The World Needs New Colors: Cutting Edge Mobility Focusing on Long Persistent Luminescence Materials

Over the past year the world has changed dramatically. With greater restrictions on accessibility, the need to provide innovative and distributable remote experiences is now more prominent than ever. BMT has partnered with the SS Freshspring Trust to create multi-generational STEM experiences. “Preserving the past to inspire knowledge for the future”. The SS Freshspring Trust have a vision to become a STEM hub by utilising cutting-edge technology. BMT have extensive experience in developing VR applications in the Maritime Domain. With skills shortfalls in many engineering disciplines, there is a need to inspire future generations into careers in STEM. Equally, many adults have a passion for technology and have valuable skills to offer to STEM projects. This paper uses the historic vessel SS Freshspring, a 1940s RFA Fresh Water Carrier currently being restored in North Devon, as the basis for exploring a range of initiatives and activities aimed at making engineering and technology interesting and accessible to all. The specific focus is on the development of an interactive 3D virtual tour, aiming to provide access to a wide audience by targeting a range of modalities including smartphones, internet browsers, and most consumer VR headsets.

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A unique web resource for physiology, ecology and the environmental sciences: PrometheusWiki

Functional Plant Biology ◽

10.1071/fp10097 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 37 (8) ◽

pp. 687 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Lawren Sack ◽

Will K. Cornwell ◽

Louis S. Santiago ◽

Margaret M. Barbour ◽

Brendan Choat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Physiology ◽

Open Access ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Environmental Sciences ◽

Web Resource ◽

The World ◽

Slide Shows

PROtocols, METHods, Explanations and Updated Standards Wiki (PrometheusWiki, http://www.publish.csiro.au/prometheuswiki/) is a new open access, fully searchable web resource that contains protocols and methods for plant physiology, ecology and environmental sciences. Contributions can be uploaded by anyone in the community, with attributed authorship, and are open for wiki-style comment. This resource allows the gathering in one place of methods, links to published methods and detailed protocols used by leading laboratories around the world, with annotation. As a web resource, PrometheusWiki is continually evolving and updatable, easily and rapidly searchable and highly accessible. It will also enhance communication, allowing multimedia description of protocols and techniques, with spreadsheet tools, slide shows and video files easily integrated into the text. This resource is anticipated to lead to strong benefits in standardising methods, improving access to training for students and professionals, promoting collaborations and expanding the cutting edge of research.

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Does Religion Demand Social Change?

Theology Today ◽

10.1177/004057366902600102 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 5-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Richard Shaull

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Religious Reform ◽

Early Christian ◽

Christian Communities ◽

Ongoing Process ◽

The World ◽

Christian History

“One of the few things that seems certain about Jesus of Nazareth is that he was condemned to death by the Romans on charges of sedition and was executed by the means commonly used for Zealots and other politically subvesive characters. The early Christian communities were often denounced as subversive groups, and Christians were described as those who ‘turned the world upside down.’ From time to time in Christian history, those most committed to religious reform were social revolutionaries…God's action in the world creates an ongoing process of social change, and consequently our faithfulness to him requires that we be involved at the cutting edge of change.”

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Study and Review of Advancements in Cutting Edge Inventions of Nanotechnology “Wherever Technology Takes Us the Human Still Has a Key Role to Play”

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience ◽

10.1166/jctn.2020.8435 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 1737-1742

Author(s):

K. Muthukumar ◽

A. Amudha ◽

V. Richard Arutselvan ◽

G. Radhakrishnan

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Cancer Treatment ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Human Experience ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Technological Revolution ◽

The World ◽

Flow Batteries ◽

Self Powered ◽

Work Done

The world is on the brink of a new technological revolution beyond any human experience. A new more powerful industrial revolution capable of bringing wealth, health and education, without pollution, to every person on the planet. This is the promise of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has gained increased popularity largely due to the design, creation and utilization of materials whose constituent structures exist at Nanoscale. This paper aims to review all the previous work done and also therecent advancements and cutting edge inventions in nanotechnology. Today most of the products made using nanomaterials have general as well as unique applications like cancer treatment, self-powered Nano systems, Integrated chip fabrications, batteries etc. The recent works in the area of carbon nanotubes, Nano-polymers, nanocomposites, Nano-crystals, Nanoparticles, Nano shells, nanotubes, Nano filters, Nanohorn, nanowires, Nano springs etc. are reportedand the Various risks involved in using nanotechnology is discussed and the futuristic works like CNT processors, Peroforene, super capacitors and flow batteries are also discussed.

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Cutting-Edge Issues in Theology and Their Bearing on Mission Studies

Missiology An International Review ◽

10.1177/009182969602400105 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 83-92

Author(s):

Robert J. Schreiter

Keyword(s):

Cutting Edge ◽

Theology Of Religions ◽

Hegemonic Discourse ◽

Holy Trinity ◽

The World

This article explores three areas in contemporary theology that are very much discussed these days: the quest for a universal, non-hegemonic discourse in theology, the intense reflection on the meaning of the Holy Trinity for the life of the world, and the renewed interest in the theology of religions. Each of these areas is then reviewed as to the challenges it raises for contemporary mission studies.

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Welcome to the caring generation?

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-03-2017-0041 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 36-38

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Fringe Benefits ◽

Initial Interview ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings For many undergraduates about to be unleashed onto the world of employment, one would imagine they will have fairly standard ideas of the kind of employer they would like to work for: one that pays its staff well, one that will invest in their careers, and one that will offer some fringe benefits as well. Indeed, prospective employers will put the metaphorical red carpet out when recruiting, either by hiring fancy hotels for the initial interview rounds, or by showing potential employees around the very best bits of their offices. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Definitely not Disney

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-05-2015-0080 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (7) ◽

pp. 32-34

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Theme Park ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Financial Concern ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – No other theme park splits opinion as much as Disney’s hugely successful parks around the world. Whether it is Orlando, Tokyo or Paris, millions of Disney enthusiasts young and old enjoy visiting the parks every year, thus perpetuating Walt Disney’s original Technicolor Vision. But while wildly popular, they are not everyone’s cup of tea – certainly many parents regard a trip to Disney with a mixture of dread and financial concern at just what the whole enterprise may eventually cost them. Practical implications – Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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