In the thermal plasma spraying process, the coating material, in fine powder form, is injected into a high-temperature plasma jet. The powder particles are melted, and the droplets formed are ...
READ MOREPosition: Contract lecturer, University of Otago. Field: Energy management Eric grew up in the US as part of a family deeply involved in science and engineering. There was a good chance that he ...
READ MOREDr Steven Matthews’s plasma spray gun research is at present focused in two diverse areas. Both involve working in collaboration with other universities and both involve use of thermal plasma ...
READ MOREIn this activity, students use a simple true or false interactive tool to categorise facts. This activity could be used as a formative activity to gather students prior knowledge and ...
READ MOREIn this activity, students observe how the Moon appears to move across the sky each hour, as well as over several days. They discuss how both the rotation of the Earth as well as the satellite ...
READ MORERubbish or waste is part of our lives. How we deal with it has changed through the ages. We know that out of sight, out of mind is a fallacy, and what we bury today has the potential to affect ...
READ MORELarge snow events in most parts of New Zealand are uncommon. However, if you are in the South Island or the central North Island, this citizen science project could be a great one for your ...
READ MOREAbout 14,000 earthquakes are recorded in and around Aotearoa New Zealand every year. Canterbury’s 7.1 and Kaikōura's 7.8 magnitude earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks show the constant threat ...
READ MOREIn this online PD session recorded on 2 June 2016, Andrea Soanes from the Science Learning Hub was joined by three guest presenters – all inspirational women working in STEM – who shared their ...
READ MOREWhen St Francis Xavier Catholic School decided on the theme ‘Innovation’ as a whole-school science and technology focus, year 3 teacher Jo Collyer began searching for relevant teaching resources ...
READ MOREIn thermal spray-coating, high-temperature molten droplets of material are projected at high speed to impact with the target substrate. Professor Margaret Hyland from the Chemical and Materials ...
READ MOREWith a background in surface chemistry, Professor Margaret Hyland, from the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Auckland, has focused her plasma spray-coating ...
READ MOREProfessor Margaret Hyland, from the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Auckland, has focused her plasma spray-coating research on the role the substrate surface ...
READ MOREThe size, orbit and design of a satellite depend on its purpose. In this interactive, scientists discuss the functions of various satellites and orbits. Accompanying fact files provide ...
READ MOREIn this simulation, students set rocket parameters before launching to see how high the rocket goes and whether they can launch the payload.
READ MOREUse this interactive graphic organiser to highlight common alternative conceptions about gravity and satellites. Students can place the labels where they think they belong. This activity can be ...
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