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1Charge-coupled device — A specially developed CCD used for ultraviolet imaging in a wire bonded package. A charge coupled device (CCD) is a device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for… …
2Anti-handling device — An Anti handling device is an attachment to or integral part of a landmine, designed to prevent tampering. However, anti handling devices may also be encountered as an integral part of the fuzing mechanisms used in other types of munition e.g.… …
3Improvised explosive device — Ammunition rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad in November 2005 …
4Health impact of nanotechnology — Part of a series of articles on the Impact of Nanotechnology …
5Spring (device) — Helical or coil springs designed for tension Compression sp …
6Incendiary device — Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus. Development and useIncendiary devices have been used… …
7explosive — explosively, adv. explosiveness, n. /ik sploh siv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence. 3. likely to lead to… …
8motion-picture technology — Introduction the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… …
9Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… …
10Solar cell — A solar cell made from a monocrystalline silicon wafer …
