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• Thermodynamics
  Nature of Water
  Physics
  Sports Science
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
   
  

  Heat

  In physics, heat is a form of energy associated with the motion of atoms, molecules and other particles which comprise matter; generally defined as energy in motion. The amount of heat exchanged by ... > more
• Automotive and Transportation
  Alternative Fuels
  Fossil Fuels
  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
• Civil Engineering
  Construction
  Engineering and Construction
  Engineering
  Sports Science
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Construction

  In project architecture and civil engineering, construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure on a site or sites. Although this may be thought of as a single activity, in fact ... > more
• Mining
  Energy and Resources
  Environmental Science
  Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Textiles and Clothing
   
  

  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
• Energy Technology
  Nuclear Energy
  Physics
  Energy and Resources
  Petroleum
  Solar Energy
   
  

  Energy

  In general, the word energy refers to a concept that can be paraphrased as "the potential for causing changes", and therefore one can say that energy is the cause of any change. The most common ... > more
• Automotive and Transportation
  Vehicles
  Aviation
  Transportation Science
  Sports Science
  Aerospace
   
  

  Transport

  Transport or transportation is the movement of people, goods, signals and information. The field of transport has several aspects: loosely they can be divided into a triad of infrastructure, ... > more
• Batteries
  Automotive and Transportation
  Electricity
  Energy and the Environment
  Energy Technology
  Vehicles
   
  

  Battery electric vehicle

  A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is an electric vehicle that utilises chemical energy that is stored in rechargeable battery packs. Electric vehicles use electric motors instead of, or in addition ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Solar Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Environmental Science
  Energy and Resources
   
  

  Solar cell

  A solar cell (or a "photovoltaic" cell) is a device that converts photons from the sun (solar light) into electricity. In general, a solar cell that includes both solar and nonsolar sources of light ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Fossil Fuels
  Energy and Resources
  Fuel Cells
  Energy and the Environment
  Petroleum
   
  

  Common ethanol fuel mixtures

  Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and methanol (methyl alcohol) are two types of alcohol fuels. The use of pure alcohols in internal combustion engines is only possible if the engine is designed or modified ... > more
• Nuclear Energy
  Physics
  Astrophysics
  Weapons Technology
  Energy Technology
  Energy and Resources
   
  

  Nuclear fusion

  In physics, nuclear fusion is the process by which multiple nuclei join together to form a heavier nucleus. It is accompanied by the release or absorption of energy depending on the masses of the ... > more

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