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11environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
12Renewable energy — Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, at the entrance to the River Mersey in North West England …
13Radio-frequency identification — (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves to transfer data from an electronic tag, called RFID tag or label, attached to an object, through a reader for the purpose of identifying and tracking the object. Some RFID tags can be read from… …
14College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering — Established 2004 Type College Academic affiliation University at Albany …
15Synthetic biology — is a new area of biological research that combines science and engineering. It encompasses a variety of different approaches, methodologies, and disciplines with a variety of definitions. What they all have in common, however, is that they see… …
16Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
17Contemporary history — Contemporary redirects here. For other uses, see Contemporary (disambiguation). Human history This box: view · talk · edit …
18Nayef Al-Rodhan — Nayef R.F. Al Rodhan Occupation Philosopher, Neuroscientist, Geostrategist, and Author Education Newcastle University Medical School – Newcastle University, Newcastle, England Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medi …
19Detroit, Michigan — Infobox Settlement name = Detroit official name = The City of Detroit settlement type = City nickname = The Motor City, Motown, Hockeytown, Rock City, The D motto = Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It… …
20Fusion power — The Sun is a natural fusion reactor. Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus (in contrast with fission power). In doing so they release a …
