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Soldering
Science, Maths & Technology

Soldering

...systems Electrical resistance: medium cost and output, poor versatility, preforms required Radio-frequency induction: high cost and output, preforms required Dipping bath: medium cost, low output and versatility Soldering iron: hand-feeding gives low cost and output, but high versatility Finishing – flux and residual solder are removed before inspection. Materials:...
Article 10 mins
Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)

...systems are more expensive and less versatile, since they are usually only economic for the high volume production of one particular assembly. The dies and tooling in an operating head can be changed in a few minutes, and complete operating heads for the production of entirely different assemblies can be fitted in approximately 10 min. The holding fixture for the...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse

...system, publicly backed schemes to improve worker retention in the North and the creation of a National Investment Bank. Geraint Johnes looks at these alternatives in his article “Northern Powerhouse: Cruel Deception or Cool Conception?” This article was written to accompany the Autumn 2015 series of The Bottom Line. For more information on the series, visit the...
Electrochemical Grinding (ECG)
Science, Maths & Technology

Electrochemical Grinding (ECG)

...system and the boiling point of electrolyte. Removal rates are 5–10 times those of conventional grinding for hard materials; typically 0.15 cm3 min–1 (100 A)–1. Main use of process is the shaping and sharpening of WC cutting tools, although it has been used for sharpening hypodermic needles and machining thin, fragile, honeycombed structures. Materials: Almost any...
Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...systems and aiming to carve out a new path that is Africa-centred, decolonised and yet globally connected. On the one hand, Makerere had emerged as the leading university in the region based on foundations that were questionable on grounds of, not least, low recognition of local culture and knowledge. On the other hand, Makerere needed and needs to secure its leadership...
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...think about a person with ADHD. For example, are they male, female, young or old, and how do they behave? You may wish to use the box provided. Discussion When people think of ADHD they generally associate the condition with children rather than adults, and often boys rather than girls. They may think that these children are badly behaved and often will note that they...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...think of for geological wonders, but it is amazing what you can find in a shopping mall. MARCUS BADGER: Banks use rocks to convey a sense of reliability and permanence. ANNE JAY: And local authorities use attractive building stones to put on their public buildings and in public spaces. MARCUS BADGER: Sometimes retailers will use rocks to convey subtle messages about the...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes

...system then breaks with it in the late 1990s to expedite commercial value extraction by building smaller, cheaper roads to much denser housing. Beneath all of this is one brutal truth – there is no clear water between the profane business of economy and the sacred activity of culture – and the town knows it. Nothing illustrates that better than the story of the Milton...