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• Nuclear Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Weapons Technology
  Physics
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Nuclear fission

  Nuclear fission is a process in nuclear physics in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei as fission products, and usually some by-product particles. Hence, fission is a ... > more
• Electricity
  Energy Technology
  Solar Energy
  Wind Energy
  Batteries
  Thermodynamics
   
  

  Electric power

  Electric power is the amount of work done by an electric current in a unit time. When a current flows in a circuit with resistance, it does work. Devices can be made that convert this work into heat ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Physics
  Astrophysics
  Quantum Physics
  Thermodynamics
  Dark Matter
   
  

  Phase (matter)

  A phase is a set of states of a macroscopic physical system that have relatively uniform chemical composition and physical properties (i.e. density, crystal structure, index of refraction, and so ... > more
• Spintronics
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Energy Policy
  Albert Einstein
  Materials Science
   
  

  Periodic table

  The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements, first devised in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev. Mendeleev intended the table to ... > more
• Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Nature of Water
  Quantum Computing
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Spintronics
   

  Mechanics

  Mechanics can be seen as the prime, and even as the original, discipline of physics. It is a huge body of knowledge about the natural world. It also constitutes a central part of ... > more
• Wind Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Electricity
  Environmental Science
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Wind turbine

  A wind turbine is a machine for converting the mechanical energy in wind into electrical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as a pump or grinding stones, the machine ... > more
• Air Quality
  Organic Chemistry
  Global Warming
  Healthy Aging
  Forest
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Carbon monoxide

  Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas. It is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds, notably in ... > more
• Mining
  Environmental Science
  Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Sports Science
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Mining

  Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) ... > more
• Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Nature of Water
  Sports Science
   
  

  Peptide bond

  A peptide bond is a chemical bond formed between two molecules when the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amino group of the other molecule, releasing a molecule of water (H2O). This is ... > more
• Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Energy Technology
  Technology
  Electronics
  Materials Science
   
  

  Engineering

  Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. The American Engineers' Council for Professional ... > more

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