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HappyJanuaryfromKKIAssociates!

Tryour‘ScienceintheRealWorld’Quiz

ContactustorunthefullversionforyourSchoolorEducationalCharity.

KKIAssociateshelpsyoungpeople‘becomemillionaires’,bytraining,consulting,andmentoringtheirbusiness/careerplans.In2017-8wetrainedover250peopleinworkshopsfromExetertoGdansk,workedontechnologiesfromnanotubestoanaerobicdigestion,andraisedmoneyforanumberofcharitableeducationalprojects

Iwanttofuelmyprivatejet(above)withbiofuelderivedfromoilseedrape.WhatareaofcropwillIhavetoplanttoNilltheplane’stanks?5hectares,50hectares,or250hectares?

YouarenavigatingonaGeologicalexpeditioninPrydzBaynearthesouthmagneticpole.Inwhichdirectionistheredendofthecompassneedlelikelytopoint?

This is an infra red spectrum, but of what? And what are the red, yellow, and green bits?

Whatdothe3bluespheresonthisgraphicrepresent?

AsummerdayinScotland,asummerdayintheSahara.TwoidenticalsetsofPVcells.Whichproducesthemostenergythatday?

WhatisthisandwherewouldyouNindone?

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ReasonstocelebrateJanuary!

• ForgetDryJanuary,itstheCaliforniaDriedPlumDigestiveHealthMonth!

• StKnut’sDay(Jan13th)• Atotallunareclipse(Jan20th)• TheSundanceFilmFestival(Jan

24th-Feb3rd)• TheMonteCarloRally(Jan25-8th)

FormorecuriousJanuarytraditionsandcustomssee:https://www.efdss.org/efdss-education/resource-bank/beginners-guide/bg-plough-monday-to-hocktide#bg-plough-monday-to-hocktide

WhywefeelSADinJanuary

Although we say the shortest day isDecember 21st, it actually carries ongetting darker in the mornings wellinto January. In London, the latestsunrise in January2019is 8.06amonJanuary 2nd. In Edinburgh, the latestsunrise is 8.44 am on Dec 28-29th ,while in New York it doesn’t startgetting lighter until January 8th. Havefun checking other places with thisweb-site:http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunrise.html

Anniversariesandthingstolookforwardtoin2019

• Apartfromcricketandrugby,othersportshavingaWorldCupthisyearincludenetball,basketballandwomen’sfootball

• Its300yearssincethethepublicationofRobinsonCrusoeand500yearssincethevoyageofMagellan

• LaunchoftheESACHEOPStelescopetodeterminethesizeofextrasolarplantshttp://sci.esa.int/cheops/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHEOPS

• 7morecountriesareneededtocompletetheAfrican Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)https://qz.com/africa/1507273/africas-free-trade-agreement-was-signed-in-2018/

GoodNewsfor2019

• 2019istheYearofthePigintheChineseHoroscope-‘ayearoffortuneandgoodluck‘https://www.thechinesezodiac.org/astrology/chinese-horoscope-2019-year-of-the-earth-pig/

• Thecontainershippingindustrywillreducepollutionhttp://www3.asiainsurancereview.com/News/View-NewsLetter-Article/id/44380/Type/ARM/No-delay-in-sulphur-2020-limit-IMO

• Phasechangeenergyrecoverysystemsh"ps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/1/191/pdfh"ps://www.sunamp.com

• Frequencyupanddownconversionforsolarcellshttp://www.siser.ac.uk/research/next-generation/up-and-down-conversionh"ps://www.quora.com/What-are-some-new-trends-in-solar-energy-research-and-

development-in-2018/answer/Yogi-Goswami-3

KKIAssociateshelpsyoungpeople‘becomemillionaires’,bytraining,consulting,andmentoringtheirbusiness/careerplans.In2017-8wetrainedover250peopleinworkshopsfromExetertoGdansk,workedontechnologiesfromnanotubestoanaerobicdigestion,andraisedmoneyforanumberofcharitableeducationalprojects