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81Reading (computer) — For other uses, see Reading (disambiguation). Reading is an action performed by computers, to acquire data from a source and place it into their volatile memory for processing. For example, a computer may read information off a floppy disk and… …
82Stern–Gerlach experiment — In quantum mechanics, the Stern–Gerlach experiment [Walther Gerlach Otto Stern, Das magnetische Moment des Silberatoms , Zeitschrift für Physik 9, 353 355 (1922).] , named after Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach, is an important 1922 experiment on… …
83List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and atomic particles — This list contains chemical elements, materials, isotopes or (sub)atomic particle that exist primarily in works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). No actual periodic elements end in ite , though many minerals have names with this… …
84HRS type antennas — are more or less the standard antenna used for long distance high power shortwave broadcasting (> 1000 km). History of HRS design HRS antennas were discovered during the 1920s, and as such were not originally intended for voice and music… …
85Corona treatment — of webs is widely used in the printing, coating and laminating processes to improve adhesion. Corona treatment (sometimes referred to as air plasma)is a surface modification technique that uses a low temperature corona discharge plasma to impart… …
86Capacitor (component) — Practical capacitors are often classified according to the material used as the dielectric, with the dielectrics divided into two broad categories: bulk insulators and metal oxide films (so called electrolytic capacitors ). Capacitor… …
87Iron Man's armor — refers to the powered metal suit worn by Tony Stark when he assumes his superhero role of Iron Man. The first version of the armor was created by Stark with the help of Ho Yinsen. Unlike most other superheroes, the appearance of Stark s armor has …
88History of electromagnetism — The history of electromagnetism, that is the human understanding and recorded use of electromagnetic forces, dates back over two thousand years ago, see Timeline of electromagnetism. The ancients must have been acquainted with the effects of… …
89Classical interference microscopy — (also referred to as quantitative interference microscopy) uses two separate light beams with much greater lateral separation than that used in phase contrast microscopy or in differential interference microscopy (DIC). In variants of the… …
90astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …
