It is easy to become blasé about the fact that the technology to harvest wave and tidal energy is...
Tag - OISF 2013
Knitting plants – mathematically
Simple mathematical rules can be used to create the most unexpected shapes and patterns, and...
When I first encountered the Kogi
When I first encountered the Kogi, it was a quite extraordinary surprise. I was trying to research...
The Norse town of Kirkwall
Evan MacGillivray, who died in 1987, is often described as the father of Orkney’s Library and...
Sheep and genes, wool and weaving
A hot day, and sheep lie panting in the shade, each covered in an insulating blanket of wool. Does...
Poetry and landscape: The Standings
The Standings is a new strand of poetry, photography and art-science research being developed by...
Beatrice Works – turbines over the sea
It was early morning, the sea haar was rolling in. Three giant propellers, attached to a rotor...
The Falling Sky: an extract from a new novel
There are two ways of measuring time at a telescope; two separate displays on the console tell...
Knockando Woolmill
The mill sits nestled in a flat-bottomed valley edged along one side by the Knockando Burn, and on...
Touching the past
Known as the ‘Orkney Hood’, a unique woollen garment made for a child over 1500 years...