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51Kapton — Kapton® is a polyimide film developed by DuPont which can remain stable in a wide range of temperatures, from 269 °C to +400 °C (4 K 673 K). Kapton is used in, among other things, flexible printed circuits (flexible electronics) and Thermal… …
52MACOR — MACOR® is a machineable glass ceramic developed and sold by Corning Incorporated. It is a white material that looks somewhat like porcelain. MACOR has excellent thermal characteristics, acting as efficient insulation, and stable up to… …
53Materials Science Laboratory — MSRR 1 (NASA) The Materials Science Laboratory (MSL) of the European Space Agency is a payload on board the International Space Station for materials science experiments in low gravity. It is installed in NASA s first Materials Science Research… …
54PEEK — For other uses, see PEEK (disambiguation). PEEK Density 1320 kg/m3 Young s modulus (E) 3.6 GPa Tensile strength (σt) 90 100 MPa Elongation @ break 50% …
55Extreme ultraviolet lithography — (also known as EUV or EUVL ) is a next generation lithography technology using the 13.5 nm EUV wavelength. EUVL opticsEUVL is a significant departure from the deep ultraviolet lithography used today. All matter absorbs EUV radiation. Hence, EUV… …
56oxide — oxidic /ok sid ik/, adj. /ok suyd, sid/, n. Chem. a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms. Also, oxid /ok sid/. [1780 90; < F (now oxyde), b. oxygène and acide. See OXYGEN, ACID] * * * I Any of a large and… …
57List of generic and genericized trademarks — Contents 1 List of former trademarks that have become generic terms 2 List of protected trademarks frequently used as generic terms 3 Notes 4 References …
58angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
59Heat transfer — is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase change …
60Autonomous building — An autonomous building is a building designed to be operated independently from infrastructural support services such as the electric power grid, municipal water systems, sewage treatment systems, storm drains, communication services, and in some …
