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MIT engineers develop new energy-storing concrete

MIT engineers develop new energy-storing concrete

Engineers at MIT have developed a potentially revolutionary type of concrete able to store energy. Here’s how this could become an affordable boon for the inevitable renewable revolution. Imagine a future where the solar panels on our roofs generate energy which is then stored in the walls and foundations of our homes. It may sound far-fetched, but this is an increasingly realistic prospect thanks to a recent breakthrough at MIT....

By London, UK
NASA’s new nuclear rockets could cut Mars journey in half

NASA’s new nuclear rockets could cut Mars journey in half

Getting to Mars typically takes more than half a year, but that time could be shortened by NASA’s upcoming nuclear-powered rocket project. It’s been a big month for the physics lovers out there, with Oppenheimer making its debut in cinema and NASA announcing plans to test the launch of a nuclear rocket in space. On Wednesday, the team announced that it would be collaborating with the Defence Advanced Research Projects...

By London, UK
4ocean cleans up record-breaking 30 million pounds of ocean plastic

4ocean cleans up record-breaking 30 million pounds of ocean plastic

4ocean has set the world record for most trash collected from our oceans by a single organisation – a whopping 30 million pounds and counting. To celebrate this achievement, let’s take a detailed look at the organisation's journey. You’d be hard pressed to find a beach that doesn’t have various sized pieces of plastic littering its shorelines these days, but one amazing organisation is on a mission to make...

By London, UK
Exclusive – How Tap Social is helping prison rehabilitation

Exclusive – How Tap Social is helping prison rehabilitation

Tap Social is a unique and thriving social enterprise in the heart of Oxford, combining craft beer with prison rehabilitation.  Walking into the Market Tap, you would not have guessed that this warm and lively venue opened just two months earlier. Located in the centre of Oxford’s Covered Market, Tap’s newest site is a constant current of tourists and locals checking out the craft beers and freshly baked goods. Staff and customers...

By Oxford, UK