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Phobos – an asteroid masquerading as a moon of Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

Phobos – an asteroid masquerading as a moon of Mars?

...System, yet remarkedly little is known about them. The existence of Phobos and Deimos remained hypothetical until August 1877 when Asaph Hall and American Astronomer finally found them within five days of one another. Upon discovery it became obvious why they had not been seen previously. They were both extremely small, with diameters of just ~12.4 km (Deimos) and ~22.5...
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...system to lay the material/s layer-by-layer. The concepts and technologies used in additive manufacturing are not new. They started being developed in the 1980s. But it’s only since the early years of this century that they have reached a maturity that allows them to be considered as part of mainstream manufacturing. The language used to describe the technology has...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal

...system would provide. While the scandal should be condemned, this does not mean that its ownership model is inherently ethically flawed, especially in comparison to Anglo-American ones. Specifically, it avoids the pitfalls of short-term thinking often plaguing investor cultures. Nils Roper defends VW’s “insider system” and its fostering of a more “patient...
Exploring the icy moons
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the icy moons

...system. He discussed his career path and work with Ann Grand, Lecturer in Astrobiology Education...‘Astrobiology’ isn’t a subject you can study at school. Can you tell me a little bit about your journey to astrobiology and how you arrived where you are now? By accident! Since childhood, I’ve been interested in in the big questions about where we come from, the...
Decolonising computing?
Digital & Computing

Decolonising computing?

...system informed by a praxis-based commitment to radical decentring. In this connection, Chan (2018) maintains that “decolonialists posed the significance of how cultivating a politics of decentralization – and a decentring of the self as expert and knowledge practitioner – might offer an affront to modernity’s domination and its politics of self-replication...
Multiple Moonlets Maketh Mystery
Science, Maths & Technology

Multiple Moonlets Maketh Mystery

...system, which were unexplained by the pre-space exploration theories. Multiple impact Hypothesis However, like before, floors can still be found. It was Ringwood, the founder of the earlier disproved binary formation model, who exposed the flaws in the giant impact hypothesis and attempted to reimagine the theory. He stated in his 1989 paper “Collisions by much smaller...
The house doesn't always win
Digital & Computing

The house doesn't always win

...systems, to heating systems and lightbulbs can connect to the internet – either to receive content (such as movies and music), or to allow for remote monitoring (‘how warm is my house right now?’) or control (turn the oven on, I’m on my way home). The thermometer was used to monitor the water temperature in an aquarium and sent data over the casino’s wireless...
Fused deposition modelling (FDM)
Science, Maths & Technology

Fused deposition modelling (FDM)

...system. Three-dimensional structures can be formed by adding material onto previously deposited material...FDM cannot handle overhanging structures with much success. Therefore, systems are often equipped with a second extrusion head for depositing 'sacrificial' material. This is commonly dissolved in a solvent that does not affect the properties of the build material....