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High pressure die casting
Science, Maths & Technology

High pressure die casting

...opened and the casting is removed using ejector pins. Most of the castings will have flash where the two die halves come together. This is usually removed in a trimming die. The high cost of dies (up to £250,000) and the capital cost of machines (£175,000–£350,000) limit this process to high volume production of components. Hot-chamber die casting is limited to the...
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Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...is to put these words in italics. You may find it interesting to explore more ideas about Greek or Latin roots in the English language - it can make a fascinating study and there are plenty of places to look on the Internet. Visit Wikipedia for a basic summary of the language of the Ancient Greeks, and the Open University 'Reading Classical Greek' taster materials....
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Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...opening declaration called for architecture to be rationalised and standardised, and to be seen in context of economic and political realities. In the years that followed, CIAM produced many radical and ambitious documents which sought to place architecture at the centre of economic and political discussions about building a new and better world. And with the backing of...
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Beachbrains
Science, Maths & Technology

Beachbrains

...Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) – the same technology as the basis of the much better known SETI1 project – the aim of the Artificial Intelligence System is to simulate the human brain, in real time. If their current experiments pay off, and it is early days yet, they will next cross the five-sunbather threshold: 500 billion neurons-worth of brain...
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Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. [Fine specimen of a real antique Morse code telegraph machine.] An antique Morse code telegraph machine The word 'telegram' may conjure up the image of a frayed yellowing document, containing a message about a now distant historical event, something with little connection to today's world. However, many of the myriad...
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Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?
Science, Maths & Technology

Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?

...Opening a document from a friend, or a link through Facebook can be devastating if proper codes of conduct are not put in place. Something as simple as bringing in a USB (thumb drive) from your home to transfer large files from one computer to another could have the same effect, if the USB has been infected. Modern anti-virus software and up-to-date operating systems can...
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Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?
History & The Arts

Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?

...Open University discussed on BBC Radio Wales about the installation of the statue of Henry VII at his birthplace of Pembroke, and what it means to his ambiguous reputation in Wales today.​...The installation of a statue of Henry VII in front of Pembroke Castle, where the future king was born, could be seen as an act of national sentiment. Surprisingly, however, this...
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Business Bursts: Marketing
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Business Bursts: Marketing

...let’s say Mercedes Benz has. So everything about the message being sent out was wrong. So people just didn’t buy Rover cars because the product didn’t reflect what they thought it was, which is why Rover went bankrupt. 3’50” Get your marketing right Get your message clear with The Open University's course An introduction to retail management and marketing...
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