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Electronic applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Electronic applications

...circuits, which include logic gates, microprocessors and even software. And you may be aware of some of the fundamental principles that describe the way that voltages and currents in a circuit are related, including Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws. Whilst all of this is necessary to understand electronics, it doesn’t really explain how electronics...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Getting started with Italian 3
Languages

Getting started with Italian 3

...le stazioni e collegano i piccoli centri. Hanno solo la seconda classe e costano poco ma viaggiano lentamente, a circa 100 km orari. Però c’è anche un regionale veloce, economico ma meno frequente. Su molti treni si può portare la bicicletta pagando il supplemento bici. I treni nazionali (Intercity e Frecciabianca) collegano città grandi e medie su tutto il...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...circuit, the blood then is pumped to the lungs, where the oxygen content is replenished, and blood with a high oxygen content returns to the left atria and ventricle to start the circuit again. The main chambers, which have a thick muscular wall to pump the blood efficiently to the lungs or the body are called ventricles, with the left ventricle being the thickest of all...
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...circuit with a metal wire, a battery and a bulb. When the wire is connected between the positive and negative terminals of the battery, one end of the wire becomes positively charged and the other becomes negatively charged. This causes the electrons, which are free to move, to travel through the wire towards the positive terminal of the battery, where they are removed....
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...circuit of knowledge. [Map 2] Map 2 Six-inch map of County Monaghan, 1835, from the first edition of the Irish Ordnance Survey (Source: The Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland and The Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1991, p.23) Maps also represent those with the power to establish their view of the world as the accepted view, which can mean subverting alternate views....
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...Le Monde saw the upswing in Conservative popularity as an opportunity for the party to “shake off Thatcher’s legacy” and to “smother” the Labour opposition. Its centre-right counterpart Le Figaro pointed to May’s opportunism. It saw the election as a chance for her to strengthen her hand in the fractious leadership relations within the Conservative Party. The...
Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life
Science, Maths & Technology

Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life

...circuit boards woven into the fabric, and a microphone in the collar. Just input the number on your cuff, and start talking. Transcript A flexible Nokia prototype. There would be no risk of running out of power mid-conversation – you’d just move your arms about to charge the batteries. The jacket would be washable – but you’d need another “phone jacket” on the...
Electroplating
Science, Maths & Technology

Electroplating

...circuit, anodes are also immersed in the electrolyte. In the bath, current is transferred in the electrolyte by ionic conduction. The potential applied between anode and cathode is the driving force for transfer of charge across the metal-solution interfaces (2–16 V), e.g. electro deposition of copper from copper sulphate: CuSO4→ Cu2++ SO2-4 [Images to demonstrate...
Article 10 mins