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• Earth Science
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  Foucault pendulum

  A Foucault pendulum, or Foucault's pendulum, named after the French physicist Leon Foucault, was conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth; its action is a result of the ... > more
• Sports Science
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  Energy Policy
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  Fireworks

  A fireworks event (also called a fireworks display or fireworks show) is a spectacular display of the effects produced by firework devices on various occasions. Fireworks produce smoke and dust that ... > more
• Albert Einstein
  Black Holes
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Cosmology
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  General relativity

  General relativity (GR) is the geometrical theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915. It unifies special relativity and Sir Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation with the ... > more
• Physics
  Albert Einstein
  Quantum Physics
  Black Holes
  Sports Science
  Cosmic Rays
   
  

  Special relativity

  Special relativity inter-relates space and time in such a way that the speed of light is constant, and the theory leads to situations where two observers can disagree over time intervals and ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Sports Science
  Optics
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Transportation Science
   
  

  Soap bubble

  A soap bubble is a very thin film of soap water that forms a hollow sphere with an iridescent surface. Soap bubbles usually last for only a few moments and then burst either on their own or on ... > more
• Energy Technology
  Electricity
  Sports Science
  Batteries
  Energy and Resources
  Consumer Electronics
   
  

  Volt

  The volt (symbol: V) is the SI derived unit of electric potential difference. The number of volts is a measure of the strength of an electrical source in the sense of how much power is produced for a ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Telecommunications
  Physics
   
  

  Friction

  Friction is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency of such motion of two surfaces in contact. It is also the contact of two objects creating static electricity. It is not, however, a ... > more
• Thermodynamics
  Energy Technology
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  Energy and Resources
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  Heat pump

  A heat pump is a machine which moves heat from a low temperature reservoir to a higher temperature reservoir under supply of ... > more
• Energy and Resources
  Sports Science
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Textiles and Clothing
  Materials Science
   
  

  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
• Engineering
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  Technology

  Technology is a broad term dealing with the use and knowledge of humanity's tools and crafts. For scientists and engineers, technologies are: conceptual tools - as methods, methodologies, techniques; ... > more

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