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Investment casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Investment casting

...health hazards associated with the process. The “block mould process” is often a more economical process for light castings. Moulds consist of several hundred small components, and are centrifugally cast. Materials: Almost all metals and alloys can be investment cast, but the process is best suited to those materials that are difficult to die cast, forge or machine....
Le Corbusier
History & The Arts

Le Corbusier

...the architect of post-war housing failure ignores the deep concern for human comfort and health that underpinned his work. The Modernist architects
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Calculating your carbon footprint
Nature & Environment

Calculating your carbon footprint

...health services, etc. From this perspective the producers of goods and services within each country are mainly responsible for that country’s emissions, while individuals and households are responsible for only a relatively small percentage of the total. The consumption perspective, on the other hand, considers that the purpose of a modern economy is to provide...
If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...health service of an advanced economy such as the UK would run its critical infrastructure on such an unsafe, antiquated system. But perhaps the most striking aspect of this recent attack is how unsuccessful it has been in terms of generating a ransom. As well as the NHS in the UK, it hit French car manufacturer Renault, US delivery service FedEx, Russia’s interior...
The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...health crisis. Known as “climate anxiety” or “eco-anxiety”, the medical journal The Lancet has defined it as “anxiety related to the global climate crisis and the threat of environmental disaster”. Its symptoms include depression, insomnia, hopelessness and panic attacks. Climate anxiety has received prominent coverage in major news outlets like the BBC,...
Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood
Science, Maths & Technology

Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood

...health of the ocean. [The Conversation]Making algae a common part of more people’s diets won’t be easy. We need to ensure that any new algae food products on our dinner plates have the needed nutritional value but are also attractive and safe to eat. But sticking with our traditional salmon and tuna diet isn’t sustainable. Expanding our seafood menus could be a...
Transitioning from home education to employment
Education & Development

Transitioning from home education to employment

...health related issues. For the majority, they felt that home education had given them an “advantage in the working world” (Hal) through home education having enabled them to develop a unique set of experiences that sets them apart from their schooled peers. Several of the participants expressed how being immersed in the adult world since an early age allowed them to...
Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?

...health and impact negatively upon behaviour is weighed against the ways in which they ease the pains of confinement for the prisoner. Taking drugs in prison can provide sanctuary and be a means of self-medication and self-help. Drugs can help mask the harsh realities of penal regimes and ease the consequences of being exposed to low levels of mental and physical...