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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...ors for electricity. He also has developed [[crank|hand crank]] electrical systems. He is a purported conservationist. |Title = Power Struggle
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  ...ee deck levels below the weather deck; deep magazine, gun control room and power room, gunbay and the gunhouse. ...Section assembly and replacing the hydraulic loading mechanism with an all electric system. This particular gun has been nicknamed the "[[Kryten]] Gun" by memb
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• M61 Vulcan
  |manufacturer= [[General Electric]] ...g aircraft]] for fifty years. The M61 was originally produced by [[General Electric]], and after several mergers and acquisitions is currently produced by [[Ge
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  The major components of a GFCS are a manned [[Director (military)|director]], with or replaced b ...id 1970s. However, it must be emphasized that all analogue AA fire control systems had severe limitations, and even the USN Mk 37 required nearly 1000 rounds
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• Ceramic materials
  ...an important tool in improving the mechanical performance of materials and components. It applies the [[physics]] of [[stress (mechanics)|stress]] and [[strain]] ...terials which also display the [[ferroelectric effect]], in which a stable electric dipole can be oriented or reversed by applying an electrostatic field. Pyr
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• Electroactive polymers
  ...polymer]]s that exhibits a change in size or shape when stimulated by an [[electric field]]. The most common applications of this type of material are in [[act ...’s experiment by formulating a theory on strain response to an applied [[electric field]] in 1899<ref name=ElectrochemistryEncyclopedia></ref>. It wasn’t u
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• Polypropylene
  ...iners of various types, laboratory equipment, [[loudspeakers]], automotive components, and [[polymer banknote]]s. An [[addition polymer]] made from the monomer [ ...lene are used as a [[dielectric]] within certain high-performance [[Pulsed power|pulse]] and low-loss [[Radio frequency|RF]] [[capacitors]].
  25 KB (3,657 words) - 09:10, 20 September 2010
• Petroleum
  ...her flared off, sold as liquified petroleum gas under pressure, or used to power the refinery's own burners. During the winter, Butane (C₄H<sub>1 ...prising 15 oils from fields in the [[Brent oilfield|Brent]] and [[Ninian]] systems in the [[East Shetland Basin]] of the [[North Sea]]. The oil is landed at [
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• Refractory metals
  ...metallurgy]] the method of choice for [[fabrication (metal)|fabricating]] components from these metals. Some of their applications include tools to work metals ...tallurgy]] is used. Powders of the pure metal are compacted, heated using electric current, and further fabricated by cold working with annealing steps. Refr
  25 KB (3,519 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
• Polyphenyl ether
  ...surface physics studies. Vacuum pumps are also used in the production of electric lamps, vacuum tubes, and cathode ray tubes (CRTs), semiconductor processing ...spreading and forming a new surface. As a result, contamination of other components and equipment, which do not require a lubricant, is avoided. The high surf
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• Concrete
  ...ation|hydration]]. The water reacts with the cement, which bonds the other components together, eventually creating a stone-like material. Concrete is used to ma ...e most conspicuous of these is [[fly ash]], a by-product of [[coal]]-fired power plants. This significantly reduces the amount of quarrying and landfill spa
  63 KB (9,167 words) - 09:23, 20 September 2010
• Dead man's switch
  ...ain to a stop if necessary. For many decades this practice continued on [[electric]] and [[Diesel locomotive|diesel]] [[locomotive]]s, even though a single pe With modern [[urban area|urban]] and [[suburban]] railway systems, the driver is typically alone in an enclosed cab. Automatic devices were a
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• Laser safety
  ...nd IEC 60825 internationally, define "classes" of laser depending on their power and wavelength. These regulations also prescribe required safety measures, ...effects. Even moderately powered lasers can cause injury to the eye. High power lasers can also burn the skin. Some lasers are so powerful that even the [[
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• Chromium
  ...T. Nguyen, A. D. Sutton, M. Brynda, J. C. Fettinger, G. J. Long, and P. P. Power|title = Synthesis of a Stable Compound with Fivefold Bonding Between Two Ch ...Though misidentified as a [[lead]] compound with [[selenium]] and [[iron]] components, the mineral was [[Crocoite]] (''[[lead chromate]]'') with a formula of PbC
  51 KB (7,299 words) - 20:34, 20 September 2010
• Panasonic Corporation
  ...nasonic Corporation products]]<br />AVC networks<br />Home appliances<br />Components and devices<br />digital cameras<br />others ...ha}} ({{tyo|6752}} {{nyse|PC}}), formerly known as {{Nihongo|'''Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.'''|松下電器産業株式会社|Matsushita Denki San
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• Robert Bosch GmbH
  |products = [[Automotive parts]], [[Power tools]], [[Security systems]] Robert Bosch GmbH is the world's largest supplier of automobile components, and has business relationships with virtually every [[automotive industry|
  20 KB (2,762 words) - 20:55, 20 September 2010
• Hammer drill
  ...ool Corporation claims that in 1935, it was selling a lightweight 3/4-inch electric hammer drill [http://www.milwaukeetool.com/About/MilwaukeeStory/HistoryOfMi ...illustrated above) or it can be a replacement chuck that is installed on a power drill. When the drill is set to the "hammer drill" position it allows the c
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• Xenon
  ...on]] and [[neon]]. They found it in the residue left over from evaporating components of [[liquid air]].<ref>{{cite journal ...ue]] or [[lavender (color)|lavender]]ish glow when the gas is excited by [[Electric arc|electrical discharge]]. Xenon emits a band of [[Spectral line|emission
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• Isolation amplifier
  ...lation and an electrical safety barrier. They protect [[data acquisition]] components from common mode voltages, which are potential differences between instrume ...ed [[power supply]]. They are usually used as analogue interfaces between systems with separated [[ground (electricity)|grounds]].
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• Network synthesis filters
  ...sis]]. Network analysis starts with a network and by applying the various electric circuit theorems predicts the response of the network. Network synthesis o ...partial fraction]] expansions results in the required values of the filter components. In a digital implementation of a filter, H(s) can be implemented directly
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