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- In physical cosmology and astronomy, dark energy is an unknown form of energy that affects the universe on the largest scales. Its primary effect is to...86 KB (9,665 words) - 03:05, 12 August 2024
- Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist and writer known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics...41 KB (3,921 words) - 05:49, 15 August 2024
- Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not...69 KB (8,315 words) - 10:01, 9 July 2024
- Grand Unified Theory (GUT) is any model in particle physics that merges the electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces (the three gauge interactions of the...35 KB (4,567 words) - 12:38, 23 May 2024
- Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a technique used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid, or gas...37 KB (4,774 words) - 15:30, 26 June 2024
- The inflaton field is a hypothetical scalar field which is conjectured to have driven cosmic inflation in the very early universe. The field, originally...8 KB (944 words) - 18:49, 3 August 2024
- A scintillator (/ˈsɪntɪleɪtər/ SIN-til-ay-ter) is a material that exhibits scintillation, the property of luminescence, when excited by ionizing radiation...68 KB (8,016 words) - 20:42, 20 February 2024
- In physics and probability theory, Mean-field theory (MFT) or Self-consistent field theory studies the behavior of high-dimensional random (stochastic)...18 KB (2,963 words) - 15:51, 15 June 2024
- Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (/ˈfraʊnˌhoʊfər/; German: [ˈfraʊnˌhoːfɐ]; 6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer...22 KB (2,445 words) - 20:19, 30 April 2024
- This glossary of civil engineering terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts pertaining specifically to civil engineering, its sub-disciplines...67 KB (6,470 words) - 05:22, 12 May 2024
- In physics, a dimensionless physical constant is a physical constant that is dimensionless, i.e. a pure number having no units attached and having a numerical...27 KB (2,900 words) - 08:33, 15 July 2024
- In quantum computing, quantum memory is the quantum-mechanical version of ordinary computer memory. Whereas ordinary memory stores information as binary...22 KB (2,876 words) - 22:54, 24 November 2023
- In flight dynamics, longitudinal stability is the stability of an aircraft in the longitudinal, or pitching, plane. This characteristic is important in...20 KB (2,747 words) - 17:55, 9 August 2024
- The Kalina cycle, developed by Alexander Kalina, is a thermodynamic process for converting thermal energy into usable mechanical power. It uses a solution...7 KB (778 words) - 17:07, 9 June 2024
- Phase-contrast imaging is a method of imaging that has a range of different applications. It measures differences in the refractive index of different...26 KB (4,006 words) - 08:23, 8 April 2024
- X-ray lithography is a process used in semiconductor device fabrication industry to selectively remove parts of a thin film of photoresist. It uses X-rays...12 KB (1,623 words) - 17:49, 28 December 2022
- A spatial light modulator (SLM) is a device that can control the intensity, phase, or polarization of light in a spatially varying manner. A simple example...11 KB (1,189 words) - 10:29, 2 August 2024
- Spontaneous magnetization is the appearance of an ordered spin state (magnetization) at zero applied magnetic field in a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic...4 KB (479 words) - 23:16, 14 June 2023
- Ceramic nanoparticle is a type of nanoparticle that is composed of ceramics, which are generally classified as inorganic, heat-resistant, nonmetallic solids...10 KB (1,100 words) - 19:11, 22 April 2024
- Professor Aba A. Bentil Andam (born 1948) is a Ghanaian particle physicist who was President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences from 2017 to 2019...9 KB (961 words) - 18:08, 12 March 2024