thermal control coatings
101Passive house — The term passive house ( Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy use in buildings. It results in ultra low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. [… …
102analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… …
103Low-emissivity — (Low E) coatings are microscopically thin, virtually invisible, metal or metallic oxide layers deposited on a window or skylight glazing surface primarily to reduce the U factor by suppressing radiative heat flow. The principal mechanism of heat… …
104Silicon nitride — Preferred IUPAC name Silicon nitride …
105Paraffin — For the fuel called paraffin in the United Kingdom and South Africa, see Kerosene. For other uses, see Paraffin (disambiguation). In chemistry, paraffin is a term that can be used synonymously with alkane , indicating hydrocarbons with the… …
106Organic light-emitting diode — Demonstration of a flexible OLED device A green emitting OLED device An …
107Ames Laboratory — Infobox Laboratory name = Ames Laboratory established = 1947 director = Alexander King city = Ames, IA budget = $30 million type = Unclassified staff = 420 students = 84 operating agency = Iowa State University website = [http://www.ameslab.gov… …
108Natural building — A natural building involves a range of building systems and materials that place major emphasis on sustainability. Ways of achieving sustainability through natural building focus on durability and the use of minimally processed, plentiful or… …
109silica mineral — Any of the forms of silicon dioxide (SiO2), including quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, stishovite, melanophlogite, lechatelierite, and chalcedony. Various kinds of silica minerals have been produced synthetically. * * * Introduction… …
110Metallurgy — Georg Agricola, author of De re metallica, an important early book on metal extraction Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their… …
