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...Energy Options (geo), and talked to us about her life as an engineer. You may also be interested in the Open University course Engineering: professions, practice and skills. The best thing about being an engineer Transcript. I never feel alone as an engineer. No matter what’s happening, something, you need something done, it will get done. And it will get done by...

...energy. The atmosphere itself converts heat energy from the Sun into motion as winds. People have learned to convert some of this wind energy into electricity or use it for other mechanical work, such as pumping or milling. Of course, we are not the only life form to make use of wind energy. Plants can use it to disperse their seeds more widely, for example. The water...

...energy laser beam directed at the joint to be welded. The surfaces of the workpiece melt, bonding the two parts together. Results in a narrow weld zone and HAZ. Combining laser and gas tungsten arc (GTA) welding can produce deeper weld penetration...[Images to demonstrate 'Laser beam welding' - see article ] A high energy laser beam is focused onto the surface to be...

...energy stream of ions that penetrate the surface. This is not a diffusion process. Once impregnated into the surface, the ions (usually carbon or nitrogen) lose their energy and stop moving. The compressive stresses generated in the surface layers improve mechanical and fatigue properties, as well as corrosion and wear resistance...[Images to demonstrate 'Ion...

...energy) of alpha particles produced by radiation is specific to the isotope that emits them and leaves a kind of signature, with which the original isotope can be identified. A sample of fluid suspected of containing polonium is dried onto a surface and the energy of the emitted particles is measured. The number of particles with a particular energy is directly...

...energy. Even though you may be familiar with these types of metabolisms, the microbial world offers an enormous diversity of alternatives which mean they can be found in environments on Earth where other organisms could not survive. On Europa, the thick ice layer (4–20 km) prevents any light from reaching the ocean and so, if life is present, it must be sustained by the...