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How Trump's 'fire and fury' threatens to destabilise the Asian Pacific region
Society, Politics & Law

How Trump's 'fire and fury' threatens to destabilise the Asian Pacific region

...working on this issue for decades. This kind of highly personalised, ad-hoc diplomacy may be exciting and play well for a domestic audience keen to see their leader as someone to be reckoned with. But it is inevitably destabilising and counter-productive to actually solving critical issues, such as the North Korean nuclear crisis. Significantly, this is the first time we...
Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...work at the lunar surface. Meanwhile, Michael Collins circled the Moon in the ­command module, perhaps best-positioned to contemplate the meaning of life or our place in the universe. Down at the lunar surface, ­Armstrong and Aldrin performed several experiments, but arguably their most important task was to collect the first ever samples of Moon rock. Apollo 11...
Electron beam welding
Science, Maths & Technology

Electron beam welding

...width of weld, the helium NV technique giving a narrower, deeper weld, or an increased work distance. Process is ideal for automation, since there is no electrical or mechanical contact between the workpiece and electron beam. Small spot size requires a close and accurate fit of components, hence fixturing and beam/workpiece control are critical. Production rates depend on technique used, chamber size, pump size, component ......
Do Christmas lights interfere with your wifi signal?
Science, Maths & Technology

Do Christmas lights interfere with your wifi signal?

...work on the 2.4 Gigahertz microwave radio spectrum.. The term Hertz means the number of waves per second, so 1 Hertz is one wavelength per second. Your FM radio station may use 100 Megahertz, or 100,000,000 waves per second, while 2.4 Gigahertz, used by wireless, is 2,400,000,000 waves per second, making the radio waves used by wi-fi considerably shorter. Essentially,...
The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983
OpenLearn Ireland

The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983

...work twice as hard then to try to restore the values that have been lost and especially the language that has been lost. In 1983, positive action was being taken to restore the Irish language and traditions such as described by Michael O'Donnell, ex-shop steward in the Kilcar factory. He was Chairman of the local parish council and active in promoting the Irish culture...
Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...workings. Because similar designs are used by all the major chip makers, almost every computer in the world could be affected, from Apple iPhones and Android devices, to MacBooks, large desktop PCs and internet servers. The process is also so fundamental that it doesn’t create any log of its operations, meaning there is no record of whether a particular chip has been...
Design from the inside
Science, Maths & Technology

Design from the inside

...works, and the ingenuity that it represents?...It’s likely that, in such a situation, your thoughts are drawn to the detail apparent in the external form, perhaps to the interlocking cleverness of stacking chairs, or the flowing curves of a car panel, or maybe to the functional elegance of a kitchen utensil. If your thoughts lead you deeper into the nature of the object...
How can you exercise safely in the heat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you exercise safely in the heat?

...works best when the core temperature is maintained at 37℃, so to help keep the body cool, the body starts to sweat, allowing the heat to evaporate. This sweating causes water loss from the blood and can lead to dehydration. To help with the sweating, blood vessels dilate to allow more blood to be diverted to the surface of the skin by enabling more heat loss as a way to...