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101Energy minimization — (energy optimization) methods are common techniques to compute the equilibrium configuration of molecules. The basic idea is that a stable state of a molecular system should correspond to a local minimum of their potential energy. This kind of… …
102fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
103Thylakoid — A Thylakoid is a membrane bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. They are the site of the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis. The word thylakoid is derived from the Greek thylakos , meaning sac . Thylakoids consists of… …
104Membrane transport — In cellular biology the term membrane transport refers to the collection of mechanisms that regulate the passage of solutes such as ions and small molecules through biological membranes namely lipid bilayers that contain proteins embedded in them …
105physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …
106Thermoelectric effect — The thermoelectric effect is the direct conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa. On the measurement scale of everyday life, a thermoelectric device creates a voltage when there is a different temperature on each… …
107Thermopower — The thermopower, or thermoelectric power (also called the Seebeck coefficient) of a material is a measure of the magnitude of an induced thermoelectric voltage in response to a temperature difference across that material. The thermopower has… …
108Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …
109Electron transport chain — The electron transport chain in the mitochondrion is the site of oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. The NADH and succinate generated in the citric acid cycle are oxidized, providing energy to power ATP synthase …
110Magnetic resonance imaging — MRI redirects here. For other meanings of MRI or Mri, see MRI (disambiguation). Magnetic resonance imaging Intervention Sagittal MR image of the knee ICD 10 PCS B?3?ZZZ …
