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• Petroleum
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  Catalytic converter

  A catalytic converter is a device used to reduce the emissions from an internal combustion engine. Most commonly used in an automobile's exhaust system, catalytic converters are now commonly used on ... > more
• Mesothelioma
  Sports Science
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Lung Cancer
   
  

  Asbestos

  Asbestos describes any of a group of fibrous metamorphic minerals of the hydrous magnesium silicate variety. When asbestos is used for its resistance to fire or heat, the fibers are typically mixed ... > more
• Sports Science
  Organic Chemistry
  Graphene
  Electronics
  Materials Science
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Steel

  Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. Varying the amount of carbon and its distribution in the alloy controls qualities such as the ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Firestorm

  A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. A firestorm is created as a result of the "chimney effect" as the heat of the original ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
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  Technology
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  Seismometer

  Seismometer are used by seismologists to measure and record seismic waves. By studying seismic waves, geologists can map the interior of the Earth, and measure and locate earthquakes and other ground ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Healthy Aging
  Vehicles
  Workplace Health
  Accident and Trauma
  Sports Medicine
   

  Road-traffic safety

  Road-traffic safety aims to reduce the harm (deaths, injuries, and property damage) resulting from crashes of road vehicles traveling on public roads. Harm from road-traffic crashes is greater than ... > more
• Forensic Research
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  Biometric
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  Forensics

  Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or to a ... > more
• Sports Science
  Sports Medicine
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Workplace Health
   
  

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Leonardo da Vinci (born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy, and died on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, ... > more
• Biology
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  Science

  Science refers to the system of acquiring knowledge based on empiricism, experimentation, and methodological naturalism. The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge humans have ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
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  Environmental Policy
  Air Pollution
   
  

  Dioxin

  Dioxin is the popular name for the family of chlorinated organic compounds comprising of Polychlorinated Dibenzo Furans (PCDF) and Polychlorinated Dibenzo Dioxins (PCDD). PCDD/F's have been shown to ... > more

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