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BIOFUEL FROM BACTERIA!With rising fuel prices, our economy is starting to feel the strain. More important than that, our fossil fuels are running out. How will we heat our homes, put the fuel in planes and cars and run our hospitals when there's no more oil?Well, a company called LS9 have recently discovered a remedy for thi...
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Interesting Renewable Energy Methods Speed Bumps have been making people hit their heads on the roof of the car since 1981 when they were introduced. They now have a use other than just trying to get us to slow down....they can produced renewable energy, in fact just 10 of these speed bumps will c...
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A new process of making cement which using far less heat and is environmentally friendly.
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nanotechnology targeting tumours
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Ever wondered what El Nino really is? Here's an easy to understand description of El Nino and the weather patterns it causes. Includes La Nina, ocean warming and trade winds.
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We need an energy source that doesn't pollute, doesn't increase CO2 levels and is renewable. Yes, most people know of solar and wind power, but what do you know about wave power?
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Solar Power Made Easy How a solar cell works You know that old solar energy kit your parents bought you for Christmas, well it could really take you places! A few years ago on her 10th birthday, a girl called Nicole Kuepper was given one. It changed her life and now she is 'People's Choice' and 'Young Leaders&#...
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THE CLOUD APPRECIATION SOCIETY The Cloud Appreciation Society Some people have a simple regard for clouds, ie 'If they're grey, it means rain.' Other people are like our mum. She loves clouds and will look at them for ages...and talk about them for ages too! To her ALL clouds are fantastic. She was pretty happy...
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New Wave Energy Converter in ScotlandA new Wave Energy Converter (WEC)has been switched on at the Wavegen Islay site at Portnahaven, Scotland. Jim Mather and Matthew Seed officially switch on the new turbine (right) The 100kW turbine was developed with support from the Scottish Government’s WATES (Wave and Tidal Energy...
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How to Recycle Energy Saving Lightbulbs or CFL's Did you know that CFL's (compact fluorescent lamps) contain mercury? Don't worry if you don't...you're not alone. It wasn't until we researched them for an article that we began to see the dark side of CFL's. However, they use around 1/3 ...
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Rabbit Problem Hits Australia! Australia is a land of interesting and unique critters, but not all of its animals are native. It has been over 200 years since the first rabbits came to Australia aboard one of the ships of the First Fleet (the first ships to take convicts, settlers and supplies to ...
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Birmingham Council has won an award for it's Big Plan...what makes it so good?
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Australian Youth SummitThe new Australian government ran a Youth 2020 summit for kids and we tried to get involved but weren't allowed because we're too young. You can read more about it at: www.australia2020.gov.au/youth There was also a summit for adults: Australia 2020. We're very grateful to Prof Will Steffen, wh...
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Bacteria in Antarctica An ancient ecosystem has just been discovered isolated in a pool of dark, salty water underneath 500m of ice in Antarctica. The bacterium in this ecosystem has managed to survive millions of years by evolving to be able to live without light or oxygen. They had to do this because the T...
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Funding for cancer research provides new treatments, Relay for Life helps provide these funds.
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Imagine if engineers could come-up with a way to reduce climate change. Read about ideas for the future that we may have to implement soon!
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s there a shortage of scientists and engineers? We think it's time for private industry to put their money where their mouth is!
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Why is it better to be a Manatee than a Dugong?
It's all down to who your neighbours are!
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What exactly is a black hole. Sci-fi would have us believe they are a portal to another world or other times. We don't yet understand everything about them...but did you know there may well be one whizzing around you here on Earth?
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how does flight work
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We travelled to Florida to swim with manatees in the wild. It was a life-changing experience and we learnt a lot about how seriously the people of Florida care for their sealife.
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Have a fun night out enjoying a pirate show whilst eating a delicious dinner in Orlando.
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Paris isn't all about romance, shopping and culture. There's loads of fun and interesting things there if you know where to look.
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Need nice accommodation in Paris on a tiny budget. We've found just the place. Hotel Olivarius!
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Who are the top climate scientists producing trustworthy work? Here they are!
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We're Imogen and Freya and we'll be attending the 2012 NYSF - National Youth Science Forum - on 2nd January in Canberra. We're SO excited and can't wait to experience fun, friendship and science!
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Learn about the dangers orangutans face. The old jungles of Borneo are being replaced rapidly with palm oil plantations. What you can do to help orangutans habitat.
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What's going to happen when we've no oil left? A car is being developed which can run on water. Using hydrogen fuel cells, this technology was too expensive for commercial use, but all that's changing.
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The Square Kilometre Array ( SKA), is an international radio telescope project; fifty times more powerful than the world's largest existing telescope with a collecting 'dish' of over a square kilometre.
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At the moment, over 86% of the world's energy
comes from fossil fuels. 9% is from nuclear.
That means only around 5% is from renewable resources - wind, wave, thermal and solar.
That's not very good is it?
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