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What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?

...has passed. Measurement of ratios of stable breakdown products of the various isotopes of polonium could give some insight into if poisoning has occurred, but this depends on the initial composition of the polonium sample and it is susceptible to contamination.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation in 2013. Read the original article....
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Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story
Science, Maths & Technology

Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story

...composition of everything we know, including early-formed organic matter and water. Organic matter – chemical compounds containing carbon-hydrogen bonds – is actually ubiquitous throughout the universe. One of the big questions is whether organic compounds can be delivered to planets to form the basis for life. We are still not sure how life started on Earth. If this...
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What do volcanoes tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?
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What do volcanoes tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?

...compositional information from just one of the cones using MRO’s Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM). This reveals the presence of a mineral called opaline silica as well as sulfate minerals, which suggests that the hot rocks, whether before or after after eruption, reacted with martian ground water. If so, there could have been, even if only...
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Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?
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Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?

...composition to Murchison and Aguas Zarcas. Images returned from the spacecraft also look startlingly similar on a variety of scales. Here at The Open University, we are doing our part by studying Aguas Zarcas and other CMs to prepare for the samples that will be returned to Earth from what may be their ‘parent’ asteroids. We are using the element oxygen to study the...
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Dyddiadur Barwnes am Oes Newydd
Society, Politics & Law

Dyddiadur Barwnes am Oes Newydd

...DU. Carmen Smith, y Farwnes Smith o Lanfaes Ganwyd Carmen Smith yng Nghaersallog yn 1996, cyn symud i Lanfaes, ar Ynys Môn, yn saith oed. Yn ei harddegau, roedd hi'n ofalwr ifanc i'w thad. Gwasanaethodd Smith fel Dirprwy Lywydd Undeb Cenedlaethol y Myfyrwyr Cymru cyn mynd ymlaen i weithio yn y maes datblygu rhyngwladol, yn Senedd Ewrop, i Blaid Cymru, ac i gwmni ynni...
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Introduction to polymers
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Introduction to polymers

...composition, associated properties and processes of manufacture from petrochemicals. The unit also shows a range of products in which polymers are used and explains why they are chosen in preference to many conventional materials. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 3 study in Science...Introduction to polymers: Learning outcomes - After studying this course,...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...du nicht. One would not have expected a customer to be refused permission to try clothes on, but during the COVID-19 pandemic you may have heard: Leider darf man im Moment wegen COVID-19 die Kleider nicht anprobieren. Unfortunately, you are not allowed to try clothes on at the moment because of COVID-19. Notice that using man darf nicht here sounds politer than Das...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982

...sang down the line that ‘anything you can do, I can do better’. The workers at Plessey had also decided that they would occupy to strengthen their case that closure was unjust. The announcement was sudden, and action began swiftly. Some of those not on shift were stunned to discover when they arrived for work that the plant was under worker control. Elizabeth Fairley,...
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