Category Archives: Technology
Exploring lightweight electric vehicles? – maybe it’s in the genes
This year, The Prospectory ran a trial of two electrically-powered open air buggies for visitors to the Brecon Beacons National Park. Boris and Blodwen – the b-bugs – enabled visitors to explore the National Park in a novel, fun and … Continue reading
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Tagged b-bug, electric vehicle, Henry Hollick, Hollick and Pratt, tricar 1888
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Sustainable Agriculture
Whether or not you believe in global warming (as perhaps the majority do) or that mankind’s contribution to it is significant (as increasing numbers don’t, or would rather not) we will run out of fossil fuel. When that happens, unless … Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, fossil fule, rapeseed oil, sustainable agriculture
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Who takes part in technology trials?
In running trials of a new technology, one always hopes to generate a neat profile of the type of person who will value and use the technology in question. But it never works out quite like that. In every technology … Continue reading
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