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111History of biotechnology — Biotechnology is the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents to provide goods and services. [Bud, The Uses of Life , p. 1] From its inception, biotechnology has maintained a close… …
112nuclear ceramics — Introduction ceramic materials employed in the generation of nuclear power (nuclear energy) and in the disposal of radioactive nuclear wastes. In their nuclear related functions, ceramics are of major importance. Since the beginning… …
113Mobile phone recycling — Scrapped mobile phones. Mobile phones are able to be recycled at the end of their life. Rapid technology change, low initial cost, and even planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast growing surplus, which contributes to the increasing amount… …
114GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …
115Technetium — molybdenum ← technetium → ruthenium Mn ↑ Tc ↓ Re …
116Chiller — For other uses, see Chiller (disambiguation). York International water cooled chiller. A chiller is a machine that removes heat from a liquid via a vapor compression or absorption refrigeration cycle. This liquid can then be circulated through a… …
117Forward osmosis — is an osmotic process that, like reverse osmosis, uses a semi permeable membrane to effect separation of water from dissolved solutes. The driving force for this separation is an osmotic pressure gradient, such that a draw solution of high… …
118Digger gold — is the common slang term for gold recovered from electronics components such as board fingers, CPUs, and connector pins. For the gold fingers on boards or circuits, often a stripping solution is used to remove the gold from the board material,… …
119Biodegradable plastic — For information on plastics derived from renewable raw resources (biomass), see Bioplastic. For information on plastics designed to biodegrade in human bodies, see Biodegradable polymer. Utensils made from biodegradable plastic. Biodegradable… …
120City of Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan — The City of Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan (ECAP) in Oakland, California was developed to tackle the major topics of climate change and energy consumption as an environmental policy. The purpose of the ECAP is to identify and prioritize… …
