gel-forming material
21Lead-acid battery — Batteries caption=A valve regulated lead acid battery EtoW=30 40 Wh/kg EtoS=60 75 Wh/L PtoW=180 W/kg|CtoDE=70% 92% EtoCP=7(sld ) 18(fld ) Wh/US$ [http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/8679/battery.html] SDR=3% 20%/month… …
22building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
23Nanoparticle — In nanotechnology, a particle is defined as a small object that behaves as a whole unit in terms of its transport and properties. Particles are further classified according to size[1] : in terms of diameter, coarse particles cover a range… …
24amorphous solid — ▪ physics Introduction any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern. Such solids include glass, plastic, and gel. Solids and liquids (liquid) are both forms of condensed… …
25nucleic acid — /nooh klee ik, klay , nyooh /, Biochem. any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides. [1890 95; NUCLE(US) + IC;… …
26Ceramic materials — Ceramic Si3N4 bearing parts Ceramic materials are inorganic, non metallic materials and things made from them. They may be crystalline or partly crystalline. They are formed by the action of heat and subsequent cooling.[1] Clay was one of the… …
27Materials science — Simulation of the outside of the Space Shuttle as it heats up to over 1,500 °C (2,730 °F) during re entry into the Earth s atmosphere Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of… …
28Freeze casting — Freeze casting, or freeze gelation is a form of sol gel processing of ceramics that enables a ceramic object to be fabricated in complex shapes, without the need for high temperature sintering.The process is simple, but the science is, as of 2005 …
29Glass transition — The liquid glass transition (or glass transition for short) is the reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber like state …
30environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
