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• Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Weapons Technology
  Nature of Water
  Nuclear Energy
   
  

  Xenon

  Xenon is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Xe and atomic number 54. A colorless, very heavy, odorless noble gas, xenon occurs in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts and ... > more
• Ultrasound
  Medical Imaging
  Medical Technology
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Sports Science
  Detectors
   
  

  Ultrasound

  Ultrasound is sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, approximately 20 kilohertz (20,000 hertz). Some animals, such as dogs, dolphins, bats, and mice have an upper limit ... > more
• Nuclear Energy
  Physics
  Weapons Technology
  Energy Technology
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Sports Science
   
  

  Nuclear reaction

  In nuclear physics, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide, to produce different products than the initial particles. In principle a reaction can involve ... > more
• Weapons Technology
  Nuclear Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Physics
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Effects of nuclear explosions

  A nuclear explosion occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from an uncontrolled nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may be nuclear fission, nuclear fusion or a multistage cascading ... > more
• 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
• Tsunamis
  Nature of Water
  Quantum Physics
  Natural Disasters
  Sports Science
  Albert Einstein
   

  Breaking wave

  In physics, a breaking wave is a wave whose amplitude reaches a critical level at which some process can suddenly start to occur that causes large amounts of wave energy to be dissipated. At this ... > more
• Electronics
  Sports Science
  Materials Science
  Optics
  Nature of Water
  Chemistry
   
  

  Glass

  The materials definition of a glass is a uniform amorphous solid material, usually produced when a suitably viscous molten material cools very rapidly. Naturally occurring glass, such as obsidian, ... > more
• Sports Science
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Nuclear Energy
  Albert Einstein
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Momentum

  In physics, momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. Momentum has the special property that, in a closed system, it is always conserved, even in ... > more
• Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Cosmic Rays
  Detectors
  Astrophysics
  Black Holes
   
  

  Neutrino

  The neutrino is an elementary particle. It has half-integer spin and is therefore a fermion. All neutrinos observed to date have left-handed chirality. Although they had been considered massless for ... > more
• Nanotechnology
  Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Cancer
  Prostate Cancer
  Colon Cancer
   

  Nanomedicine

  Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology and related research. It covers areas such as nanoparticle drug delivery and possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology (MNT) ... > more

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