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Prospecting for water on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Prospecting for water on the Moon

...System. These areas act as vast ‘cold traps’: many chemical substances such as water, other ices and organic compounds delivered to the Moon by asteroid and comet impacts would migrate to the poles and accumulate there in a permanent deep freeze. Our Moon may therefore be witness to billions of years of history of water and other important molecules in the vicinity of...
Educational leadership at local and community level: Supporting ‘Quality Education’ even in times of adversity
Education & Development

Educational leadership at local and community level: Supporting ‘Quality Education’ even in times of adversity

...system. Local leaders’ responses to the uncertainty about when children will return to school have meant looking for creative ways to keep learning going. For many in low-income countries the solutions have focused on low-tech approaches (e.g. radio broadcast in local communities). A recent blog post by Power (2020) on Activating local study-groups for children’s...
Osprey process
Science, Maths & Technology

Osprey process

...system before entry into the atomiser. The gases also act as a protective atmosphere to prevent oxidation of the spray droplets. An integral part of the preforming unit is the preforming mechanism to which the preform collector is attached. This is driven by means of a hydraulic power pack, which is programmed to perform a sequence of movements under the spray so as to...
Business Bursts: Supply chain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Supply chain

...system. And in the case of automobile manufacturers or car manufacturers they seek to shorten those lean supply chains so that the cost at each stage of production from buying the steel, to part manufacturer supplying them with steering wheels or wheels, creates a greater value for them at less cost. Nick Spencer, Supply Chain Director: MINI Oxford Our customers value the...
Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...system for new houses (the foundation of modern UK home Energy Performance Certificates). The tests on the passive solar houses showed that they were so successful and cost-effective that MKDC introduced its own building regulations for all of the city’s new houses. They had to be insulated to standards that wouldn’t be matched in the UK national regulations until...
Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...systems? It's no secret that climate change is caused by our over-dependence on fossil fuels...so what can we do about it? This is an album with a difference; YOU get the chance to find out how YOUR personal shopping choices are affecting the climate. How addicted to fossil fuels are you? Using the interactive video feature, start off on track 2 and follow the easy...
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...think about how have pictures in books for children changed over the years, and why? [MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR Many of us have vivid memories of the stories we encountered in childhood. Mostly, we remember the picture books and illustrated tales which fired our young imaginations and transported us to worlds of magic and adventure. Judging by the popularity of picture...
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...think broadly about the challenges that faced the designer, though. Do not be put off by an unfamiliar product. You will not need an advanced knowledge of these products and their manufacture to consider their design. To help give you an appreciation of the wide spectrum of contexts in which designing is undertaken and the variety of designs which emerge, our case studies...
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