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11Laser diode — Top: a packaged laser diode shown with a penny for scale. Bottom: the laser diode chip is removed from the above package and placed on the eye of a needle for scale …
12Movable type — For the weblog software, see Movable Type. Part of a series on the History of printing …
13Potential applications of carbon nanotubes — Carbon nanotubes have many potential applications, here is a list of some of the most important:tructural*clothes: waterproof tear resistant cloth fibers *combat jackets: MIT is working on combat jackets that use carbon nanotubes as ultrastrong… …
14Solar panels on spacecraft — Spacecraft operating in the inner solar system usually rely on the use of photovoltaic solar panels to derive electricity from sunlight. In the outer solar system, where the sunlight is too weak to produce sufficient power, radioisotope thermal… …
15nanotechnology — /nan euh tek nol euh jee, nay neuh /, n. any technology on the scale of nanometers. [1987] * * * Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). These nanostructures typically …
16Optical amplifier — An optical amplifier is a device that amplifies an optical signal directly, without the need to first convert it to an electrical signal. An optical amplifier may be thought of as a laser without an optical cavity, or one in which feedback from… …
17Ion implantation — is a materials engineering process by which ions of a material can be implanted into another solid, thereby changing the physical properties of the solid. Ion implantation is used in semiconductor device fabrication and in metal finishing, as… …
18Josquin des Prez — 1611 woodcut of Josquin des Prez, copied from a now lost oil painting done during his lifetime[1] Josquin des Prez [Josquin Lebloitte dit Desprez] (French pronunciation: [ʒɔskɛ̃ depʁe]; c. 1450 to 1455 – 27 August 1521), often referred to… …
19VPX — VPX, formerly known as VITA 46, is an ANSI standard (ANSI/VITA 46.0 2007) that provides VMEbus based systems with support for switched fabrics over a new high speed connector. Defined by the VITA (VME International Trade Association) working… …
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