Daily Archives : October 12, 2019

Aubrey Blanche, Atlassian’s Global Head of Diversity Inclusion, has overseen an impressive 80% jump in women joining the technical team. In a field that’s all about uncertainty and running experiments, Blanche’s have clearly worked. One of her most successful initiatives has been standardizing the way current and prospective staff members are evaluated. One of the major ways people move up…

Due to concerns over exposure to lead, the soldering industry has moved toward the use of lead free solders; these tend to be a tin/copper alloy. In order to compensate for the removal of lead another flux substance has to be used to aid the flow of the solder. One of the most commonly used fluxes is rosin or colophony.…