A Newly Ordered World Jewellery from the Napoleonic Era

Pforzheim Jewellery Museum | 19 October 2019 through 1 March 2020 Napoleon Bonaparte fundamentally changed the political geography of Europe, radically and lastingly transforming the continent’s civic landscape within a very short timespan. 2019 marks the anniversary of his birthday: 250 years have gone by since the birth of the…

My Kind of Travel

Do incentive travel programmes offer a return on investment or are you just offering a free holiday to employees? Do staff prefer them to a pay rise? Will it add to your bottom line?  The answer to all these questions is yes, as long as you pick the best location…

The Great Transition

There has been a staggering fall in the price of solar and wind power in the last decade, alongside a call for climate action, leading to a rapid expansion of these technologies. Global demand for energy is on the rise, and as consumption increases our dependence on carbon-emitting fossil…

Hypersonic Air Travel Revolution

Europe to Australia in under five hours? Engineers at UK-based Reaction Engines who are working on a system to enable hypersonic air travel say that they have passed a significant development milestone. A key element of their SABRE air-breathing rocket engine – the precooler component – has successfully…