The Coldest Spot in the Known Universe. Jan. 30, 2014: Everyone knows that space is cold. In the vast gulf between stars and galaxies, the temperature of gaseous matter routinely drops to 3 degrees K, or 454 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Itâs about to get even colder. NASA researchers are planning to create the coldest spot in the known universe inside the International Space Station. âWeâre going to study matter at temperatures far colder than are found naturally,â says Rob Thompson of JPL. Heâs the Project Scientist for NASAâs Cold Atom Lab, an atomic ârefrigeratorâ slated for launch to the ISS in 2016.
Different Types of Rewards. Rewards can be divided into four categories: Transactional, relational, individual and communal. Some rewards can be considered as transactional and individual in the same time. Others can be considered as relational and communal. Transactional rewards are tangible. They include the financial rewards. These rewards can be easily copied by competitors. In addition, individual rewards are the ones that are given to employees individually.
Employee benefits and benefits in kind include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries. In instances where an employee exchanges wages for some other form of benefit is generally referred to as a 'salary packaging' or 'salary exchange' arrangement. In most countries, most kinds of employee benefits are taxable to at least some degree. Examples of these benefits include: housing furnished or not, with or without free utilities; gr