Visit to a waste treatment plant http://www.geneco.uk.com/ Biofuels and electricity from waste In the UK we are fast running out of landfill sites to dispose of our waste also as a member of the EU we are obliged to reduce the amount of waste that can’t be recycled. https://www.gov.uk/waste-legislation-and-regulations#eu-waste-framework-directive Recycling allows precious resources such as […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"What is a microbial fuel cell? A device in which bacteria digest organic matter and generate (some) power. Dr. Ioannis Ieropoulos and Prof. John Greenman, Bristol Robotics Laboratory A microbial fuel cell (MFC) or biological fuel cell is a bio-electrochemical system that drives a current by mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_fuel_cell In more […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"Liquid biofuel production using microorganisms Professor Rod Scott, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Bath University http://www.bath.ac.uk/bio-sci/contacts/academics/rod_scott/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Baths_(Bath) The Great Bath — the entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is a later construction. Bath was charged with responsibility for the hot springs in a Royal Charter of 1591 granted by Elizabeth I. This […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"Watts New with Clean Energy Materials: Batteries included Professor Saiful Islam, Department of Chemistry, Bath University http://www.bath.ac.uk/chemistry/contacts/academics/saiful_islam/ http://people.bath.ac.uk/msi20/ http://people.bath.ac.uk/msi20/inaugural/ The lecture and slides can be found by clicking the link below: http://www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/RSCEvents/Education/MCDSchools/Watts.asp The challenge for the future is to make it low carbon. What are the green alternatives to fossil fuels? There is no single solution. […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"Hydrogen: Number One Element, Number One Fuel Dr. Tim Mays, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath http://www.bath.ac.uk/chem-eng/people/mays/index.html http://people.bath.ac.uk/cestjm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro_Harlem_Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland (20 April 1939) is a Norwegian Social democratic politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She has said that sustainable development is development that meets […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"Build your own solar cell Aim: To make and test a solar cell using a common product as the dye In order to do this experiment properly you do need to get some specialist materials. You can buy a whole kit or buy the parts separately. You also need a beaker big enough to soak […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"Solar Energy Dr Petra Cameron http://www.bath.ac.uk/chemistry/contacts/academics/petra_cameron/ http://people.bath.ac.uk/chppjc/ Sustainable energy is necessary because of climate change and the need for alternative energy sources as we are running out of fossil fuels. The lecture looked at photovoltaic essentials and first, second and third generation solar cells. There is no doubt that greenhouse gases created by humans causes […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"Science for Society Course on Sustainable Energy University of Bath 21st to 26th July http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/ http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/charity-education/education/science-for-society-courses/ http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/charity-education/education/science-for-society-courses/sustainable-energy/ Based in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath, this course provided teachers with an insight into the science behind the issues of energy and the environment and current scientific approaches to solving these problems. The […]
Read more "Goldsmiths’ 2013"Visiting the National Space Centre http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/ http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/tour/the-exhibition The above right picture is of a pressure suit. Space, skydiving and Red Bull – the Physics behind the Stratos Skydive Anu Ojha Director (National Space Academy), National Space Centre http://nationalspaceacademy.org/ http://baspace.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/red-bull-stratos-high-altitude-stunt-or.html http://nationalspaceacademy.org/news/139-academy-director-discusses-red-bull-stratos-jump http://www.redbullstratos.com/ http://www.redbullstratos.com/science/scientific-data-review/ http://www.esero.org.uk/news/space-jumper On the 14th October 2012 a global audience held its breath […]
Read more "Physics Update Course Summer 2013"Ideas for Astronomy in A Level Physics Hayley Flood of the National Space Academy http://nationalspaceacademy.org/ To get across the idea of the relative size of the Earth and Moon use a basketball for Earth and a tennis ball for the Moon. The distance between the Earth and the Moon is 9.5 times the circumference of […]
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