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• Energy and the Environment
  Energy and Resources
  Alternative Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Automotive and Transportation
  Batteries
   
  

  Alternative fuel vehicle

  Alternative Fuel Vehicle refers to a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional gasoline or diesel; any method of powering an engine that does not involve petroleum. Due to a combination of ... > more
• Thermodynamics
  Energy Technology
  Sports Science
  Energy and Resources
  Aerospace
  Physics
   
  

  Heat pump

  A heat pump is a machine which moves heat from a low temperature reservoir to a higher temperature reservoir under supply of ... > more
• Sports Science
  Nature of Water
  Energy and Resources
  Detectors
  Weapons Technology
  Chemistry
   
  

  Dynamite

  Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of nitroglycerin using diatomaceous earth as an adsorbent. It is usually sold in the form of a stick roughly eight inches (20 cm) long and ... > more
• Sports Science
  Textiles and Clothing
  Energy Policy
  Construction
  Aerospace
  Energy and Resources
   
  

  Fireworks

  A fireworks event (also called a fireworks display or fireworks show) is a spectacular display of the effects produced by firework devices on various occasions. Fireworks produce smoke and dust that ... > more
• Sports Science
  Energy Technology
  Thermodynamics
  Solar Energy
  Physics
  Energy and Resources
   

  Oscillation

  Oscillation is the variation, typically in time, of some measure as seen, for example, in a swinging pendulum. The term vibration is sometimes used more narrowly to mean a mechanical oscillation but ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Sports Science
   
  

  Fluid mechanics

  Fluid mechanics is the subdiscipline of continuum mechanics that studies fluids, that is, liquids and gases. It can be further subdivided into fluid statics, the study of fluids at rest, and fluid ... > more
• Aviation
  Vehicles
  Aerospace
  Energy and Resources
  Fuel Cells
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  Jet engine

  A jet engine is any engine that accelerates and discharges a fast moving jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with Newton's third law of ... > more
• Electricity
  Energy Technology
  Consumer Electronics
  Energy and Resources
  Batteries
  Fuel Cells
   
  

  Electricity

  Electricity is a property of matter that results from the presence or movement of electric charge. Together with magnetism, it constitutes the fundamental interaction known as electromagnetism. ... > more
• Automotive and Transportation
  Sports Science
  Transportation Science
  Vehicles
  Textiles and Clothing
  Construction
   
  

  Bicycle

  A bicycle, pushbike, or bike, is a pedal-driven land vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. First introduced in 19th-century Europe, bicycles evolved quickly into their ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Earthquakes
  Sports Science
   
  

  Tsunami

  A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts all have the ... > more

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