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Timon Singh

Timon Singh is a graduate of Liverpool University where he received a degree in Social and Economic History. He has previously worked for BBC Magazines and written extensively on all aspects of worldwide infrastructure including construction, renewable energy, transportation, security and communications and waste management (ok, maybe less extensively on that one...).

He currently resides in the United Kingdom (Bristol, to be precise) where he is also a full time film geek.

Follow him on Twitter: @timonsingh

Timon Singh

European Scientists Create a Robot That Builds Its Own Tools

European Scientists Create a Robot That Builds Its Own Tools

Image via Shutterstock/click ahead to see a video of the actual robot European scientists from BTH Zurich Bio-Inspired Robotics have created a robot that is capable of fashioning its own tools

This Modified Desktop Computer Uses its Own Heat to Grow Plants

This Modified Desktop Computer Uses its Own Heat to Grow Plants

Mike Schropp of TotalGeekdom has combined technology and the natural world with his modified desktop computer that uses its own heat to grow plants! The compact DIY unit allows the plants — in

Buckminster Fuller Challenge 2012 Finalists Announced

Buckminster Fuller Challenge 2012 Finalists Announced

Today, the Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) announced the final contenders of their 2012 competition; Future of Fish by Cheryl Dahle and The Living Building Challenge led by Jason

Street Lighting Negatively Impacts Insect Ecology in Urban Environments

Street Lighting Negatively Impacts Insect Ecology in Urban Environments

In the past, we have talked about the effects that light pollution has on the environment, but a new report now states that street lighting can also substantially change the ecology of

Scientists Create Laser-Controlled Micro-Robot from a Bubble

Scientists Create Laser-Controlled Micro-Robot from a Bubble

We’d like to think that here at Inhabitat, we are rather clued in to the latest in robotics, however a new development has blown our minds. A group of scientists at the University of

NRDC Report Says US Heat-Related Deaths To Triple Due To Climate Change

NRDC Report Says US Heat-Related Deaths To Triple Due To Climate Change

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that by the end of the century, heat-related deaths in the United States are expected to triple as a result of climate change. As summer

Carbon And Boron Nanosponge Cubes Absorb Oil From Water

Carbon And Boron Nanosponge Cubes Absorb Oil From Water

After the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, we’ve been on the look out for new technologies that could help clean up similar disasters. With that in mind, we were intrigued by the news that Rice

Fukushima Radiation Finally Below “Cancer-Causing Levels”

Fukushima Radiation Finally Below “Cancer-Causing Levels”

Residents of Japan may be able to breathe a sigh of relief as the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced that radiation levels in most of the country are “below cancer-causing

Solar Energy Generation Costs to Compete with Fossil Fuels by 2017

Solar Energy Generation Costs to Compete with Fossil Fuels by 2017

Despite recent clashes between the US and Chinese solar industries, it seems that the entire solar power sector is prospering. As stated in a new report from GlobalData, with the

PG Tips Urges Britons to Recycle Teabags in Landmark Composting Plan

PG Tips Urges Britons to Recycle Teabags in Landmark Composting Plan

Here in the UK, we do love a good cup of tea – in fact, I’m having one right now while writing this article. We love tea so much, that it is estimated that as a country, 66% of the

Ridiculous Study Alert: Eating Organic Food Can Make You A Judgemental Jerk!

Ridiculous Study Alert: Eating Organic Food Can Make You A Judgemental Jerk!

If you’re about to tuck into an freshly grown, locally-produced organic lunch, then here’s something that may interest you. According to a study conducted at Loyola University in

Study Reveals That Seagrass Stores More Carbon Than Trees

Study Reveals That Seagrass Stores More Carbon Than Trees

Seagrass Photo from Shutterstock The destruction of rainforests has long been a huge cause of concern for environmentalists due to trees’ ability to capture carbon — however a new

Students Create Award-Winning Robot That Cleans Solar Panels

Students Create Award-Winning Robot That Cleans Solar Panels

Solar panels must be regularly cleaned and maintained in order to keep them operating efficiently and maximize the amount of sunlight they convert into electricity. With this in mind, a

Robo-Fish: The Robotic Fish Designed To Detect Pollution

Robo-Fish: The Robotic Fish Designed To Detect Pollution

While harbors and ports around the world are crucial to global trade, industrial activities are often responsible for high levels of pollution and water contamination. Fuel leaks, emissions, and

Arizona-Based Company Heliae is Growing Algae on a Commercial Scale for Transportation Fuel

Arizona-Based Company Heliae is Growing Algae on a Commercial Scale for Transportation Fuel

Algae fuel and other biofuels have gained popularity in recent years to the point that even the US Military has adopted it as jet fuel. Given its recent rise to prominence, it’s not

Could Lasers Be the New Way to Kill Weeds?

Could Lasers Be the New Way to Kill Weeds?

When gardening, we’re sure many of you have used herbicides to kill weeds and other invasive plants. However, the thing about herbicides is that in order to kill weeds, they are often

Solar Prices Expected to Rise as US Places Huge Tariffs On Chinese-Produced PV Cells

Solar Prices Expected to Rise as US Places Huge Tariffs On Chinese-Produced PV Cells

With China becoming the world’s leader of solar cells and panels, it was hoped that their mass production would help bring down global prices. However, in order to aid domestic

Shrinking Glaciers Are Releasing Thousands Of Pockets Of Methane

Shrinking Glaciers Are Releasing Thousands Of Pockets Of Methane

Ecologists have found a disturbing side-effect caused by the world’s rapidly shrinking glaciers. As the ice gets thinner, pockets of methane that have been trapped beneath it are being

Monmouth: The World’s First Wikipedia Town Launches In Wales

Monmouth: The World’s First Wikipedia Town Launches In Wales

Whenever you visit a new place, you are often encumbered with guidebooks, maps and other tourist information that is – let’s face it – bulky and uses a lot of paper. That is

Thunderclouds Are Increasing Global Warming By Retaining Pollution and Heat

Thunderclouds Are Increasing Global Warming By Retaining Pollution and Heat

According to the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, thunderstorms could be contributing to global warming due to their ability to capture and retain heat. If

Out-of-Control Freighter On Course to Collide with Great Barrier Reef is Diverted

Out-of-Control Freighter On Course to Collide with Great Barrier Reef is Diverted

A broken-down cargo ship in waters off the Australian coast drifted out-of-control towards the Great Barrier Reef recently, threatening one of the largest and most diverse ecosystems on the

Stanford University Study finds that Global Ecosystems Being Permanently Damaged By Mankind

Stanford University Study finds that Global Ecosystems Being Permanently Damaged By Mankind

A team from Stanford University have released a report that states ecological chains worldwide are being damaged by human influence. Mankind’s impact on the natural world is a subject of

The Stillwater Energy Plant in Nevada is the World’s First Solar-Geothermal Hybrid Facility

The Stillwater Energy Plant in Nevada is the World’s First Solar-Geothermal Hybrid Facility

The world’s first Solar-Geothermal Hybrid power plant has been inaugurated in the town of Fallon, Nevada. Just ten months ago Nevada Senator Harry Reid announced that the addition of

Study Suggests That Men Are Unwilling To Go Vegetarian Because It’s Not “Macho”

Study Suggests That Men Are Unwilling To Go Vegetarian Because It’s Not “Macho”

A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests that decades of marketing have left many men unwilling to make the switch to a vegetarian diet because it is not perceived as

After Closure of All Nuclear Power Plants, Japan Urges Population To Cut Power Use By 15% To Avoid Blackouts

After Closure of All Nuclear Power Plants, Japan Urges Population To Cut Power Use By 15% To Avoid Blackouts

Since Japan shut down all its nuclear power stations in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, the country has been exploring ways to replace the 30 percent of national power which was generated by

100-Foot Subsea Turbine Successfully Installed at World’s First Tidal Farm Off the Coast of Scotland

100-Foot Subsea Turbine Successfully Installed at World’s First Tidal Farm Off the Coast of Scotland

Tidal farms, which use underwater turbines to harness the power of the planet’s oceans and convert it into electricity, are something that we frequently mention here at Inhabitat. While

Could Solar Satellites Be the Key to Infinite Energy?

Could Solar Satellites Be the Key to Infinite Energy?

While solar energy has long been touted as the key to solving the planet’s energy demands, the problem of efficiency has always hampered it. However, a team of engineers from

Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm to Transform the Lives of the Paralyzed

Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm to Transform the Lives of the Paralyzed

Here at Inhabitat, we are huge fans of any technology that can improve the lives of disabled people, such as exoskeletons and robotic suits. However, Brown University, working with the

Nuclear-Powered USS Enterprise Could Take Us To The Stars (In Theory)

Nuclear-Powered USS Enterprise Could Take Us To The Stars (In Theory)

Star Trek might be just a TV show for many of us, but some believe that such high-tech space exploration might soon become a reality. An engineer known simply as “BTE Dan” believes

Got Milk? Wasted Milk Creates the Equivalent Emissions of 20,000 Cars Annually

Got Milk? Wasted Milk Creates the Equivalent Emissions of 20,000 Cars Annually

Food waste has long been a problem, but it seems a particular foodstuff is more harmful than others. According to a team from Edinburgh University, wasted milk that is poured down the drain can

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