The Urban Environment

Getting the urban environment right is vital to the success of a city. A city that is a good place to live and work will prosper. This city will be picked as a location over other cities by companies and individuals.

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Bat Conservation Trust

The bat conservation trust is one of the most successful conservation groups in the world. The bat conservation trust is a British charity formed in 1990 with the sole aim of having bats live in harmony with human beings. Since the conservation trust was started there have been many diverse projects to conserve the bat population.

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Nursery school utilises solar panels

The number of organisations and individuals making use of solar panels in Cardiff, solar panels in north Wales and so on is rising all the time as people seek ways of minimising their carbon footprints and lowering their energy bills.

Contributing to this trend towards greater use of such renewable technology, a nursery school has had a series of panels installed on its roof, Dinnington Today reports. Gainsborough Nursery School has had a total of 54 solar panels attached to it at a cost of £30,000.

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How new FPGA design technology could help prevent 2012 burn-out

When engineers work on new electronic or mechanical designs, the future performance must also be considered. How a product performs at the prototype stage is no indication of how it will stand up to use in the field – therefore product performance analysis must factor in environmental factors too. Currently, engineers are working feverishly to create FPGA designs which will resist a solar storm such as that witnessed in 1859. Because another could be due to hit us.

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