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Update on Thermal Insulation Boards project
Back in 2024, we funded Antoinette Oni ‘s project to create thermal insulation boards from a composite based on abundant crop waste material available in the UK. Last week, Antoinette emailed to tell us the impressive story of how things … Continue reading
Update on Tree Hugger project
It’s always delightful to hear from past recipients of our ‘I’ve got an Idea’ Fund’ awards. Suhandan has made amazing progress with his Tree Hugger project – a robot which checks and feeds back data on the disease status of … Continue reading
AI makes you smarter but none the wiser
Really interesting paper here Experimental evidence that: People are less able to accurately assess their performance when using AI. Using Large Language Models levels out the Dunning–Kruger effect (a cognitive bias that describes the systematic tendency of people with low ability in a specific … Continue reading
What will naturally generate here?
I am running an informal natural generation experiment in the field and wood I own here in mid-Wales. Last summer, the forestry along one boundary was harvested leaving that edge of my wood completely exposed to the West. This offers … Continue reading
Idea Fund Award – Microplastics beach cleaning device
The last of our 2025 ‘I’ve got an Idea’ Fund awards goes to sea kayaker, Roy Beal, founder of Clean Jurassic Coast CIC, a not-for-profit run by volunteers who work to remove plastic and other litter from beaches. Based on … Continue reading
Idea Fund Award – Plant powered sheets
Our latest award is to Natalie Smith who works in food education and sustainability in Inverness via her project Seed2Plate. While training Home Economics in schools, she noticed how many usable scraps of vegetable waste were going straight into the … Continue reading
Field regenerating…
Hay Meadow Seed Scattering 3 – September 2025 Graham, our friendly ecologist, returned today to clear another couple of patches to scatter hay seed harvested from his local wildflower meadow. From this experiment 2 years ago, the only visible result … Continue reading
Visit to an Idea Fund project
An inspiring visit yesterday to see progress on Johana Hartwig’s Idea Fund project based in Cardiff Bay. Johana is exploring how her city could find ways to feed itself utilising a kind of hydroponic system, grown on the waste discarded … Continue reading
Idea Fund Award – Developing a Field Insect Microscope
Our latest ‘I’ve got an idea’ Fund award is to Freddy Sarathchandra, a mechanical engineer and public health scientist. During his PhD research and subsequent start up company Enstic’s work on acoustic ID devices for automated insect detection, Freddy has … Continue reading
Idea Fund Award – Tree Hugger Robot for detecting early signs of tree disease & environmental stress
Suhandan is a 14 year old student living in Scotland who’s passionate about robotics and environmental conservation. Suhandan has built a first prototype of his Tree Hugger robot idea which will use a range of sensors: Thermal, to take readings of … Continue reading
The Prospectory 