Introduction Safety in the home, garage and laboratory is essential if you are a scientist, doing chemistry or even an everyday person with dangerous substances in the home and garage. There are many dangers lurking in the laboratory and home waiting to get at you. From chemicals to Bunsen burners you need to be extra […]
Notice how the title of this hub isn ’t called, “World ’s Most ‘Selective ’ Universities;” as I think the word selective mainly implies “objectivity”—i.e., the acceptance rate, which is the number of students accepted divided by the number of students applied. If you were to Google “World ’s Most Selective Universities,” you should end […]
“The UK Space sector is worth more than £9 billion each year to the national economy, with more than 75,000 people employed in space technology jobs.” The UK Space Sector is Growing Fast The space technology sector in the UK incorporates scientific exploration, advanced scientific instruments and commercial satellite production and maintenance. The sector is […]
Chernobyl – April 26, 1986 1:23am…..The Day the Entire World Changed “In our youth, we have concern for that which pertains to our own immediate lives, shutting out the ugliness of the world around us.” In 1986. I was just 22 years old when the news projected the events of the Chernobyl Nuclear meltdown, I […]
Breathing (inspiration and expiration) occurs in a cyclical manner due to the movements of the chest wall and the lungs. The resulting changes in pressure, causes changes in lung volumes, i.e. the amount of air the lungs are capable of occupying. These volumes tend to vary, depending on the depth of respiration, ethnicity, gender, age […]
Have you ever spent a hot summer day just trying out different ice cream flavors? Eventually, you had to stick with your favorite one and treat yourself to a big icy cone, right? Did you pick butter pecan or a cup of strawberry with a little scoop of vanilla on top? Or do you simply […]
Top 3 Best Backpacks for High School: Product Reviews Heading back to school this Fall means that kids and parents are out in force buying school supplies. One item that is sure to be on that school supply list are the best backpacks for high school. Make sure that the backpack you get has lots […]
Rome in the History of Capital Punishment Unfortunately for the human race, the history of capital punishment has been a long, bloody and inglorious one. Most of us today are lucky enough to live in countries where the death penalty has been abolished, but generally this has only happened in the last half century and […]
Times Tables Are Easier Than You Think Many people of all ages struggle with learning their times tables. If they have to learn up to the ten times table, they picture the 100 facts they have to learn and are overwhelmed by the task. Many people learn up to the five times table and then […]
A Whole New World Ever since its invention in the 16th century, the microscope has allowed its users to glimpse another world. Even a drop of pond water is found to be teeming with unimaginable life forms. Indeed, there are marvels hidden in our surroundings that the naked eye is unable to see. The compound […]
Introduction Roof trusses can categorized into a number of groups, defined by the external profile formed by their top chords (rafters) and bottom chord (ceiling tie). These groups contain tried and tested shapes, solutions to numerous architectural requirements and engineering problems, This hub looks at a number of the more commonly used truss shapes or […]
A Seriously Powerful Way to Influence People Normally we think of humor as something that isn’t very important or worthy of thought. Usually we’re content to say “it’s funny because it’s funny” about a joke, gag or comedic situation and leave it at that. To question a joke or to try to understand the nature […]