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Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...techniques currently in use...This free course, Recording music and sound, provides an historical introduction to music and sound recording in the creative industries and offers some guidance about making your own recordings. Many of the processes that have been developed and the issues that have been raised in the first 150 years of recording are still relevant today,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...techniques, stretching, electromuscular stimulation, and analgesics (e.g. ibuprofen). There are several reasons why you may have chosen to use a particular recovery strategy. For example, you may have seen it used by other participants, heard about it in the media, or read a journal article about it. It is important to consider why a particular recovery strategy is used...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...techniques have led to the production of highly successful drugs for specific viral infections, most notably HIV. But of course HIV was first identified 37 years ago – COVID-19 was identified a little over 3 months ago. Developing new drugs is a very lengthy process, but the repurposing of existing drugs which are already licensed for use in humans is feasible. Recent...
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Article 10 mins
What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?
Science, Maths & Technology

What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?

...technique works by splitting a laser beam in two perpendicular directions and sending each down a long vacuum tunnel. The two paths are then reflected back by mirrors to the point they started at, where a detector is placed. If the waves are disturbed by gravitational waves on their way, the recombined beams would be different from the original. However, space-based...
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Article 5 mins
What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?
Society, Politics & Law

What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?

...technique requires time and money: time to take advantage of deals as they emerge, and money to purchase items when they are cheapest, rather than when they are needed. The article sees the authors analyze toilet paper purchases in 100,000 households over a seven-year period. They provide an in-depth reasoning for why they use toilet paper, and I encourage you to read it...
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Article 5 mins
Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'
Education & Development

Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'

...techniques and styles of telling, and engaging with the stories of others through our readings, we encourage students to own their stories and decide for themselves how they are used. As one student told me in early October: “The Jungle is the biggest education I have had.” An uncertain future The French government plans to dismantle the camp by the end of October. It...
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Article 5 mins
Flame cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Flame cutting

...technique. Material thickness depends on nozzle design, oxygen pressure and material composition, but is typically 1.5–50 mm. Thicknesses as small as 0.75 mm and as large 2500 mm have been successfully flame cut. Kerf widths depend on thickness of material and diameter of cutting jet, but are of the order of twice the jet diameter. Kerf width control of ±0.5 mm is...
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Article 5 mins
Rotational moulding (Rotational or rotary casting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Rotational moulding (Rotational or rotary casting)

...techniques, or from pore-free castings. c. Cu–Be moulds for higher accuracy and surface detail. d. For the best surface detail, electroformed nickel moulds are used. Mould release agents, such as soaps, waxes and baked-on silicone coatings, are used. Moulds are heated using hot air, direct flame or molten salts, or by circulating hot oil through a mould jacket: a. Hot...
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Article 5 mins