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Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...careful and delicate analysis of the data managed to tease out something else going on: buoyant blobs of gas bobbing around deep inside the sun, in a phenomenon called “G-waves” where G is short for gravity. (These are completely different to the “gravitational waves” from deep space discovered by LIGO, though.) The sound waves that pass through the sun are subtly...
There’s only one woman on the UK Brexit negotiating team – here’s why that matters
Society, Politics & Law

There’s only one woman on the UK Brexit negotiating team – here’s why that matters

...care for the elderly or disabled or being a single parent with part time work. Women and children are already overlooked, and are at significant risk of falling through the cracks in the new regime. Trade is a feminist issue When it comes to conditions attached to any future trade agreement, such as compliance with EU workplace rights, key women’s rights are at stake...
Methods in Motion: The things we don't know
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The things we don't know

...careful focus on the details of constructing our research has been crucial, alongside an awareness of broader power structures and dynamics that impinge on our work. A close attention to language has led to my dawning realisation – as a non-linguist – that translation is very much more than a technical matter. I have a new respect for socio-linguistics, and how...
LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference

...cared for. The mistreatment these LGBTQ youth frequently experience then understandably negatively impacts on their wellbeing, particularly their mental health. LGBTQ youth cannot easily leave toxic social environments, including a challenging school and/or home context, due to for instance their financial dependence on their families. Although a disproportionately large...
How Spanish sounded across its history
Languages

How Spanish sounded across its history

...care to remember”) is one of the most famous first lines in Spanish literature. It belongs to El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (1605 and 1615), by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), considered one of the best novels ever written and the founder of European modern novel as a genre. The book tells us the story of Alonso Quijano, a noble who, after reading so...
Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)

...care must be taken to prevent die coatings from sealing the gap. Overflows and risers are often included to remove inclusions and, in some cases, to hold the casting in the top-half of the die, enabling the use of a “catcher arm” for automatic removal of the casting. Due to the positive pressure surface finish, surface detail and accuracy are better than gravity die...
Centreless grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Centreless grinding

...careful finishing operations. Tolerances: Parameter Production (mm) Precision (mm) Diameter ±0.0025 ±0.00065 Parallelism ±0.0025 ±0.00065 Roundness ±0.0003 - Concentricity of stepped diameter ±0.0065 ±0.0025 Precision tolerances are far more costly to hold since they require first class machinery, wheels and operating procedures. See Also: Grinding and Creep feed...
The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"
Society, Politics & Law

The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"

...cared about family” only to then be found to be unstable and “bipolar” is problematic in several ways. Transcript Reducing such a heinous crime to an issue of mental health stigmatises people all over the world who have been struggling with mental illness. Further to that, it also glances over the problems associated with standards of “normality” and the...