Mature Times - Science Made Simple

Motoring into the Future

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:58:21 +0100

Today motor transport consumes about 27% of the oil resources used in Britain. Costs are running higher and higher while oil wells show signs of drying up. Reducing vehicle oil consumption has become one of the biggest needs in modern times. Any loss of transport would have large impacts on both economics as well as poisonous waste - but will this mean the end of our beloved car?

Atoms and Things

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:39:20 +0100

We all know atoms are the basic building blocks of everything but do we know what they look like and how they work?

Lightning -The Facts

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:01:50 +0100

Do you shudder at the first distant roll of thunder? Cringe at the first flash? Alternatively, are you the “It won’t happen to me” optimist? Good thinking! Your average chances of being struck are one in 6 million - So, what is Lightning, is it so dangerous and where does it most occur ?

That Two-faced Sun!

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:28:15 +0000

Over 100 years ago our good friend C.A. Parsons, of whom we wrote earlier, stated “The three basic sources of energy are the heat of the sun, tidal energy due to the moon and the heat of the earth”. All other energies are spin-offs from these three.

What is biomass?

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:46:10 +0000

How can we use Biomass as an important source of energy? Our science writers Dilys and Doug Griffiths explain all.

What is Solar energy?

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:30:09 +0000

What exactly is Solar Energy? And, more importantly, how can we harness this valuable resource? Our dynamic science duo - Dilys and Doug Griffiths - make this complex technology sound simple.

What is Geothermal Energy?

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:25:37 +0000

How many of us realise what a furious furnace lies below our feet? This shows up in various parts of the world with hot water springs and steam vents where energy obtained from the heat trapped within the earth’s core forces its way through to the surface of the earth in big blasts of steam, via geysers. Our science writers Dilys and Doug Griffiths explain why these are famous attractions for Tourists but perhaps more important, they are proving to be a large alternative source of energy: Geothermal Energy.