An interesting concept for generating renewable energy is the Atmospheric Vortex Engine.

This is an extension of the principal of the solar chimney. The solar chimney is a device where a current of air is created by the difference in temperature and hence pressure between the base and the top of the stack.

The issue with this [...]

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Google maps now have satellite imagery of New Orleans, taken in the last couple of days, and showing some of the impact of Hurricane Katrina. This can be compared to the standard satellite and road maps.

While seeing the damage caused by the flooding brings home the chaos it is causing to those affected, it [...]

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The BBC has recently published two articles showing opposite ends of the political spectrum on nuclear power.

Nuclear future ‘a serious option’ proclaims the first headline. The article goes on to explain that as Hunterston B nuclear power station in Ayrshire is set to close in 2011 and Torness, in East Lothian, will [only] last until [...]

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