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Vegware
Wednesday, 28 March, 2012
We've just taken delivery of some excellent new props to use in our shows and presentations - Vegware!
It's packaging...but not as we know it. It might look like a familiar mix of tubs, containers, plates and cutlery, but these amazing new items are made entirely from plants.
…Britain’s Got Talent
Friday, 03 February, 2012
I appeared on Britain's Got Talent recently, with a fellow science communicator called Terry Harvey-Chadwick. As Terry is new to the world of science communication, I offered to help him when he was invited to forgo the auditions and appear in the first round.
Plenty of ‘bangs and…
Triple Glazing
Monday, 05 September, 2011
Today Conwy Valley Windows have added another energy-saving element to the property - triple glazing! The third layer of glass outperforms double glazing in terms of efficiency and is great at keeping the heat in, all for not much more than the cost of existing double glazing. The installers have…
Solutions for the Future Workshop
Friday, 17 June, 2011
Packaging. It’s the stuff we buy that we don’t want or need. It’s the stuff that holds our precious cargo, keeps it safe until we can get home and unwrap our chosen item. The problem is that we often get more packaging than we get chosen item. This is…
Solar Electricity
Wednesday, 27 April, 2011
Things are hotting up (no pun intended) on the 'solar' front - we signed a contract today with Renewable Solutions, the alternative energy specialists. They will be installing a 2kW Solar Photo-voltaic electricity system for us, sometime over the summer holidays. They were extremely helpful in guiding us through…
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Monday, 11 October, 2010
Global Entrepreneurship Week (15-21 November 2010) is an international celebration of enterprise and entrepreneurship with thousands of events and activities happening across the UK and throughout the rest of the world. Entrepreneurship is a fantastic skill for young people to develop and can have wide reaching implications for some…
New Term - New Website
Tuesday, 28 September, 2010
Welcome to the new term! Let Sustainable Science make it easy for your school to get maximum results from its ESDGC/ESD activities at every step of the way. A performance of The Sustainability Show is a great way to begin an Eco Week, or simply to find out more…
Sustainable Science’s Offices
Tuesday, 28 September, 2010
Our offices are located in rural North Wales, near Corwen. The office is heated with wood from local sources, the nearest being about a kilometre away. This forest provides around 80% of the wood we use for heating and hot water. The original oil-fired system has not been used since acquiring…