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  • Standard temperature and pressure (STP) or Standard conditions for temperature and pressure are various standard sets of conditions for experimental measurements...
    30 KB (2,622 words) - 06:13, 26 April 2024
  • In particle physics, preons are hypothetical point particles, conceived of as sub-components of quarks and leptons. The word was coined by Jogesh Pati...
    22 KB (2,928 words) - 04:30, 6 April 2024
  • In applications such as nuclear reactors, a neutron poison (also called a neutron absorber or a nuclear poison) is a substance with a large neutron absorption...
    18 KB (2,277 words) - 09:46, 8 November 2023
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    Gravitoelectromagnetism, abbreviated GEM, refers to a set of formal analogies between the equations for electromagnetism and relativistic gravitation;...
    29 KB (3,470 words) - 17:14, 14 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nitrogen laser
    A nitrogen laser is a gas laser operating in the ultraviolet range (typically 337.1 nm) using molecular nitrogen as its gain medium, pumped by an electrical...
    18 KB (2,356 words) - 19:54, 31 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Orbit determination
    Orbit determination is the estimation of orbits of objects such as moons, planets, and spacecraft. One major application is to allow tracking newly observed...
    16 KB (2,575 words) - 10:51, 13 May 2024
  • Quantum 1/f noise is an intrinsic and fundamental part of quantum mechanics. Fighter pilots, photographers, and scientists all appreciate the higher quality...
    8 KB (1,101 words) - 09:29, 13 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Centrifugal micro-fluidic biochip
    The centrifugal micro-fluidic biochip or centrifugal micro-fluidic biodisk is a type of lab-on-a-chip technology, also known as lab-on-a-disc, that can...
    31 KB (4,028 words) - 00:59, 16 April 2024