Reviewing Equipment

Design criteria

Not all equipment are created equal but for different purposes and users. Consider the two iconic German cars below.

Which one is the best, which one is the better design?

The Mercedes with its advanced technology, high performance and superior handling? Or the rugged and uncomplicated VW Beetle of which more that 21 million were sold and is the longest-running and most-manufactured car ever made?

Rich marine life at the French Frigate Shoals in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Fish learn to stay within marine reserves–where it's safe

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) discovered that some fish have learnt to stay within marine reserves where they are safe from fishing, demonstrating the importance of such facilities. They made the discovery after modelling the movements of skipjack and bluefin tuna and great white sharks in the ocean.