We talk a lot about environmentally friendly mobile phone technology, but we don’t explain how it all works, but now is the time to get into it. We go through the technology from sound, what’s going on inside your phone, how it sends the signal out, to towers and how they work. The cell network… Continue reading How Environmentally Friendly Mobile Phone Technology Works
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Carbon Neutral Brighton By 2030
As you know, the world is in the midst of a climate emergency and Brighton is stepping up to play its part in averting it. Perched on the south coast of England, Brighton is in many ways on the front line of climate change. Coastal regions will feel the effects of sea level changes in… Continue reading Carbon Neutral Brighton By 2030
Play This Cool Game To Help Save Coral Reefs
Check out NeMO-Net, a fun game that also contributes to science and the fight to save our oceans. Our oceans do an amazing job of absorbing a huge amount of heat caused by our CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. They also provide more oxygen than all of our rainforests. The problem is that absorbing… Continue reading Play This Cool Game To Help Save Coral Reefs
World Wide Fund For Nature Carbon Calculator
Check out the amazing carbon calculator from the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) and see just how much of an impact you’re having on the environment. The WWF have a carbon calculator that comes in the form of a questionnaire to help us understand the impact we’re having on the planet. Acknowledging our planet… Continue reading World Wide Fund For Nature Carbon Calculator
Four Tech Startups That Help Improve The Environment
Investing in Green tech is the order of the day and we found these four startups from 2020 that are can still make a difference. One is the web browser Ecosia. You know, we spotted this on our iPhones a few months ago and it’s a pretty decent alternative to Google. Ecosia is an environmentally friendly… Continue reading Four Tech Startups That Help Improve The Environment
Today’s Consumers Find Comfort In Sustainability
The best thing we’ve seen over the past few years is the comfort consumers now seem to take in sustainable products. There is an epic movement towards sustainability worldwide. How many times have we brought you stories about sustainability? We’ll definitely bring you more as the years go on. Recent findings show that 38% of… Continue reading Today’s Consumers Find Comfort In Sustainability
Switching Off From Technology Burnout
There’s so much technology around us that it can be hard to switch off. The past year has lead to more phone use, more computer use and more zoom-fatigue as we were all forced (where possible) to work from home. We’ve had to learn how to set boundaries, or how difficult it can be to… Continue reading Switching Off From Technology Burnout
California Groundwater Mapped By Satellite
Satellite technology is now being used to track the movement of groundwater in central California. The data was gathered using satellite-based InSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar) from the Sentinel-1 missions and continuous Global Positioning System (cGPS) data. This allows scientists at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy… Continue reading California Groundwater Mapped By Satellite
Instantly Compare Mobile Phone Signals From Several Networks At Once
Check the signal you can potentially expect from British mobile phone networks. Check out this mobile phone signal checker. Of course, we centred it on Brighton. The tool will help you verify what type of signal you can get and how good it will be given your geographical location. Networks often claim they have great… Continue reading Instantly Compare Mobile Phone Signals From Several Networks At Once
EE Turns On 5G In Brighton
Brighton is now officially live on EE’s 5G mobile phone network. Joining 34 other towns across the country, including Worcester, Blackburn and Southport, Brighton are now hooked up to the latest spectrum of the UK’s radio communications network. This announcement has come at a great time, since we can expect a summer of domestic tourism… Continue reading EE Turns On 5G In Brighton