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07/01/2026

Here are the Golden Globe shortlists, with the winners to be revealed on 11 January: https://bbc.in/4oRTudi

22/12/2025

What a fantastic way to stop the constant noise pollution from highways.

🔇 Walls That Turn Noise Into Silence

Across highways and rail corridors in the Czech Republic, a surprising material is quietly tackling two modern challenges at once: traffic noise and stubborn waste. The answer isn’t concrete or steel — it’s recycled rubber.

Engineers have found a way to transform millions of discarded car tires into massive sound-absorbing barriers. The tires are shredded, compressed, and stacked within steel frames to form dense panels that absorb vibrations instead of reflecting them. Unlike concrete walls that bounce noise back into nearby neighborhoods, rubber barriers trap sound, dramatically reducing traffic roar.

What once would have sat in landfills for centuries is now working daily to protect urban life. Tire rubber’s natural flexibility and porous structure make it ideal for breaking down sound waves. It’s also highly durable — resistant to heat, rain, mold, and corrosion. Some installations even integrate greenery or solar panels, turning waste into functional, living infrastructure.

The results are striking: hundreds of millions of tires diverted from dumps, quieter homes, cleaner land, and reduced demand for new raw materials. This isn’t just recycling — it’s redefining waste itself.

In a world racing to build the next big thing, this innovation offers a quieter truth: sometimes the smartest future is built from what we once threw away.

Disclaimer: This content is shared for educational and informational purposes. Figures are based on reported sustainability and infrastructure data from Czech environmental and engineering sources.

18/12/2025

Garden Office from start to finish. ☺️. It’s been a busy year, one more job to go for the year.

11/12/2025

Just another day at Pinewood……😊.

23/11/2025

Best Documentary winner at the National Film and Television Awards last night. Congratulations to everyone who worked on this amazing film. Such a privilege to be a part of it.

21/11/2025

Amazing night at the Grierson Awards. Well done to “Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey” on the nomination for best Natural History Documentary

11/11/2025

Found the perfect tub for small water Foley sounds. It has rubber around the sides to stop that pesky resonance from a sold plastic tub.. Monique Donnelly no longer has a laundry basket. 😆 .

03/11/2025

More nominations at the National Film and Television Awards. Well done team Kulu!

27/10/2025

Well done to all the nominees and well done to Don't Let's Go To The Dogs tonight on your nominations!

22/10/2025

Thanks ☺️ George Chignell and Pippa Ehrlich for a fantastic time at this year’s Wildscreen Awards.

15/10/2025

Kulu is on a roll! Critics Choice Documentary Awards nomination! The winners will be revealed at a gala event on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at The Edison Ballroom in Manhattan.

13/10/2025

Here's some of my recent work coming out on October the 30th, it's a good one!

Aileen: Queen of Serial Killers
Netflix/NBC/BBC co-production

Between 1989 and 1990, Aileen Wuornos murdered seven men across central Florida, a killing spree that ultimately landed her on death row. Her ex*****on in 20...