Atom — The atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element. An atom has an electron cloud consisting of negatively charged electrons surrounding a dense nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged… … Wikipedia
Threshold displacement energy — The threshold displacement energy Td is the minimum kinetic energy that an atom in a solid needs to be permanently displaced from its lattice site to a defect position. It is also known as displacement threshold energy or just displacement energy … Wikipedia
Walter Atom — The Walter Atom is an air cooled horizontal two cylinder engine used on light aircraft. The Atom is a Czechoslovakian engine first produced in 1937. pecifications (Atom)pistonspecs type=Horizontal 2 cylinder air cooled bore=85 mm (3.35 in) stroke … Wikipedia
DPA — Deutsche Presse Agentur (International » German) * Department of Political Affairs (Governmental » United Nations) * Document Printing Application (Computing » General) * Deer Park Ave (Business » Firms) * Destructive Physical Analysis (Academic… … Abbreviations dictionary
Nanotube nanomotor — A device generating linear or rotational motion using carbon nanotube(s) as the primary component, is termed a nanotube nanomotor. Nature already has some of the most efficient and powerful kinds of nanomotors. Some of these natural biological… … Wikipedia
Free electron model — In three dimensions, the density of states of a gas of fermions is proportional to the square root of the kinetic energy of the particles. In solid state physics, the free electron model is a simple model for the behaviour of valence electrons in … Wikipedia
dpa — abbreviation for displacements per atom, a measure of the damage to a crystalline material caused by bombarding the material with energetic particles. Each displacement represents an atom dislodged from its place in the crystal by the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics … Universalium
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
rare-earth element — /rair errth /, Chem. any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons. Also called rare earth metal. [1955 … Universalium
analysis — /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… … Universalium