Pedantic phys-eng nerd

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  • Principles of Optics

    Book by Max Born and Emil Wolf.

  • Global Positioning System

    American satellite-based radio navigation service.

  • Supercapacitor

    High-capacity electrochemical capacitor.

  • Radio

    Use of radio waves for communication.

  • Amplifier

    Electronic device/component that increases the strength of a signal.

  • Liquefied natural gas

    Form of natural gas for easier storage and transport.

  • Planck's law

    Spectral density of light emitted by a black body.

  • Automation

    Use of various control systems for operating equipment.

  • Fluid mechanics

    Branch of physics.

  • Mass flow sensor

    Internal combustion engine sensor.

  • Hadron

    Composite subatomic particle.

  • Level of measurement

    Distinction between nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio variables.

  • Wendelstein 7-X

    Modern stellarator for plasma fusion experiments.

  • Membrane gas separation

    Technology for splitting specific gases out of mixtures.

  • Stroboscope

    Instrument used to study object movement.

  • Astronomical clock

    Clock displaying astronomical information.

  • Architectural acoustics

    Science and engineering of achieving a good sound within a building.

  • Research institute

    Establishment endowed for doing research.

  • Relative velocity

    Velocity measured relative to an observer.

  • Molecular model

    Physical model for representing molecules.

  • Planetary protection

    Prevention of interplanetary biological contamination.

  • Mobile quarantine facility

    Sealed accommodation for returned Apollo astronauts.

  • Medium frequency

    300–3000 kHz range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • Sandwich-structured composite

    Material composed of two thin, stiff skins around a lightweight core.

  • Westinghouse Atom Smasher

    Building in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania.

  • Forensic palynology

    Forensic application of the study of particulate matter.

  • Elastomeric connector

    Electrical signal connector.

  • Slotted line

    Device used for microwave measurements.

  • Scanning acoustic microscope

    Device using focused sound to evaluate an object.

  • Peregrine soliton

    Analytic solution of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation.

  • Half-normal distribution

    Probability distribution.

  • Joule

    SI unit of energy.

  • Solid

    State of matter.

  • Electromagnetic compatibility

    Electrical engineering concept.

  • Galaxy formation and evolution

    Subfield of cosmology.

  • White paper

    Preliminary document for evaluation of approach.

  • AutoCAD

    Computer-aided design and drafting software.

  • Cold fusion

    Hypothetical type of nuclear reaction.

  • Elementary particle

    Subatomic particle having no substructure.

  • Ohm

    SI derived unit of electrical resistance.

  • Scramjet

    Jet engine where combustion takes place in supersonic airflow.

  • Integrated circuit

    Electronic circuit formed on a small, flat piece of semiconductor material.

  • Schumann resonances

    Global electromagnetic resonances, generated and excited by lightning discharges.

  • Hypothesis

    Proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem.