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Science and Technology Facilities Council - UKRI
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Renewable Energy and Climate Change Podcasts
Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at renewable energy and climate change in an accessible and informative way.
The science of rubbish
This podcast looks at the life cycle of rubbish, how to derive fuels from waste and even how the future for fuel production could make rubbish a saleable commodity. In kitchen science, find out how a pair of tights can be used to produce recycled paper. Also in the podcast are discussions on lungs are sensitive to flavours and how Pandas are being affected by an earthquake in China.
Biodiesel based on algae
This podcast investigates alternatives to fossil fuels. Could fuel from algae help to produce biodiesel?
Turning rubbish into hydrogen
This podcast discusses how microbial biotechnology could see waste used to produce useful hydrogen that can be used as a fuel.
STFC is a part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) partnership of research councils.
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The science of rubbish 20.35 MB
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Biodiesel based on algae 3.48 MB
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Turning rubbish into hydrogen 4.01 MB
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