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111Strengthening mechanisms of materials — Methods have been devised to modify the yield strength, ductility, and toughness of both crystalline and amorphous materials. These strengthening mechanisms give engineers the ability to tailor the mechanical properties of materials to suit a… …
112Jamming (physics) — Jamming is the physical process by which some materials, such as glasses, foams, collections of grains, and other complex fluids, become rigid with increasing density. The jamming transition has been proposed as a new type of phase transition,… …
113seismograph — seismographic /suyz meuh graf ik, suys /, seismographical, adj. /suyz meuh graf , grahf , suys /, n. any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes. [1855 60; SEISMO + GRAPH] * * * Introduction… …
114Tractive force — As used in mechanical engineering, the term tractive force is the pulling or pushing force exerted by a vehicle on another vehicle or object. The term tractive effort is synonymous with tractive force, and is often used in railway engineering to… …
115New York v. Strauss-Kahn — was a criminal case relating to allegations of sexual assault and attempted rape made by a hotel maid, Nafissatou Diallo, against Dominique Strauss Kahn[1][2] at the Sofitel New York Hotel on May 14, 2011. The charges were dismissed at the… …
116USB — This article is about the computer bus to connect peripherals. For other uses of USB, see USB (disambiguation). Universal Serial Bus Original logo Type Computer Hardware Bus …
117Movable cellular automaton — method Movable cellular automaton actively changed self neighbors by means switching neighbors state from linked to unlinked and vice versa (modeling of contact interaction) Method type Continuous/Discrete Discrete …
118Brewing — Brewer redirects here. For other uses, see Brewer (disambiguation). This article is about the commercial brewing of beer. For making tea, see Steeping. For homebrewing, see Homebrewing. A 16th century brewery Brewing is the production of beer… …
119Restriction enzyme — Glossary Restriction …
120Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower …
