3,734 search results
Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)
Science, Maths & Technology

Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)

...open, eject pattern and store for 30 days. [Diagram to demonstrate Full mould casting (Evaporative pattern) - see article] 3. Glue-on runners, feeders and risers (where necessary) if not already an integral part of the pattern. Coat pattern with a special factory coating and dry. [Diagram to demonstrate Full mould casting (Evaporative pattern) - see article] 4. Place the...
View article Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)
Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender

...against non-binary and gender-fluid people We hope that How to Understand Your Gender will provide a routemap for making sense of such stories, as well as navigating individual gender experience within a wider culture of ongoing tension and conflict around gender. Meg-John Barker is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University. They tweet from @megjohnbarker....
View article Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender
Article 10 mins
What was The Schlieffen Plan?
History & The Arts

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

...Open University's BA (Honours) History qualification. [Alfred Von Schlieffen] Alfred von Schlieffen, pictured in 1906 Schlieffen’s idea was perfected in the winter of 1905 when, as a result of the Russo-Japanese war, Russia was eliminated as a serious threat to the European status quo for the foreseeable future. It would first of all have to recover from a lost war and...
View article What was The Schlieffen Plan?
Article 5 mins
Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father
Society, Politics & Law

Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father

...Open University's Martin Robb looks at the evolving role of fathers in society...Increasingly, it seems, the only good father is one who is present – and not only present but involved, ‘hands-on’, taking an equal share in childcare.In the aftermath of the 2010 summer’s riots in English cities, prime minister David Cameron described the violent scenes around the...
View article Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father
Article 5 mins
What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?
Digital & Computing

What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?

...open the box and read Alice’s message if he has a valid key of his own. But to be able to communicate with new users, you need a way of sharing keys that is still secure. To get over this, each user has what’s called a public key that is available to anyone and proves the identity of the user, and a private key that stays with the user. Alice uses Bob’s public key...
View article What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?
Article 5 mins
COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...Open University’s Environment qualifications. [Photo taken at COP26 in Glasgow. Banner says 'We can do this if we act now'.] Measuring progress in the international climate negotiations Beyond fine words, promises and pledges, there are at least 6 indicators we should use to measure progress and success in our global response to climate change. Here they are in what I...
View article COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Article 5 mins
How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...is: digital books ensure that all children can have a varied reading diet and grow their reading curiosity. To convert this immense potential of e-books, we need to make sure that e-books are of high quality. Natalia Kucirkova is Professor of Reading and Children’s Development, The Open University, and Chair of the International Collective of Children’s Digital Books....
View article How can digital books support children’s learning?
Article 10 mins
Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood
Science, Maths & Technology

Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood

...and tuna diet isn’t sustainable. Expanding our seafood menus could be a vital way of keeping the ocean healthy while it supplies the food we need. Pallavi Anand, Lecturer in Ocean Biogeochemistry, The Open University and Daniela Schmidt, Professor in Palaebiology, University of Bristol This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
View article Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood
Article 10 mins