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• Aviation
  Vehicles
  Sports Science
  Energy Policy
  Transportation Science
  Engineering
   
  

  Concorde

  The Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. Concorde had a cruise speed of Mach 2.02 (around ... > 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
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Electricity
  Solar Energy
  Wind Energy
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Power station

  A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. At the centre of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into ... > more
• Robotics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Robotics Research
  Engineering
  Sports Science
  Detectors
   
  

  Humanoid robot

  A humanoid robot is a robot with its overall appearance based on that of the human body. In general humanoid robots have a torso with a head, two arms and two legs, although some forms of humanoid ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Fossil Fuels
  Batteries
  Vehicles
   
  

  Alternative fuel vehicle

  Alternative Fuel Vehicle refers to a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional gasoline or diesel; any method of powering an engine that does not involve petroleum. Due to a combination of ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Graphene
  Spintronics
  Global Warming
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Nitrous oxide

  Nitrous oxide, also known as dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide, is a chemical compound with chemical formula N2O. It is commonly known as laughing gas due to the exhilarating effects of ... > more
• Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Spintronics
  Spintronics Research
  Black Holes
  Quantum Computers
   
  

  Introduction to quantum mechanics

  Quantum mechanics is a physical science dealing with the behaviour of matter and energy on the scale of atoms and subatomic particles / waves. It also forms the basis for the contemporary ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Medical Imaging
  Today's Healthcare
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Science
   
  

  Magnetic resonance imaging

  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), formerly referred to as Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT) or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), is a method used to visualize the inside of living organisms as well ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Earthquakes
  Sports Science
   
  

  Tsunami

  A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts all have the ... > more
• Graphene
  Nature of Water
  Sports Science
  Physics
  Chemistry
  Spintronics
   
  

  Indium

  Indium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol In and atomic number 49. This rare, soft, malleable and easily fusible poor metal, is chemically similar to aluminium or gallium ... > more

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