Dear supplier, how sustainable are you?

Dear microtubule, I see you

This essay summarizes my personal journey toward the atomic visualization of microtubules and a mechanistic understanding of how these amazing polymers work. During this journey, I have been witness and partaker in the blooming of a technique I love-cryo-electron microscopy.

How sustainable are we?

part of being human is our capacity to transform the natural world around us. although we rightly rejoice in our scientific knowledge, we are increasingly aware of the damage that we are causing as our technological powers have gone beyond harnessing forces and resources locally, to controlling and redirecting on a massive scale. if all the peoples of the world consumed resources at the rate of...

How good are you?

As orthodontists, most of us believe that we are among the best in our community at what we do—straightening teeth. Of course, we know that alignment is not the only important outcome of orthodontic therapy. We also strive to produce a good occlusal result and a well-balanced face. But how do you measure the quality of your treatment results? Are you consistent? One method is to take and pass t...

Requirements Engineering: How Do You Know How Good You Are?

Organisations are seeking to improve the way they undertake engineering activities. There are numerous ways of doing this, one of which is to undertake an on-going process, or capability, enhancement activity. Praxis Critical Systems Limited provides support for such activity based primarily around the REVEAL ® requirements engineering method. By providing customised training and coaching in RE...

How 'child friendly' are you?