Cultured Meat – a low carbon alternative?
Cultured meat, also commonly known as lab-grown meat, clean meat or synthetic meat, refers to any meat produced by animal cell cultures…
Lorentz National Park
Abstract Indonesia has the third largest tract of tropical rainforest in the world, swathing 17,500 islands in the Malay Archipelago…
Fukushima’s Nuclear Waste Disposal
In 2011, the shores of Japan were shaken by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that spawned a 14 metre-high tsunami, flooding the…
Talking Engineering (5) with Phillip Lee
Episode 5 of Talking Engineering: An Interview with Phillip Lee In 7 years, Phillip completed 5 PhDs’ worth of research (to…
Meeting our meat
What makes a steak appealing? Is it the crispiness of the outside textures contrasted with the tenderness of the inner…
Exploring the Indo-Australian Archipelago: The Wallace Line
Image credits: Journal of Biogeography, December 2019 Abstract Indonesia has the third largest tract of tropical rainforest in the world,…
Vertical Farming – A User’s Guide
Cities are grounded on mounds of rubbish, where humans live in tiny apartment complexes in towering skyscrapers. Earth has run…
Comparing two case studies of deforestation in Indonesia: The Grasberg Mine and the Aru Sugar Cane Plantation
Image credits: Sika Group Abstract The impending destruction of South East Asia’s tropical rainforests will impact one of the most…
Exploring the Indo-Australian Archipelago: Deforestation in the Malay Archipelago
The impending destruction of South East Asia’s tropical rainforests will impact one of the most biodiverse areas in the…
Oil Spills
The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef, at Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius on July 25, 2020. Within two weeks, the tanker had split…