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• Nature of Water
  Sports Science
  Thermodynamics
  Transportation Science
  Nuclear Energy
  Physics
   
  

  Surface tension

  Surface tension is an effect within the surface layer of a liquid that causes the layer to behave as an elastic sheet. It is the effect that allows insects (such as the water strider) to walk on ... > more
• Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Sports Science
  Graphene
  Materials Science
  Organic Chemistry
   
  

  Stainless steel

  In metallurgy, stainless steel is defined as a ferrous alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content. Stainless steels have higher resistance to oxidation (rust) and corrosion in many natural and ... > 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
• Ice Ages
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Nature of Water
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
   
  

  Ice age

  An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's climate, resulting in an expansion of the continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers. Glaciologically, ... > more
• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
   
  

  Unsaturated fat

  An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and polyunsaturated if ... > more
• Graphene
  Sports Science
  Materials Science
  Biochemistry
  Chemistry
  Physics
   
  

  Crystal structure

  In mineralogy and crystallography, a crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms in a crystal. A crystal structure is composed of a unit cell, a set of atoms arranged in a particular way; ... > more
• Geomagnetic Storms
  Sun
  Solar Flare
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Wind Energy
   
  

  Solar wind

  A solar wind is a stream of charged particles (i.e., a plasma) which are ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star. When originating from stars other than the Earth's Sun, it is sometimes called a ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Construction
  Sports Science
  Civil Engineering
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
   
  

  Silicone

  Silicones, or polysiloxanes, are inorganic-organic polymers. Silicone oils, polymers and cured sealants are odorless and colourless, water resistant, chemical resistant, oxidation resistant, stable ... > more
• Construction
  Sports Science
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Wind Energy
  Materials Science
   
  

  Architecture

  Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. A wider definition would include within its scope the design of the total built environment, from the macrolevel of town ... > more
• Sports Science
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Spintronics
  Materials Science
  Physics
   
  

  Silver

  Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag. A soft white lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal and occurs in minerals and in free form. ... > more

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