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• Multi-layer insulation
  [[Image:MultiLayerInsulationCloseup.jpg|right|thumb|Closeup of Multi-layer insulation from a satellite. The metal coated plastic layers a ...ominates. MLI gives many satellites and other space probes the appearance of being covered with gold foil.
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• Aerogel
  ...ogelbrick.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A 2.5 kg [[brick]] is supported by a piece of aerogel weighing only 2 grams.]] ...-25}}</ref> It is derived from a [[gel]] in which the [[liquid]] component of the gel has been replaced with a [[gas]]. The result is an extremely low-de
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• Insulated glazing
  [[Image:igu.svg|thumb|right|Edge of a typical IGU]] These units use the thermal and acoustic insulating properties of a gas (or vacuum) contained in the space formed by the unit. They can provi
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• Thermal insulation
  ...transfer of heat energy. In home insulation, the R-value is an indication of how well a material insulates. ...echanisms of [[heat transfer]] and is dependent on the physical properties of the material employed to do this.
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• Textile
  A '''textile''' is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial [[fibre]]s often referred to as thread or [[yarn]]. Y ...g, spreading, crocheting, or bonding. ''Cloth'' refers to a finished piece of fabric that can be used for a purpose such as covering a bed.
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• Paraffin
  ...ub>''n''</sub>H_2''n''+2. '''Paraffin wax''' refers to a mixture of alkanes that falls within the 20 ≤ ''n'' ≤ 40 range; they are found in ...and [[mineral oil]] appear as liquids at room temperature. The solid forms of paraffin, called ''paraffin [[wax]]'', are from the heaviest molecules from
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• Polyphenyl ether
  ...The structure of an oxygen-containing PPE is provided in Figure 1 and that of a 2, 6-xylenol derived PPO is shown in Figure 2. Either class can have the ...age:Polyphenyl Ether.png‎|thumb|350px|Figure 1: Representative Structure of Polyphenyl Ether (PPE)]]
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• Cutting fluid
  [[Image:Makino-S33-MachiningCenter-example.jpg|thumb|Thin-wall milling of [[aluminum]] using a water-based cutting fluid on the [[milling cutter]].]] ...t oil]]s, or other raw ingredients. Depending on context and on which type of cutting fluid is being considered, it may be referred to as '''cutting flui
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• Gabion
  [[Image:Vrtizer3090.jpg|thumb|Up close view of a bank protection made with mattresses in Vrtizer, Slovakia.]] ...neering]], [[road building]], and [[military]] applications. For [[erosion control]] caged [[riprap]] is used. For [[dam]]s or [[Foundation (architecture)|fou
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• Engineered cementitious composite
  ...tal]] than a brittle [[glass]] (as does OPC), leading to a wide variety of applications. ...es for civil engineering applications'', Structural Engineering/Earthquake Engineering (1993) 10:37s-48s</ref>. This means that the mechanical interactions betwee
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• Lunarcrete
  ...3120360|volume=46|issue=6|pages=313&ndash;325|publisher=[[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]]}}</ref><ref name=Ruess /> ...e]], formed from lunar [[regolith]], that would cut the construction costs of building on the [[moon]].<ref name=GFH>{{cite news|work=[[Grand Forks Heral
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• Pervious concrete
  ...s an important application for [[sustainable]] [[construction]] and is one of many [[low impact development]] techniques used by builders to protect [[wa ...ity [[storm sewer]]s. This allows property owners to develop a larger area of available property at a lower cost. Pervious concrete also naturally filter
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• Prestressed concrete
  ...cal with ordinary [[reinforced concrete]]. Prestressing tendons (generally of high [[tension (mechanics)|tensile]] [[steel]] [[cable]] or [[rods]]) are u Traditional [[reinforced concrete]] is based on the use of [[steel]] reinforcement bars, [[rebar]]s, inside poured [[concrete]].
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• Drywall
  [[Image:Drywall.jpg|thumb|Example of drywall with [[joint compound]], the common interior building material. (Th ...''' are panels made of [[gypsum plaster]] pressed between two thick sheets of paper, the panels are used to make interior walls and ceilings.
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• Permeable paving
  ...h]]s, [[car-park]]s and [[Road surface|pavement]]s that allow the movement of water and air around the paving material. Although some porous paving mate ==Applications==
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• Concrete
  ...dome]].<ref>[http://www.romanconcrete.com/ The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete]</ref>]] ...ern building: [[Boston City Hall]] (completed 1968) is largely constructed of concrete, both pre-cast and poured-in-place.]]
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• Monel
  ...uardianinterior.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Art Deco]] gate in the entrance hall of the [[Guardian Building]] is made from Monel metal.<ref name="MetAmHist">{{ ...ational Nickel Co. Monel alloy 400 is binary alloy of the same proportions of nickel and copper as is found naturally in the nickel ore from the Sudbury
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• Cement
  In the most general sense of the word, a '''cement''' is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens ind ...t) harden because of hydration chemical reactions that occur independently of the admixture's water content; they can harden even underwater or when cons
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• Iron
  ...ition series]]. Like other [[Group 8 element]]s, it exists in a wide range of [[oxidation state]]s. Iron and iron [[alloy]]s ([[steel]]s) are by far the ...the heaviest stable element produced by stellar fusion because the fusion of iron is the last nuclear fusion reaction that is [[exothermic]]. Iron is th
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• Wood
  ...In the strict sense wood is produced as secondary [[xylem]] in the stems of [[tree]]s (and other woody plants). In a living tree it transfers [[water]] |journal=Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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