of a major power plant. The rising demand for cooling also contributes to warming the world. Air conditioners not only pump heat out directly, the electricity required is typically produced by burning fossil...
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Why is New Delhi experiencing ever-worsening periods of smog?
Nature & Environment

Why is New Delhi experiencing ever-worsening periods of smog?

...energy plants to incinerate the 10,000 odd tonnes of municipal solid waste generated daily by New Delhi’s 25 million residents. Alarm bells first began ringing in 2014 when a WHO study of ambient air pollution in 1,600 cities across the world found New Delhi the worst. This was especially in respect to respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) or PM 2.5 — which...
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Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...energy. It is also worth noting that the 1930’s approach is credited with other social gains such as enhanced welfare that remains in place today. The level of investment in the 1930’s New Deal was vast. For several years it equated to between 5% and 7% of the country’s economic output (measured by GDP). The £5 billion announced by Boris Johnson is much, much...
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One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One

...energy (for example, in energy drinks) and refinement (for example, in luxury chocolate bars); and, if Coke adverts are to be believed, it is even the taste of freedom, peace and harmony – for the world. How can sugar be all of these things? The answer lies in its changing geographies. For the second part in this series head over to Another spoonful? Understanding the...
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Plasma nitriding/carburising
Science, Maths & Technology

Plasma nitriding/carburising

...energy, produced when the atoms hit the surface. Hardened surface layers are formed on cooling of the workpiece in situ...Plasma carburising furnace [Images to demonstrate 'Plasma nitriding/carburising' - see article ] Plasma carburising Preliminary clean and degrease. Load components into basket and place in furnace. Evacuate and heat. Introduce carburising gas and...
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The benefits of a longer product life
Science, Maths & Technology

The benefits of a longer product life

...energy efficiency of refrigerators and washing machines. However, in recent years that gain in efficiencies has plateaued and it is no longer the case that energy consuming products should always be replaced by slightly more efficient ones. In fact, it would be quite useful, in environmental terms, if products could last much longer: for example, a washing machine that...
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