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• Fruit press
  ...n have attachments to grind the apples prior to pressing. Such combination devices are commonly referred to as cider mills. ...nts for having their own mill. These larger mills are typically powered by electrical or gasoline engines. Mill operators also deal with the solids, which attrac
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• USS Fessenden (DE-142)
  ...the next years made many important inventions and improvements in existing devices. His great contributions in the field of [[radio]] (particularly the invent
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...ond, Vermont. He fixes, makes and hacks electronics, fabricates mechanical devices, and welds. His other talents include building structures out of natural ma ...is a Black Belt in [[Tang Soo Do]]. He also is proficient in [[plumbing]], electrical maintenance, [[drywall]] refurbishing, [[framing]] and framework, [[concret
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• M242 Bushmaster
  ...2,000 mean rounds between failure (MRBF), much higher than many comparable devices. The M242 weapon system has both electrical and manual fire control and can be operated electrically or manually. In do
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• Mark 14 torpedo
  ...ing increased, making the torpedo heavier overall. Also, two depth testing devices used by NTS to verify results were both off by the same amount in the same ...place of the Mark VI's heavy pin block so inertial forces would be lower. Electrical switches, developed by Johnson,<ref name="Blair, p.438"/> were tried as wel
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  ...aring readings were probably plotted either by hand or by the fire control devices (or both). Humans were very good data filters, able to plot a useful trend ...]]<ref>Annals of the History of Computing, Volume 4, Number 3, July 1982 ''Electrical Computers for Fire Control'', p232, W. H. C. Higgins, B. D. Holbrook, and J
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• Alternator
  ...]]s are occasionally used. In principle, any [[alternating current|AC]] [[electrical generator]] can be called an alternator, but usually the word refers to sma <ref>The Electrical Year Book 1937, published by Emmott & Co Ltd, Manchester, England, page 72<
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• Carbamazepine
  ...hat allow brain cells ([[neuron]]s) to generate [[action potential]]s, the electrical events that allow [[neuron]]s to communicate over long distances. After the ...ne |date=2007-12-12 |work=2007 Safety Alerts for Drugs, Biologics, Medical Devices, and Dietary Supplements |publisher=FDA}}</ref> In Europeans a large propor
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• Mercury (element)
  ...arometer]]s, [[manometer]]s, [[sphygmomanometer]]s, [[float valve]]s, some electrical switches, and other scientific apparatus, though concerns about the element Laboratory tests have found that an electrical discharge causes the [[noble gases]] to combine with mercury vapor. These c
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• Pathologic nystagmus
  ...built into head masks) by an [[audiologist]]. Special swinging chairs with electrical controls are also used in this test to induce rotatory nystagmus.<ref>{{Cit
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• Intumescent
  ...cents do not produce enough expansion [[force]] to be used in plastic pipe devices, where the intumescent must squeeze a melting plastic pipe or conduit shut. ...s. Putties of this nature also lend themselves to be used as pads to cover electrical outlet boxes inside [[drywall]] assemblies required to have a fire-resistan
  8 KB (1,148 words) - 10:07, 20 September 2010
• Ceramic materials
  ...ent in mining operations. Advanced ceramics are also used in the medicine, electrical and electronics industries. ...ects and hardness microindentions. Most bulk mechanical, optical, thermal, electrical and magnetic properties are significantly affected by the observed microstr
  28 KB (3,876 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
• Electroactive polymers
  ...ing the solution while it is subject to an applied [[Direct Current|DC]] [[electrical bias]]. The mixture would then solidify into a polymeric material that exhi ...lity most research has been devoted to developing polymers that respond to electrical stimuli in order to mimic biological systems.
  25 KB (3,633 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Parylene
  ...deposited poly(p-[[xylylene]]) [[polymers]] used as moisture barriers and electrical insulators. Among them, Parylene C is the most popular due to its combinati ...most bio-accepted coating for stents, defibrillators, pacemakers and other devices permanently implanted into the body.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.googl
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• Silicone rubber
  ...arel such as undergarments, sportswear, and footwear; electronics; medical devices and implants; and in home repair and hardware. ...oxide additive adds high thermal conductivity but does not change the high electrical insulation property of the silicone rubber. This type of tape self-fuses o
  8 KB (1,198 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Coordination polymers
  ...ed much interest because of their potential applications in optoelectronic devices or as fluorescent sensors and probes. Coordination polymers are often more ...used for designing potential candidates for light emitting diode ([[LED]]) devices. The dramatic increase in fluorescence is caused by the increase in rigidi
  23 KB (3,302 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Double layer (interfacial)
  A '''double layer''' ('''DL''', also called an '''electrical double layer''', '''EDL''') is a structure that appears on the surface of a The earliest model of the electrical DL is usually attributed to [[Helmholtz]] <ref>Helmholtz, H. ''Pogg.Ann.''
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• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...g for control of [[fluid]]s in [[nanometer]] scale. Due to the effect of [[electrical double layer]] within the fluid channel, the behavior of [[Nanofluidics|nan
  23 KB (3,367 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Metal
  A '''metal''' is a [[chemical element]] that is a good [[Electrical conductor|conductor]] of both [[electricity]] and [[heat]] and forms [[cati ...nt]], [[Chemical compound|compound]], or [[alloy]] characterized by high [[electrical conductivity]]. In a metal, atoms readily lose [[electrons]] to form positi
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• Ruthenium
  ...re is a relatively rare element. Most ruthenium is used for wear-resistant electrical contacts and the production of thick-film resistors. A minor application of ...in platinum and palladium alloys to make wear-resistant [[Switch#Contacts|electrical contacts]]. In this application, only thin plated films are used to achieve
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