Nuclear power: The safer and cheaper alternative to fossil fuels
WEBJan 22, 2021 · Instead, making energy usage more sustainable is an alternative, realistic strategy. Nuclear power is much more sustainable than fossil fuels, and much more reliable than renewable energy sources such as wind or solar. Therefore, the waste products produced by nuclear energy may well be a price worth paying for a …
The plastic timeline: How did we get here? - Open Access …
WEBJan 28, 2021 · Neil Armstrong plants a nylon flag on the moon in 1969 as plastic starts to become a go-to material in the 1970s. In 1977, the plastic bag was introduced to the grocery industry as an alternative to the paper bag—something we’re trying to revert back to 40-plus years later. Production takes a noticeable dip as laws start to be introduced.
Procurement focus: What we need to know about G-Cloud 12
WEBNov 13, 2020 · A Framework of three lots. G-Cloud 12 is split into three Lots: Lot 1: Cloud Hosting, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Lot 2: Cloud Software, Software as a Service (SaaS). Lot 3: Cloud Support, Cloud support to help set up and maintain cloud software or hosting services. How does the 6-step buying process on ...
Cocoboards: Affordable building material made from coconut husks
WEBSep 20, 2018 · The research team’s primary objective was the development of an environmentally friendly technology for the production of an affordable and natural building material, in this case, a fibreboard consisting of crop residue from the coconut production with a tannin-based adhesive. In doing so, the entire …
Nurdles: Tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & a growing ...
WEBDec 15, 2021 · Nurdles, small plastic pellets about the size of a lentil, are the pre-production building blocks for nearly all plastic goods, from bottles to car parts. Approximately 335 million tonnes of nurdles are used each year to manufacture consumer plastics. While the X-Press Pearl disaster brought nurdle pollution to the world’s attention, this ...
Trochlear dysplasia: A common & confusing knee condition
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · Trochlear dysplasia (TD) is an abnormality of the knees trochlear groove. There is an invisible transition between what is normal and what is pathologic. The knees trochlear groove is the guide channel, into which the patella engages and glides. TD is characterised by a loss of the normal concave anatomy: the depth of …
CCS launches the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 (DOS 5) …
WEBJan 20, 2021 · The Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 (DOS 5) framework is designed to help the public sector buy, design, build and deliver bespoke digital solutions and services. 94% of the 3,340 suppliers on the new agreement are SMEs, supporting the government’s aspiration to create equal opportunities for suppliers of all sizes. Since 2016, the public ...
Technology platforms empowering safe foster care - Open Access …
WEBDec 7, 2021 · Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechCasting Group, explains how technology platforms empower safe foster care, starting with some general background. The multiple concerns about the capabilities of foster families to consciously take care of vulnerable children, many of them requiring special care, make it challenging to ...
Alternatives to animal testing: science, ethics and the law
WEBDec 5, 2022 · The last 30 years have seen a dramatic increase in alternatives to animal testing. Non-animal methods include tissues and mini-organs grown in the laboratory from human cells, organs-on-chips, research conducted using human volunteers and advanced computer simulations. Non-animal methods include tissues and mini-organs grown in …
Public unaware of what is actually classed as litter
WEBNov 19, 2021 · It includes sweet wrappers, drinks containers, cigarette ends, gum, apple cores, fast food packaging, till receipts, small bags…’. The guidelines also explain that: ‘Litter is something, more often than not, synthetic, which is improperly discarded by the public whilst sitting, walking, or travelling through an area.’.