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• M61 Vulcan
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• Mercury (element)
  ...of any metal. A heavy, silvery [[d-block]] [[metal]], mercury is also one of the five [[liquid metal|metallic]] chemical elements that are [[liquid]] at ...f mercury (such as [[mercuric chloride]] or [[methylmercury]]), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury.
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• Rebar
  ...will be embedded inside cast [[concrete]] to increase the tensile strength of the concrete.]] ==History==
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• George Gleig
  ...leig''' (12 May 1753 – 9 March 1840) was a [[Primus of Scotland|Primus]] of the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]]. ...the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]], and was ordained to the pastoral charge of a congregation at [[Pittenweem]], [[Fife]], whence he removed in 1790 to [[
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  | image = {{Double image|center|Spine of Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica.jpg|49|Americanized Encyclopædia Bri | image_caption = New American edition of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (1899)
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• Propædia
  ...es listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ==The Outline of Knowledge==
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• Ceramic materials
  ...action=list&grp=C Ceramic Tile and Stone Standards]</ref> [[Clay]] was one of the earliest materials used to produce [[ceramic]]s, but many different cer ==Types of ceramic materials==
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• Electroactive polymers
  ...tions, EAPs are often referred to as artificial muscles. A cartoon drawing of a gripping device using EAPs as "fingers" to grip a ball is depicted in Fig ==History of EAPs==
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• Polymer science
  ...ce includes researchers in multiple disciplines including [[chemistry]], [[physics]], and [[engineering]]. ...chemistry]], concerned with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers.
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• Conductive polymer
  ...Naarmann “Polymers, Electrically Conducting” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{DOI|10.1002/14356007.a21_4 ==Correlation of chemical structure and electrical conductivity==
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• Coordination polymers
  ...nal|last=You|first=X.|year=2006|title=Synthesis, structures and properties of alkaline earth metal benzene-1,4-dioxylacetates with three-dimensional hybr ...be determined to be one, two or three dimensional, depending on the number of directions in space the array extends in. A one dimensional structure exte
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• Double layer (interfacial)
  ...ecause it is made of free ions which move in the fluid under the influence of [[Electromagnetism|electric attraction]] and [[thermal motion]] rather than ...liquid at contact with a positively-charged solid. Depending on the nature of the solid, there may be another double layer (unmarked on the drawing) insi
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• Depleted uranium
  [[File:30mm DU slug.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716085611/http://www ...shed from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/Press/do
  80 KB (11,721 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
• Metallic bond
  ...->]</ref><ref>[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~aubrecht/physics133.html PHYSICS 133 Lecture Notes Spring , 2004 Marion Campus<!-- Bot generated title -->]< ..., it is preferable to use the term ''metallic bonding'', because this type of bonding is collective in nature and a single "metallic bond" does not exist
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• Metallurgy
  [[Image:Georg Agricola.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Georg Agricola, author of ''De re metallica'', an important early book on metal extraction]] ...plied to their practical use. Metallurgy is commonly used in the [[craft]] of [[metalworking]].
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• Refractory metals
  ...on.cws_home/405934/description#description | title = International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials | publisher = Elsevier| accessdate = 2 ...for [[fabrication (metal)|fabricating]] components from these metals. Some of their applications include tools to work metals at high temperatures, wire
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• Ruthenium
  ...l contacts and the production of thick-film resistors. A minor application of ruthenium is its use in some platinum [[alloy]]s. ...ugh broken, while the other, cigar-shaped end is relatively smooth.|A half of a pure, [[Electron beam melting|electron-beam remelted]] ruthenium bar]]
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• Polystyrene
  ...he [[chemical industry]]. Polystyrene is one of the most widely used kinds of [[plastic]]. ...317 |doi=10.1179/174328407X158640}}</ref>, and is often abundant as a form of pollution in the outdoor [[environment (biophysical)|environment]], particu
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• Tulle bi telli
  ..., is a [[textile]] marrying [[cotton]] or [[linen]] mesh with small strips of metal, with its origins dating back to [[Ancient Egypt]]. The name translat Assuit has great lateral [[Elasticity (physics)|elasticity]], thanks to its openwork mesh, which closely resembles a [[dou
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• Ski wax
  '''Ski wax''' is a material applied to the bottom of [[ski]]s or [[snowboard]]s to help them perform better on snow. == Types of ski wax ==
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