A Few Important Facts About International Video Standards Conversion

International video standards conversion presents a larger challenge to international viewing than does region coding. Video standards conversion is active, while circumventing the region coding system is passive.
Video conversion requires an active process for conversion to take place, whereas bypassing region codes is simply a matter of allowing information to pass through. Moreover, standards […]

What Is Bulk Metallic Glass?

Bulk metallic glass, a.k.a. amorphous metal, appears to have a very bright future. Being twice as strong as titanium, tougher and more elastic than ceramics, and having excellent wear and corrosion resistance makes them attractive for a variety of applications. It can even be cast in a mold to near net shapes.
Conventional Metals
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Scientist Hwang Woo Suk Falls Back to Earth

It’s quite a sight to see a man rise to the very pinnacle of his vocation and then come falling back down to earth, disgraced, humbled and with his tail between his legs. Things would be infinitely worse if the arena where all this happened was one filled with back-biting and intrigue, such as the […]

Your Rainy Weather Companion

Many are familiar with the image of an Anglo-Saxon gentleman, who walks in the rain while protected by an umbrella held by his servant over his head. Numerous representations, like the famous drawing of Thomas Wright “Domestic Manners of the English,” portray the image of England’s early seventieth century gentlemen. The famous Sherlock Holmes, who […]

Sports Science & Improving Sporting Performance

Sport science is a collection of scientific disciplines that work together to improve the performance of a given athlete. This can cover the way an athlete sleeps to the food they eat and when they eat it. It can also cover the cloth they wear and the manner in which they train and […]

Time Travel And The Mind

What are you doing when you are doing nothing at all?
Scientists have discover that when we are performing mental tasks, taking tests, adding or subtracting, some areas of our brains are very active. Scientists have also discovered that when some areas of our brains become active, other areas of the brain become dark. […]

Outlining Mechanical Engineering

Although maybe not one of the most “glamorous” of trades, mechanical engineering is definitely one of the most important, and also frequently used, though you may not realize just how frequent and common. Take the chair you′re currently sitting on reading this article - you can bet there’s at least some kind of mechanical engineering […]

Biodiesel Testing - Quality and Purity Testing Increase Confidence And Assure Results

Biodiesel and biofuel production is growing at an exponentially increasing rate as new test-bed plants and full production facilities are being approved every month across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
At present, biofuel production is considered experimental, and compared with other fuel production techniques, the total output is still very low. Feedstock supply lines are […]

Melamine Toxicity Testing - Practical or Political, Its Here to Stay

Melamine (1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine) is a very useful organic trimer of cyanide, with the formula C3H6̒. It is used in the resins of many glues, plastics, as a plastic pigment and in some inks. It is relatively non-toxic (with a similar lethal dose as table salt), and was for a time considered as a nitrogen supplement for […]

Soil Testing for the Health of Your Land

Soil testing can yield important information for growers and grazers about the general health, fertility, structure, and physical properties of any given land and its suitability for different crops.
By combining diligent record keeping with professional soil testing, it is possible for modern farmers to build up knowledge about the characteristics of their farm and […]