Orbital escape device Patent

Development and characteristics of inflatable structure to provide escape from orbit for spacecrews under emergency condition

First Measurements of Pion Correlations by the PHENIX Experiment

First identical-pion correlations measured at RHIC energies by PHENIX are presented. Two analyses with separate detectors, systematics, and statistics provide consistent results. The resulting HBT radii are moderately larger than those measured at lower energies. The $k_t$ dependence of the Bertsch-Pratt HBT radii is also similar to previous measures and is consistent with the conjecture of an expanding source.Comment: Contribution to Quark Matter 2001, Long Island, New York, January 15-20, 200

Sandwich placements in law: academic tourism or a form of clinical legal education?

Whether or not education at the higher level can be integrated with practical experience has preoccupied educationalists in Europe and North America for a considerable time. There are some disciplines in which the existence of laboratory practice or simulated work experience can be used to assist the process of learning-by-doing quite efficiently. In other areas, learning from experience may be best carried out in the employment environment itself. Historically, in the UK this was the pattern for the traditional professions of law, accountancy, medicine and architecture. More recently in the UK, sandwich courses, predominantly a 'new' university contribution to higher education, have been developed to give students a balance between academic theory and practical professional experience. This article attempts a re-evaluation of the sandwich placement model of legal education in law in the light of the skills debate, and the clinical legal education movement.</p

Computer program for high pressure real gas effects

Computer program obtains the real-gas isentropic flow functions and thermodynamic properties of gases for which the equation of state is known. The program uses FORTRAN 4 subroutines which were designed for calculations of nitrogen and helium. These subroutines are easily modified for calculations of other gases

Impact testing machine Patent

Impact testing machine for imparting large impact forces on high velocity package

Chebyshev minimax control theory

General, closed-form, analytical solutions are determined for certain classes of C-minimax control problems, several alternative mathematical theories are derived, and a controller design theory is developed to give optimal control in the presence of unmeasureable external disturbances

Adjustable wrench for electronic connectors

Standard crescent wrench has been modified to provide a means whereby one adjustable tool can be used with all sizes of electronic connectors. The machined wrench jaws provide lugs for engaging the standard size slots on the different connectors

On being yeast in batches of dough

Delivered at the closing service, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Waterloo, Ont, Ap 23 2003. 1 Cor 5:6b-9

Molding process for imidazopyrrolone polymers

A process is described for producing shaped articles of imidazopyrrolone polymers comprising molding imidazopyrrolone polymer molding power under pressure and at a temperature greater than 475 C. Moderate pressures may be employed. Preferably, prior to molding, a preform is prepared by isostatic compression. The preform may be molded at a relatively low initial pressure and temperature; as the temperature is increased to a value greater than 475 C., the pressure is also increased