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Ion implantation
Science, Maths & Technology

Ion implantation

...interface which could be subject to mechanical weakness or interfacial corrosion, and the maximum ion concentration is often in the region of the peak Hertzian stress. Under adhesive wear conditions frequently encountered in tools, the heat generated at asperities causes the nitrogen to diffuse into the component, thus effectively increasing the depth of hardness during...
Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...interface with the image. Baldwin’s inclusion of a sense of motion in his instructions (“gradually in succession”) suggests that the viewer should move this improvised viewfinder along the line, in a recreation of the journey. The images included in Airopaidia cater to Baldwin’s concern to record the ascent in as comprehensive a way as possible: they show the view...
An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...interface - An interface is a connection, and in this case it’s the means for you to connect and sort function and information from your TV. While each manufacturer will have differences in design, the functionality is similar, with access to apps for specific content providers. This approach follows on from the interfaces developed for computers, mobile phones and...
Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...interface, look at ‘Hestia Project map and partners’ resources’ [URL] where there are also some suggestions for finding other sources to support your research. The OpenLearn Collection includes a Timeline. Browse the events and follow some of the links to the map, get a ‘feel’ for the period Herodotus was writing about, and where some of the key places were. You...
Latitude and Longitude
History & The Arts

Latitude and Longitude

...University are not responsible for the content of external websites. Further reading Fisher D., Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to build and use 18 traditional navigational instruments, International Marine Publishing Larijani L.C., GPS for Everyone: How the Global Positioning System can work for you, American Interface Corporation Sobel D., Longitude, Walker & Co....
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...interfaces. However, our increased exposure to digital entertainment has resulted in increased conflict between the rights of the consumer and the rights of the producer of the media. It is now much easier for the products of the media industries established during the twentieth century – film, music and so on – to be illegally copied and distributed in a form that is...
The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa

...interface of Europa. Credit: Lewis Sym.Show descriptionThere are two illustrations side by side. The left image is a wedge shape with four layers, the first grey layer at the bottom of the image is labelled ‘metal core’. This is overlain by a brown layer labelled ‘rocky mantle’, which is overlain by a blue layer labelled ‘subsurface ocean’. The final top light...
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...interface with the image. The panorama was an apparatus that would isolate and control what it was possible to see. His specifications included lighting from above, an isolated central viewing platform exactly halfway up the height of the canvas, restrictions on the viewer getting too close to the picture, entrance from below, and ventilation without windows. The edges of...