Editors Blog

Supercapacitors: likely successors to li-ion batteries?

Supercapacitors: likely successors to li-ion batteries?

Peter Harrop of IDTechEx offers an insight into the fascinating world of supercapacitors.

Do inappropriate blog comments dim the allure of online science?

Do inappropriate blog comments dim the allure of online science?

Pick an online story about some aspect of science, any story, scroll down to the blog comments - and watch the bashing begin.

Big Brother? Using Twitter to gauge the health of a city

Big Brother? Using Twitter to gauge the health of a city

Researchers have demonstrated how Twitter can be used to predict how likely it is for a Twitter user to become sick.

The case for decentralised energy

The case for decentralised energy

This week, I invite Helen Andrews Tipper of the Carbon Trust to explain how decentralised energy schemes might ease the cost of energy.

3D printing: limited only by your imagination?

3D printing: limited only by your imagination?

This popular rapid prototyping technique seems to have progressed beyond the bounds of everyday product development and into the realms of science fiction.

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