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Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...energy, especially when dealing with complex circuit boards with a variety of components. Smelting circuit boards is more economical and feasible,” says R. Parthasarathi, managing director of E-Parisara, one of India’s leading e-waste recycling companies. According to the United Nations University, the world produced 42 million tonnes of e-waste in 2014, with Asia...
Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?

...energy impact events in a game demonstrates the dynamic and physical nature of both rugby codes and helps explain the high level of attrition experienced by players. As players get bigger, train more intensively and get faster, the collisions are going to get harder. Sports administering bodies must therefore improve their management of collision events, particularly at...
SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities
Money & Business

SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities

...energy, sourcing, reusing and recycling materials locally. There is no need to wait for another wave of high-tech innovation to save us, but we do need to invest substantial amounts in developing the necessary skills and knowledge so that we can implement (existing) technologies successfully. Secondly, we now have much more effective ways of engaging SMEs, including a...
In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes
Nature & Environment

In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes

...energy to cool down rather than expending energy on growth. To keep the nesting box at the right temperature place it in a north or east facing position. This avoids excessive heat and can also help in keeping out the wind. To reduce the rain impact, make sure it is tilted forward slightly when you erect it, this avoids the rain getting into the box. The image to the...
Friction welding
Science, Maths & Technology

Friction welding

...energy from a continuously running electric motor and (b) kinetic energy stored in a rotating flywheel. Production rates depend on number of welds per cycle, weld area, material and method of loading and unloading; typical rate 1–4 welds min-1. In-cycle upset removal, by shearing or turning, increases weld cycle by 5–20%, but may reduce overall costs, since it is...
5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...energy and emotions, so creating a transitional routine can help us decompress as we switch from one to the next. This ‘airlock’ might involve a short walk, reading, having a coffee and chat, or simply finding a moment of calm. These activities help our brain process past events, dissolve negative feelings, and prepare us for what's next. They don’t need to take...
Ceres: Is it an asteroid? Is it a comet? Erm...
Science, Maths & Technology

Ceres: Is it an asteroid? Is it a comet? Erm...

...solar system and then scattered inwards as the giant planets migrated outwards. Alternatively, Ceres could have formed more or less where it is, and incorporated nitrogen-containing organic molecules, which, like the water ice, were transported inwards from beyond Neptune. While this might not sound all that significant, it does have quite profound ramifications for our...
Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision

...solar power and renewable energy becoming a main part of the British and the wider economy. So I think there is some really exciting new technologies that are coming along and I’m hoping Green.TV will be there to document and record those in a very exciting way. Planet Earth: Optimist or pessimist? In terms of a clean technology future, a zero carbon future I’m...