by Duncan Lunan When I gave Part 1, last week, as a talk in 1963 or 64 to the Scientific Society at my old school, repeated to the Ayr squadron of the […]
Rocket Aircraft, Part 2 – Wings into Space
Wave Energy Propulsion to Power Ships
Academics from Cranfield University have worked on the concept of using wave energy for propulsion, and designed an inventive method of achieving greater thrust from the power of the waves by harnessing […]
Space Notes 28 – Rocket Aircraft, Part 1
by Duncan Lunan After sending in ‘Launcher Development’ last week, I realised that I had finally created a print version of one of my first ever talks. After I left in 1963 […]
Rockets, for November 5th
by Duncan Lunan (First published in different form as ‘Launch Costs in the New Era’, Concatenation, 17th April, 2023.) For many years, critics of space exploration have routinely exaggerated its cost by […]
Ford Model T #OnThisDay
On 1st of October 1908 the Ford Model T car brought motoring to a wider range of the American public. It was the first mass produced car. Although credit for the development […]
Reblade & Thrive to Repurpose Wind Turbine Blades
Renewable energy investment company, Thrive Renewables PLC, has teamed up with Scottish start-up ReBlade, to repurpose the 22 year old blades from its 1.3MW wind turbine in Orkney.
Building Bridges: Reusing Wind Turbine Blades #BladeBridges
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are transforming wind turbine blades, which are set to be landfilled or incinerated, into footbridges that can hold the weight of a 30-tonne digger.
Refuelling the Royal Navy: Worthington-Simpson Pumps
Worthington Simpson was one of the great engineering companies of that era, providing mainly pumping machinery.
Orkney Pupils Rise to #STEM Innovation Challenge
Around 70 young people gathered to compete in a variety of Science Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) challenges set by industry who provided an insight of the different career paths available in the STEM sector.
Funding Boost for Orkney International Science Festival
OISF joins with other science festivals and events around Scotland with awards of grants ranging from £7,000 to £65,000.
