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...energy had only ever been produced this way for short bursts at a time – here is the context. The innovation is in applying springs to the provision of low-power electricity for consumer electronics. Baylis invented a mechanism that gave forty minutes of play from just twenty seconds of winding. The winding action coils a spring, attached to a gearbox, which is...

...energy. The time needed for fermentation varies between breweries, but at Hook Norton it is around one week. Following completion of fermentation the beer is transferred into a new tank, sometimes referred to as a conditioning tank or, at Hook Norton, casks. You will learn about the process of conditioning and storage in Week 4 and see how it further impacts on the...

...energy of interested and motivated employees. In the Open University, several academics may get together informally and form a self-organising team in order to share and develop the initial ideas for a new course. Participants in self-organising teams benefit from the exchange of ideas and viewpoints, and the implicit need to get things done. Self-organising teams provide...

...Energy; degree in mechanical engineering, masters in the physics of materials; member of IMechE; CEng] John Bouchard My name is John Bouchard. I'm Professor in Materials for Energy at The Open University, and I lead the Materials Engineering Research Group here. My first degree was in mechanical engineering at Bristol University. I then took a masters degree, by research...