Monthly archives: June 2016

This Is the Best Look at Pluto’s Surface We’re Going to Get

New Horizons may be millions of miles beyond Pluto in the Kuiper Belt right now, but that hasn’t stopped the spacecraft from continuing to beam back glorious imagery of its encounter with our solar system’s weirdest little ice world. A new NASA video reveals the most detailed images of Pluto’s surface yet—and they’re spellbinding.

I’m still on the fence as far as Brexit is concerned, as I don’t like either campaign. Both campaigns…

I'm still on the fence as far as Brexit is concerned, as I don't like either campaign. Both campaigns are presenting polarised arguments with no nuance and plenty of spin, with very little to offer the thinking voter. They are playing to the worst of democracy, mob rule. I did however find John Oliver's section […]

I’m a rocket scientist designing wood stoves that burn without smoking–to save lives and save the planet

Wood stoves are one of the most widely-used cooking implements on the planet — and also one of the most lethal, because they're often used inside poorly-ventilated houses. Smoke from them causes persistent health problems which knock decades off people's lives. But smoke is simply a symptom of inefficient combustion: it's what happens when fuel […]

VW plans huge investment to become electric cars leader – BBC News

I'd love it to turn out to be true but I'll only start believing that this is more than words when I see it coming to fruition. German carmaker Volkswagen plans huge investment to launch 30 all-electric models as it repositions itself as a “green” transport leader.