16 02 2021
It’ll come as no surprise that we think movies, TV shows and video games are excellent, but even we admit that sometimes a break from the screen is needed - especially for kids. But that doesn’t mean that they, their friends and the rest of the family can’t have fun.
Board games are top of the pile when entertaining kids, mixing up challenge and cooperation, strategy and planning with a little friendly competition. Often, when people think of kids board games, they imagine snakes and ladders or some ‘junior’ versions of classic board games like Monopoly and Scrabble. Well, we’re here to tell you there’s a lot more on offer than that - so we’ve rounded up an exciting and varied mix of the very best board games for kids that are perfect for family games night.
Harnessing the power of decaying isotopes could provide an energy solution for the UK
Imagine a nuclear battery in a little box that uses decaying isotopes to generate cheap and clean electricity around the clock for decades with no combustion, fission, or noise. It just sits silently and emits constant power.
This far-fetched idea is becoming real. Vaulting advances in materials sciences are unlocking technologies that radically change the cost calculus of radioisotopes. Companies are springing to life with prototypes that could be on the market before the next general election.
As it happens, the UK is the world leader in the rarified field of isotope batteries. A British-Australian start-up with research operations in Cumbria has found a way to harness gamma rays from the radioactive decay of cobalt-60. Infinite Power thinks it can cut costs to levels that take your breath away. “It is the cheapest source of electricity on the planet,” says Robert McLeod, the chief executi
Dive Into These Family Friendly Board Games This Holiday Season
Ravensburger Games has several recent releases that are perfect for a family board game session this holiday season. Board games are a great holiday activity for families - bringing together families to conquer a common obstacle or pitting them against each other for some good-natured fun. There are tons of board game options available right now, and Ravensburger Games has found a perfect niche of adapting well-known movies and characters into creative and dynamic board games. In recent months, Ravensburger has released games based on popular movies like
Pocus, along with a foray into the Marvel Universe.
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