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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...carbon dioxide levels, looked at the Jani equation for how much warming this was likely to produce, and reported it straight, as it were, as a very alarming prospect. I became a little more sceptical in the nineties when I began to look into the science a bit more closely, but then I kind of drifted off and went off and wrote about genes for a number of years and didn’t...
Does it snow on Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does it snow on Mars?

...carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The new study, published in Nature Geoscience, has found a way in which tiny specks of water-ice could travel down to the ground without this strange frozen carbon dioxide coat. If correct, this would mean genuine snow on Mars – just like that on Earth. The team used measurements from two orbiting spacecraft (the Mars Global Surveyor...
Investment casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Investment casting

...carbon investment instead of the conventional refractory. Refractory investments vary depending on the material being cast, but are graded and chosen in order to minimise metal/mould reactions, to reduce cracking during firing and to give adequate mechanical strength. Low melting point materials (<1200˚C), which are used in conjunction with a water-soluble investment,...
Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)
Science, Maths & Technology

Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)

...carbon which will diffuse into the surface of steel components, altering their composition. This is most serious for low carbon steel components, but can be avoided by coating the pattern with 2 or 3 coats of refractory slurry, then firing at approximately 1000°C. This removes the pattern, leaving a thin ceramic shell which is surrounded by sand before casting in the...
COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...carbon dioxide but also for other gases such as methane, nitrous oxide, and others. Global mean surface temperatures – as measured by the network of thousands of weather stations on land and sea. COP26 made significant progress on indicators 1–3. Hopefully, this will cascade to indicators 4–6 within a decade or so. Multilateralism - The Glasgow Pact Every COP needs...
Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?

...carbon emissions and sits uneasily with the sustainability strategy of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which aims to ensure that both the Summer and Winter Games work towards becoming carbon neutral and are aligned with the targets set by the Paris Agreement to keep global warming below 2°C. In comments made during the build-up to the Milano-Cortina games IOC...
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...carbon black. Very good abrasion resistance. Swelling and adhesion properties similar to NR, ageing resistance better than NR. Tyres, often in direct competition with NR...Introduction to polymers: 1.2.2 Thermoplastics and thermosets - As already stated, polymers including rigid plastics were first developed in the last century from natural precursors. The sealing wax...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...footprint? Think about how aware you are of the image you are projecting online and how it affects your online reputation. Also consider how much you know about what happens to information you put online. Feedback The term ‘digital footprint’ refers to any information about you that is available online, for example, photos, comments or personal details. Information...