scientists at work

Roger Frost meets Tony Peloe from Cambridge firm, Delta-T, who supply plant and environment monitoring equipment to plant growers and researchers. Follow-up link: Delta-T www.delta-t.co.uk Tagged biology, Nicola Terry, physics, technology, datalogger, data logging, pyranometer, soil humidity, Delta-T, Roger Frost 19/02/12

With water shortages and hosepipe bans in summer, Nicola talks to plant scientist Dr Helen Holmes about the importance of water and how plants respond to a lack of it. Helen is based at the University of Cambridge Department of Science and works on projects with Rothamstead Research in Hertfordshire.

Tagged biology, plant, stress, water uptake,Rothamstead, Nicola Terry, Helen Holmes

24/03/2012

With water shortages and hosepipe bans in summer, Nicola talks to plant scientist Dr Helen Holmes about the importance of water and how plants respond to a lack of it. Helen is based at the University of Cambridge Department of … Continue reading →

Chocolatier Cheryl Brighty of Artistry in Cocoa, tells Nicola Terry how chocolate is made from a cocoa pod. Cheryl works at Artistry in cocoa www.artistryincocoa.co.uk

Tagged biology, making chocolate, cocoa, chemistry, Nicola Terry

19/05/2012

Chocolatier Cheryl Brighty of Artistry in Cocoa, tells Nicola Terry how chocolate is made from a cocoa pod. Follow-up link: Artistry in cocoa www.artistryincocoa.co.uk Tagged biology, making, chocolate, cocoa, chemistry,artistryincocoa, Nicola Terry Roger Frost 19/05/2012

Roger Frost visits the British Antarctic Survey HQ at Madingley. We hear from scientist Dr Alastair Graham about the work of BAS and about the life around hydrothermal vents.

Follow-up links:

BAS at www.bas.ac.uk

www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/news/news_story.php?id=1688

Tagged biology,hydrothermal vents,British Antarctic Survey,BAS, Antarctic, crabs, Alastair Graham

Roger Frost 10/03/12

Roger Frost visits the British Antarctic Survey HQ at Madingley. We hear from scientist Dr Alastair Graham about the work of BAS and about the life around hydrothermal vents. Follow-up links: BAS at www.bas.ac.uk www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/news/news_story.php?id=1688 Tagged biology,hydrothermal vents,British Antarctic Survey,BAS, … Continue reading →

Nicola Terry hitches a ride on the Heatseekers vehicle in Cambridge as speaks with Dawn Morley.  Dawn explains how their infra red camera is able to see where a house loses its heat. They take their infra red camera on the streets and use it to measure the temperature of the outside walls of a house and see which walls and windows waste heat.

Follow-up link Heat Seekers on 0800 111 4968 or homeheatseekers.co.uk

Tagged home energy, Nicola Terry, physics, Heat Seekers, Dawn Morley, infra red camera,infrared, camera

10/03/12

Nicola Terry hitches a ride on the Heatseekers vehicle in Cambridge as speaks with Dawn Morley.  Dawn explains how their infra red camera is able to see where a house loses its heat. They take their infra red camera on … Continue reading →

Roger Frost visits a super-insulated city home that minimises its use of energy and has a garden for insulation on the roof. He talks to architect Jeremy Ashworth about the ways that his building saves energy.

Thanks to Ashworth Parkes Architects Limited www.ashworthparkes.co.uk

For case studies see openecohomes.org

Cambridge Carbon Footprint cambridgecarbonfootprint.org

Tagged home energy, physics, architect, openecohomes, ecohomes, cambridgecarbonfootprint,Cambridge Carbon Footprint, cambridge

05/05/2012