You look through it, drink out of it, watch television with its reflection-glass is everywhere. The uses are almost endless. Glass has existed since the beginning of time, where natural intense heat created by volcanic eruptions, meteors and lightning strikes transformed certain rock into this shiny smooth material. The earliest glass (non-translucent) dates back to […]

Nothing compares to the power of the ocean. It is no wonder that the frothing waters of the seas slamming against cliffs invoke nothing but respect. Anyone who has swum amongst the waves only to be thrown back onto the shore knows how useless it is to fight against a current. Enormous waves have battled […]

Everyone sweats. It is the unfortunate truth that heat leaves us feeling uncomfortable, sticky and lethargic. It is no wonder that many countries with hotter summer climates like Argentina and Italy close shop during the hottest time of day. Between 1-5pm in the afternoon, you would be hard pressed to find any store open because […]

Sometimes life does not seem fair, especially when prisoners seem to live better than the rest of us. In the Norwegian prison of Bastoey, inmates roam free on an island without fences. They have access to beaches and landscapes that many of us would pay to visit. As punishment for a variety of crimes, […]

Everyone has come across photovoltaics on the news, on the road or through personal use. Roofs, cars, garden-lights, satellites, and calculators have all used photovoltaic systems to generate power from the sun. This technology still needs some improving before other fuels become obsolete. Cars still can’t run on solar power alone, for example, but with […]