Ben Pilkington

Feature Writer

B.A. (Hons) English Language and Literature, M.St. English Language and Literature

Ben Pilkington is a freelance writer who is interested in society and technology. He enjoys learning how the latest scientific developments can affect us and imagining what will be possible in the future.

Since completing graduate studies at Oxford University in 2016, Ben has reported on developments in computer software, the UK technology industry, digital rights and privacy, industrial automation, IoT, AI, additive manufacturing, sustainability, and clean technology.

Ben is happiest on a bicycle, loves sleeping in a tent or under the stars, and can’t function properly without coffee.

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Articles from Ben

Green Thin Film Technology

Thin film technology – the application of materials ranging between several micrometers and a fraction of a nanometer in thickness – is becoming a major focus of approaches tackling climate change.

20 Dec 2019

High-Temperature Furnaces for Clean Energy Applications

High-temperature furnaces (HTFs) typically utilize electrical heating systems, advanced insulation materials, and innovative design to generate temperatures as high as 3000 °C.

18 Dec 2019

Avoiding Contaminations in Water with Electron Microscopy

Aquatic sciences frequently use electron microscopy, especially in the study of contaminants in water, as it can be used to observe the architecture of individual cells in the specimen

18 Dec 2019

Controlling the Environment with AFM

AFM is used in numerous ways in environmental sciences and has helped researchers to both develop new clean technologies and better understand the potential environmental impact of them.

11 Dec 2019

Surface Cleaning in Thin Film Technology

To manufacture thin film devices, the thin film is coated, and the base material and any intermediary layers of the thin film must be kept incredibly clean.

14 Nov 2019

The Role of Thermoelectric Ceramics

This article discusses the rapid progression and role of thermoelectric ceramics in clean technology.

18 Oct 2019

How Russia is Tackling Plastic and Emissions Pollution

Local and citizen-led efforts are underway in Russia to tackle pollution in Russia. This article explores Russia's carbon emission and plastic pollution and the issues still faced in the country.

16 Oct 2019

The Role of Semiconductors in Clean Energy

Semiconductors – the materials with electrical conductivity between conductive and insulative whose discovery and application as diodes and transistors in the twentieth century birthed the information age – have numerous roles within the clean energy industry today.

4 Sep 2019