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• Astrophysics
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  Graphene
   
  

  Spectroscopy

  Spectroscopy is the study of spectra, that is, the dependence of physical quantities on frequency. Spectroscopy is often used in physical and analytical chemistry for the identification of ... > more
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  Radioactive decay

  Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles (radiation). Decay is said to occur in the parent nucleus and produces a daughter ... > more
• Acoustics
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  Acoustics

  Acoustics is the branch of physics concerned with the study of sound (mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids). A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician. The ... > more
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  Optics

  Optics is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. The field of optics usually describes the behavior of visible, infrared and ... > more
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  Materials science

  Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. It includes elements of applied physics and ... > more
• Automotive and Transportation
  Alternative Fuels
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  Fuel Cells
  Energy and Resources
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Flexible-fuel vehicle

  A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (also sometimes called only flex-fuel) is an automobile that can typically alternate between two sources of fuel. A common example is a vehicle that ... > more
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  Microwave

  Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than those of terahertz (THz) wavelengths, but relatively short for radio waves. Microwaves have wavelengths approximately in the range of ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
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  Energy and Resources
  Nature of Water
  Fuel Cells
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  Propellant

  A propellant is a material that is used to move an object by applying a motive force. This may or may not involve a chemical reaction. It may be a gas, liquid, plasma, or, before the chemical ... > more
• Nanotechnology
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  White gold

  White gold refers to an alloy of gold and other white metals such as silver, palladium, or nickel. Some people (about 12.5%) are sensitive or allergic to white ... > more
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  Metallurgy

  Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements and their mixtures, which are called ... > more

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