Spider silk What is Spider silk? Spider silk is incredibly tough and it is stronger by weight than steel. Quantitatively‚ spider silk is five times stronger than steel of the same diameter. It has been suggested that a Boeing 747 could be stopped in flight by a single pencil-width strand and spider silk is almost as strong as Kevlar‚ the toughest man-made polymer. It is finer than the human hair and is able to keep its strength below -40°C. Spider silk is also very elastic and capture
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that change brings about‚ there was one constant‚ The Silk Roads. They connected all of Eurasia‚ and were a key component in the cultural and economic development of the continent. Throughout the millennia they were in use‚ the success and use of the Silk Roads depended on the prosperity and the state of the empires it ran through. The fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 CE was the first of many events that would lead to the near-death of the Silk Roads. The end of the empire
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Transportation is the one of important thing in our life. If there was not transportation‚ how would we go somewhere or how would goods be transported? In ancient times‚ new places were explored and also nowadays‚ space is being discovered through transportation. If nothing moves‚ nothing happens. Namely‚ life without transportation can not be thought. Many things are invented for transportation until now. The wheel was invented in about 3000 BC. From that time to now‚ transportation styles and vehicles
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Why‚ and to what extent‚ have conservatives placed their faith in pragmatism rather than principle? Pragmatism is the idea that one should take a flexible approach to politics; using an understanding of what is best for the people and what will bring stability‚ it also is about what is most wanted by the people. An example of this was the post war consensus when consecutive conservative governments didn’t cancel any of the widespread reforms brought in by the labour government of 1945-51. Principle
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from a predominantly unclaimed vast ocean into part of the growing maritime empires‚ booming with trade. As the region progressed‚ economic‚ political‚ and social changes occurred rapidly due to the emergence of the Triangular Trade Route and the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade. By the late 1600s‚ the increased participation in these trade routes allowed a multitude of commodities to reach the Atlantic World‚ permitting Europeans to construct big maritime empires and constantly serve as the dominant
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Transportation Transport or transportation is the movement of people‚ animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air‚ rail‚ road‚ water‚ cable‚ pipeline‚ and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure‚ vehicles‚ and operations. Transport is important since it enables trade between people‚ which in turn establishes civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport‚ including roads‚ railways‚ airways‚ waterways
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Andrea Cyr Module 8 Case – Simply Steam Integrity and Ethical Values 5 The owners are very invested in the business and have a hand in the day to day operations. However‚ there is high employee turnover which does not create a loyalty in the company culture. Also sales people have the ability to negotiate pricing which can be taken advantage of since they are paid on commission. Commitment to Competence 5 Employees‚ especially in the accounting department‚ may not be qualified
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Malaysian Transportation History Transportation in Malaysia INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to define the transportation system and its assets in Malaysia providing a brief history of the country’s transportation and examine the different means through which passengers and goods are moved from one place to another with emphasis on technology development and its overall impact on transportation. The paper will also explore the Malaysian culture looking at the origin of multiculturalism
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Questions-The silk roads & Byzantium 1 It helped set the stage because long distance trade was happening between east and west Asia already which brought the influence and beginning of silk roads. 2 The fine spices-cloves‚ nutmeg‚ mace‚ and cardamom came from Southeast Asia. Ginger came from China and Southeast Asia‚ pepper from India‚ and sesame oil from India‚ Arabia‚ and Southeast Asia. Central Asia produced large‚ strong horses and high-quality jade. The Roman Empire came glassware‚ jewelry
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2.4 Road – rail integration in freight transportation Freight is defined as any good‚ product‚ or raw material carried by a commercial means of transportation which is air‚ highway‚ rail‚ water‚ and pipelines. The management of how and where the freight moves is defined as logistics (Michigan Department of Transportation‚ 2015). The increasing consumer demand‚ congestion‚ and the ability of the transportation infrastructure to support such demand has cause the significant challenges due to the growing
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