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My name is Dominic, but most who know me call me Dom. I am a recent graduate from Southampton University where I studied a masters course in Physics, achieving first class honours. I now work as a Civil Servant in the UK.

I have spent my entire life in Hampshire,

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Sports & Recreation > Camping How to choose the right sleeping bag for your camping needs: 3 of 10

Sleeping bags have come a long way since Freydis Eiriksdottir invented her first sleeping bag as she sailed around the world in 1000, and the manufacturers have paid close attention to the needs of consumers, producing sleeping bags for every camping, hiking, mountain climbing, canoeing, fishing and hunting adventure. If you...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition (Other) What are benefits of organic foods?: 6 of 15

Organic foods have formed the basis for the human diet through the ages. Eating an organic diet is considered the most natural and beneficial way to take food into the body. The majority of the soil across the globe has unfortunately been touched by chemicals and pesticides to some degree and an organic diet may be the close...
Computers & Technology > Consumer Electronics (Other) All about LED Technology: 3 of 7

This is question I do not usually ask myself but if you look into the end of your torch you may be surprised what you see. More and more torches are being made with LED's and not standard filaments but what are LED's and why are they so much better? Light Emitting Diodes or LED's as they are more widely known create light by...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 10,000 BC: 7 of 14

From Roland Emmerich, director of 'Independence Day' and 'The Day After Tomorrow', comes the first in a new breed of action movie that must entice and captivate its audience without the usual combinations of car crashes, bomb explosions and first person shoot-em-outs. Without these to depend upon 10000BC relies on a unique c...
Sciences > Physics Particle accelerators and how they work: 1 of 2

Particle colliders or accelerators are used to study the fundamental constituents of matter; the quarks, leptons and their interactions. The basic idea of a collider is to accelerate particles into two beams and collide them together with a certain amount of energy. This energy is then used to create new particles from the v...
Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) The best books on how to train for a triathlon: 1 of 2

Coach Joe Friel touts the benefits of creating a scientific, self coached training plan to refine your skills and improve your triathlon performance. You will learn how to train smarter, not harder, and apply proven techniques for increasing endurance without over training. Friel equips you with the know-how to build a perso...
Sciences > Physics Atomic physics: Quarks and anti-quarks: 1 of 2

Part of the Standard Model of Particle Physics, Quarks are considered a fundamental constituent of matter. When Quarks are combined one forms heavier particles called Hadrons, examples of which are the Proton and Neutron. In total the Standard Model contains six Quarks grouped into three generations. These are the Up and Dow...
Arts & Humanities > Photography How to capture perfect Autumn photographs: 1 of 1

Believe it or not but we are approaching my favourite time of year for photography. Autumn with all the muted reds, browns, oranges and yellows is the most colourful time of year for me and an excellent opportunity for grabbing the camera and getting some brilliant and memorable snaps. One of the attractions for me is that t...
Sciences > Physics Top quark production and decay: 1 of 1

The Standard Model describes the universe in terms of six Quarks, six Leptons and interacting force carriers called Bosons. The Photon, Gluon and the Z and W Bosons mediate the Electromagnetic, Strong and Weak forces respectively. The theory does not contain a Gauge description of Gravity but can explain the acquisition of m...
Sciences > Physics Is the Standard Model the best model of our physical world?: 4 of 7

This is a tricky question as at this time we are currently sat on the divide between potentially proving either answer. The Standard Model has explained years of experimentation at Particle Colliders to extraordinary accuracy and indeed is currently the most proven model of the physical world. Within the model twelve particl...