Queen Elizabeth’s 65th Saphaire Jubliee

To mark, Queen Elizabeth’s 65 years, to the throne, a photograph of her wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947 has been issued.  The newly released portrait taken by David Bailey in 2014, for the Government’s “Great” campaign, which aims to…

Two eclipses this month

This month we have two eclipses- a full moon ( lunar eclipse) this Saturday 11th February 2017 and a new moon (solar eclipse) on Sunday, February 26.There are only four eclipses in total in 2017 and the other two aren’t until August. Eclipses are supercharged new and full moons. Lunar eclipses occur during full moons…

Cottonwood to produce electricity

Researchers from Iowa State University discovered that biomimetic tree that mimics the branches and leaves of a cottonwood tree can generate electricity when its artificial leaves sway in the wind and allow off-grid energy harvesting. According a paper published in the journal PLOS ONE, the researchers explained that small strips of specialised plastic inside the…