Materials Science Articles

• Nature of Water
  Thermodynamics
  Sports Science
  Water
  Physics
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Evaporation

  Evaporation is one of the two forms of vaporization. It is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state (or solid state if the substance sublimes) gain sufficient energy to enter the ... > more
• Sports Science
  Nature of Water
  Materials Science
  Construction
  Graphene
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  Wood

  Wood has been an important construction material since humans began building shelters, and remains in plentiful use today. A tree increases in diameter by the formation, between the old wood and the ... > more
• Organic Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Heartburn
  Vitamin C
  Nutrition
  Gastrointestinal Problems
   
  

  Citric acid

  Citric acid is a weak organic acid found in citrus fruits. It is a natural preservative and is also used to add an acidic (sour) taste to foods and soft drinks. In biochemistry, it is important as ... > more
• Batteries
  Alternative Fuels
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Science
  Chemistry
   
  

  Lithium

  Lithium is the chemical element with symbol Li and atomic number 3. In the periodic table, it is located in group 1, among the alkali metals. Lithium in its pure form is a soft, silver white metal, ... > more
• Thermodynamics
  Physics
  Nature of Water
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Quantum Physics
   
  

  Absolute zero

  Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder and no heat energy remains in a substance. Absolute zero is the point at which the fundamental particles of nature have ... > more
• Biochemistry
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Organic Chemistry
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Protein

  Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together between the carboxyl atom of one amino acid and the amine nitrogen of another. This bond is ... > more
• Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Sports Science
  Energy Policy
  Alternative Fuels
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Oil refinery

  An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products. Raw oil or unprocessed ("crude") oil is not very useful in the form it comes in ... > more
• Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Optics
  Albert Einstein
  Sports Science
  Graphene
   
  

  Wave-particle duality

  In physics and chemistry, wave-particle duality holds that light and matter exhibit properties of both waves and of particles. A central concept of quantum mechanics, duality addresses the inadequacy ... > more
• Fossil Fuels
  Petroleum
  Graphene
  Alternative Fuels
  Sports Science
  Chemistry
   
  

  Hydrocarbon

  In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). They all contain a carbon backbone, called a carbon skeleton, and have hydrogen ... > more
• Cosmic Rays
  Black Holes
  Detectors
  Space Telescopes
  Medical Technology
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  X-ray

  X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 0.1 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 to 3000 PHz. X-rays are primarily used for ... > more

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