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Green Marine
The big push on marine renewables in Orkney is bringing in local companies in key roles. Among them is Green Marine, whose managing director, Jason Schofield, has been one of Scotland’s most successful fishermen. Jason,
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Perfect Harmony: Pushing the boundaries of biochemistry
A recent study1 found the number of cells in the human body to be just over 37 trillion. Let’s just consider that for a moment. Some 37 trillion cells in the adult human are functioning
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Xodus makes it 10
The Xodus Group celebrates this year the 10th anniversary of its move into its present premises in Stromness, on the Garson Industrial Estate. Xodus (pronounced ‘Exodus’) is an independent, international energy consultancy operating worldwide in
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Copland’s Dock and Stanger’s Yard
(The new pier in Stromness, developed to serve Orkney’s growing marine renewables industry, is built on a site with a long history of industry – which indeed has been part of a long local tradition
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Balfour Stewart: Sun, clouds and inspiration
Balfour Stewart (1828-1887) was born in Edinburgh but his father was a younger son of the Stewarts of Brugh in Westray and his mother was a daughter of William Clouston, minister of Stromness and Sandwick.
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Scotland’s Time Lords
Today we have a comprehensive view of how the Earth works – the modern paradigm of Plate Tectonics. Yet, we forget how recent this model is and to give credit to the many Scots scientists
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Orkney housing in the 21st century?
(The John D. Mackay Memorial Lecture in this year’s Orkney International Science Festival will look at the challenge of housing, to see what new ideas might be brought forward on technology and design, from Scandinavia
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The Museum of Communication in Burntisland
(The Museum of Communication of Burntisland in Fife collaborates with Orkney Wireless Museum in putting on presentations in the annual Orkney International Science Festival, and the theme for the two museums this year will be
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Ball lightning
The Hessdalen phenomenon of hovering and flashing balls of light is fascinating, especially as there now seems to be far more serious worldwide research into what used to be widely regarded with scepticism, and connected
The big push on marine renewables in Orkney is bringing in local companies in key roles. Among them is Green Marine, whose managing director, Jason Schofield, has been one of Scotland’s most successful fishermen. Jason, [...]
(The Museum of Communication of Burntisland in Fife collaborates with Orkney Wireless Museum in putting on presentations in the annual Orkney International Science Festival, and the theme for the two museums this year will be [...]
Balfour Stewart (1828-1887) was born in Edinburgh but his father was a younger son of the Stewarts of Brugh in Westray and his mother was a daughter of William Clouston, minister of Stromness and Sandwick. [...]
(The John D. Mackay Memorial Lecture in this year’s Orkney International Science Festival will look at the challenge of housing, to see what new ideas might be brought forward on technology and design, from Scandinavia [...]
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