Monthly Archives: July 2017

Fusion power always 30 years away, now its more like 50 years away

Posted on July 30, 2017 by daryan12

When it comes to dealing with global issues like climate change or peak fossil fuels, I’d argue we’ll need to focus technology we already have, or what can realistically be developed in the near future. Relying on more fantastical high … Continue reading →

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Why tuition fees have to go

Posted on July 26, 2017 by daryan12

Originally posted on daryanblog:
I’ve long argued that exorbitant tuition fees English students are required to pay are a generally bad idea. I’ve described before the impact they’ve had on the running of universities and how they’ve turned universities into…

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A review of Arcologies

Posted on July 23, 2017 by daryan12

One concept for how to reduce the environmental impact of cities is arcologies. The word itself is a combination of the words “architecture” and “ecology”, which neatly sums up the idea of developing self sustaining buildings with the minimum of environmental impact. … Continue reading →

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E is for Euratom, C is for post brexit chaos

Posted on July 15, 2017 by daryan12

When article 50 was declared, both the bill and letter sent to the EU clearly stated the UK was leaving Euratom (the EU’s nuclear agency) as well as the EU. I was slightly confused by this as it seems to contradict … Continue reading →

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Volvo, electric cars and the value of red tape

Posted on July 9, 2017 by daryan12

Last week Volvo announced that they were planning to only build hybrid or battery electric cars after 2019. And France went so far as to suggest they will ban all petrol powered cars from 2040 onwards. Well in many respects … Continue reading →

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Conservative flip flop syndrome

Posted on July 2, 2017 by daryan12

Back in the middle ages they believed that madness was a disease and that you could catch it if you hung around people who were crazy. You do have to wonder these days whether they had a point. One has … Continue reading →

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