The road to sustainability
"Sustainability" is the hottest topic in energy research today, but what does it actually mean? George Crabtree and John Sarrao describe what makes a ...
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Challenges in tackling climate change
In order to limit global warming by reducing carbon emissions, Lord Browne argues that the biggest barriers to a low-carbon economy in the UK are not scientific or technological but...
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Web life: Clim’City
Try the game that lets you stave off climate change
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Physicist to advise UK on energy and climate change
David MacKay describes current debate as a 'Punch and Judy show'
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Three-in-one oven could ease energy needs in developing world
Thermoacoustic engine powers stove, fridge and electricity generator
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The power of robotics
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
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Modellers predict doubly bad global warming
Business-as-usual will cause temperature rise of 5.2° by 2100, warn MIT scientists
Web life: Hyperphysics
So what is the site about? Hyperphysics is a network of cross-linked articles on topics from acceleration to the Zeeman effect — essentially an online physics encyclopedia. Unlike some sites fea...
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Doing science in the open
Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
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Keeping carbon out of sight but not out of mind
Water absorbs the bulk of CO2 in gas wells, say researchers
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