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An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...interfaces we notice (such as touchscreens), or implicit interaction through interfaces we’re meant to ignore (such as biometric garments) connecting us to objects ranging from those we hold, carry or wear, to those embedded in our homes, our vehicles, our cities. Interactive products can enable us to experience our world in new ways, augmenting our senses, our...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
UK must balance food farming impacts
Nature & Environment

UK must balance food farming impacts

...Interface journal shows that the UK has become increasingly dependent on food imports since the 1980s, with about 50% of its food and feed currently being imported. In effect, the UK is exporting the environmental impact and leaving producer nations with the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions released in the service of the British supper table. The UK’s...
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Article 10 mins
Creep feed grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Creep feed grinding

...interface. Reduction in chatter enables the use of cubic boron nitride (CBN) wheels, which have a life up to 100 times that of alumina wheels. Despite the wheel changing and dressing time this makes them an economical alternative. Metal removal rates an order of magnitude better than reciprocating grinding can be achieved with continuous creep feed grinding. Creep feed...
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Article 10 mins
Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)

...interface. When joining shafts, the difference in diameter between shaft and hole should be at least 1.5 mm to enable the molten alloy to flow freely. Once assembled, components cannot be dismantled without destroying the metal joint and/or the parts themselves. Machines can accommodate any length of wire or shaft of parts up to 150 mm in diameter, but the size of parts...
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Article 10 mins
What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?

...interface between the health service and social services that contributes to the issue and it is this that needs to be addressed. The lack of social care for older people, whether this relates to places in care homes or services that assist older people to live in their own homes, is a major contributing factor to delayed discharge. Care for older people outside of the...
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Article 5 mins
Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...interface when it comes to external communication and also possibly contributing to shaping consciousness and selfhood (whether one subscribes to Lacanian theory or not, the ‘inner voice’ is partly linguistic). My practice focuses on language because of its dual nature: it has a cultural, and ‘natural’ bias and a significant role in shaping thinking. At the same...
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Article 5 mins
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...Interface Research Corporation; b, Pier Paolo Cito/PA Photos; c, Sean Dempsey/PA Photos) Who should we have in mind when we think about these three categories? For business learns, think of the sharp-suited business people working for one of the major oil, computing, car or food companies. These have grown from being national concerns (albeit often with an international...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein

...of a text, can allow us to test hypotheses, build our own interpretations and gain new insights. The links will redirect to a Voyant Tools interface with the text of Frankenstein already pre-loaded. The link will remain valid provided the page is accessed once a month. If the link is no longer valid, download Frankenstein from a digital text repository and get exploring!...
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Article 4 mins