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  Methane

  Methane is a significant and plentiful fuel which is the principal component of natural gas. Burning one molecule of methane in the presence of oxygen releases one molecule of CO2 (carbon dioxide) ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Energy Technology
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  Ethanol fuel

  The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long-term ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Petroleum
  Pollution
  Water
  Oil Spills
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Methyl tert-butyl ether

  MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (more than 200,000 ... > more
• Biochemistry
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  Organic Chemistry
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  Mass spectrometry

  Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. It is most generally used to find the composition of a physical sample by generating a mass spectrum ... > more
• Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
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  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
• Sports Science
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  Vehicles
  Nature of Water
  Thermodynamics
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  Tire

  A tire or tyre is a device covering the circumference of a wheel. It is an essential part of most ground vehicles and is used to dampen the oscillations caused by irregularities in the road surface, ... > more
• Physics
  Quantum Physics
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  Quantum Computing
  Spintronics
  Spintronics Research
   
  

  Quantum dot

  A quantum dot is a semiconductor nanostructure that confines the motion of conduction band electrons, valence band holes, or excitons (bound pairs of conduction band electrons and valence band holes) ... > 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
• Aviation
  Vehicles
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  Engineering
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  Aircraft

  An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. A first division by design among aircraft is between lighter-than-air, aerostat, and heavier-than-air aircraft, aerodyne. Examples of ... > more
• Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Graphene
  Physics
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  Lewis structure

  Lewis structures, also called electron-dot structures or electron-dot diagrams, are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the ... > more

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