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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnopilus%20fibrillosipes
Gymnopilus fibrillosipes is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. See also List of Gymnopilus species External links Gymnopilus fibrillosipes at Index Fungorum fibrillosipes Taxa named by William Alphonso Murrill Fungus species
Gymnopilus fibrillosipes
Biology
68
35,035,936
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C13H18ClNO2
The molecular formula C13H18ClNO2 (molar mass: 255.74 g/mol, exact mass: 255.1026 u) may refer to: Alaproclate (2R,3R)-Hydroxybupropion Cloforex (Oberex) Hydroxybupropion Radafaxine Molecular formulas
C13H18ClNO2
Physics,Chemistry
78
2,506,410
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NACA%20duct
A NACA duct, also sometimes called a NACA scoop or NACA inlet, is a common form of low-drag air inlet design, originally developed by the U.S. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the precursor to NASA, in 1945. Design Prior submerged inlet experiments showed poor pressure recovery due to the slow-movin...
NACA duct
Technology
408
52,188,012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly%20algorithm
The Fly Algorithm is a computational method within the field of evolutionary algorithms, designed for direct exploration of 3D spaces in applications such as computer stereo vision, robotics, and medical imaging. Unlike traditional image-based stereovision, which relies on matching features to construct 3D information,...
Fly algorithm
Biology
3,279
3,791,086
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden%20sector
In particle physics, the hidden sector, also known as the dark sector, is a hypothetical collection of yet-unobserved quantum fields and their corresponding hypothetical particles. The interactions between the hidden sector particles and the Standard Model particles are weak, indirect, and typically mediated through gr...
Hidden sector
Physics
175
12,591,953
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crithidia%20fasciculata
Crithidia fasciculata is a species of parasitic excavates. C. fasciculata, like other species of Crithidia have a single host life cycle with insect host, in the case of C. fasciculata this is the mosquito. C. fasciculata have low host species specificity and can infect many species of mosquito. Life cycle C. fascicul...
Crithidia fasciculata
Biology
534
41,065,295
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%20surface%20salinity
Satellite surface salinity refers to measurements of surface salinity made by remote sensing satellites. The radiative properties of the ocean surface are exploited in order to estimate the salinity of the water's surface layer. The depth of the water column that a satellite surface salinity measurement is sensitive ...
Satellite surface salinity
Physics,Environmental_science
1,099
25,756,037
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed%20skirt
A bed skirt, sometimes spelled bedskirt, a bed ruffle, a dust ruffle in North America, a valance, or a valance sheet in the British Isles, is a piece of decorative fabric that is placed between the mattress and the box spring of a bed that extends to the floor around the sides. In addition to its aesthetics, a bed ski...
Bed skirt
Biology
934
69,881,829
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hinchley
John William Hinchley (1871-1931) was a chemical engineer who was the first Secretary of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Early life and education Hinchley was born 21 January 1871 in Grantham, and studied at Lincoln Grammar School. From 1887 to 1890 he served an engineering apprenticeship at Ruston, Proctor a...
John Hinchley
Chemistry,Engineering
751
1,334,259
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest%20Hart%20%28medical%20journalist%29
Ernest Abraham Hart (26 June 18357 January 1898) was an English medical journalist. He was the editor of The British Medical Journal. Biography Hart was born in London, the son of a Jewish dentist. He was educated at the City of London school, and became a student at St George's hospital. In 1856, he became a member ...
Ernest Hart (medical journalist)
Biology
936
46,880,460
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATAC-seq
ATAC-seq (Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin using sequencing) is a technique used in molecular biology to assess genome-wide chromatin accessibility. In 2013, the technique was first described as an alternative advanced method for MNase-seq, FAIRE-Seq and DNase-Seq. ATAC-seq is a faster analysis of the epigeno...
ATAC-seq
Chemistry,Biology
940
304,799
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalent%20potential%20temperature
Equivalent potential temperature, commonly referred to as theta-e , is a quantity that is conserved during changes to an air parcel's pressure (that is, during vertical motions in the atmosphere), even if water vapor condenses during that pressure change. It is therefore more conserved than the ordinary potential tempe...
Equivalent potential temperature
Mathematics
1,548
69,171,533
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID%20Moonshot
The COVID Moonshot is a collaborative open-science project started in March 2020 with the goal of developing an un-patented oral antiviral drug to treat SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. COVID Moonshot researchers are targeting the proteins needed to form functioning new viral proteins. They are particularly int...
COVID Moonshot
Chemistry,Biology
2,212
2,066,604
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutu%20%28plant%29
Tutu is a common name of Māori origin for plants in the genus Coriaria found in New Zealand. Six New Zealand native species are known by the name: Coriaria angustissima Coriaria arborea Coriaria lurida Coriaria plumosa Coriaria pteridoides They are shrubs or trees; some are endemic to New Zealand. Most of the pl...
Tutu (plant)
Biology
234
55,296,834
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus%20In%20situ%20Composition%20Investigations
Venus In situ Composition Investigations (VICI) is a concept lander mission to Venus in order to answer long-standing questions about its origins and evolution, and provide new insights needed to understand terrestrial planet formation, evolution, and habitability. VICI was one of 12 considerations for New Frontiers 4...
Venus In situ Composition Investigations
Astronomy
410
49,105,396
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetation%20index
A vegetation index (VI) is a spectral imaging transformation of two or more image bands designed to enhance the contribution of vegetation properties and allow reliable spatial and temporal inter-comparisons of terrestrial photosynthetic activity and canopy structural variations. There are many VIs, with many being fu...
Vegetation index
Biology
890
42,841,555
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%20materia%20medica
(Latin name for the Greek work , , both meaning "On Medical Material") is a pharmacopoeia of medicinal plants and the medicines that can be obtained from them. The five-volume work was written between 50 and 70 CE by Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek physician in the Roman army. It was widely read for more than 1,500 years...
De materia medica
Chemistry
3,747
6,362,086
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced%20Wireless%20Services
Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) is a wireless telecommunications spectrum band used for mobile voice and data services, video, and messaging. AWS is used in the United States, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. It replaces some of the spec...
Advanced Wireless Services
Technology
1,610
35,504,917
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%20XIX
Andromeda XIX is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), a member of the Local Group, like the Milky Way Galaxy. Andromeda XIX is considered "the most extended dwarf galaxy known in the Local Group", and has been shown to have a half-light radius of 1.7 kiloparsec (kpc). It was discovered by the Canada–France...
Andromeda XIX
Astronomy
291
51,089,566
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlimited%20Cities
Unlimited Cities (in French Villes sans limites) are methods and apps to facilitate the civil society involvement in urban transformations. Unlimited Cities DIY is an open-source upgrade of the application linked with the New Urban Agenda of the United Nations "Habitat III" Conference. Use These apps that can be used...
Unlimited Cities
Engineering
2,094
8,527,545
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxdata
Maxdata is the name of two German information technology companies. The original Maxdata was founded in 1987 by Holger Lampatz in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, as the Maxdata Computer GmbH. It began selling personal computers in 1990. Maxdata used its own name for B2B products while selling notebooks and displays for...
Maxdata
Technology
345
76,407,981
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomass%20Energy%20and%20Alcohol%20Fuels%20Act
The Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 is a statute that addresses general biomass energy development in its various forms, and the use of gasohol. It was one of six acts enacted by the U.S. Energy Security Act. The purpose of the statute is to reduce the dependence of the United States on imported petroleu...
Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act
Environmental_science
306
32,872,804
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex%20core%20line
In scientific visualization, a vortex core line is a line-like feature tracing the center of a vortex with in a velocity field. Detection methods Several methods exist to detect vortex core lines in a flow field. studied and compared nine methods for vortex detection, including five methods for the identification of...
Vortex core line
Chemistry,Mathematics,Technology
196
19,000,739
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car%20Design%20News
Car Design News (CDN) () is an online news and information service for the international automotive design community. CDN covers production and concept cars, the career moves of significant car designers, major international auto shows, design competitions and student exhibitions at the major transportation design coll...
Car Design News
Engineering
302
2,229,292
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling%20numbers%20of%20the%20second%20kind
In mathematics, particularly in combinatorics, a Stirling number of the second kind (or Stirling partition number) is the number of ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets and is denoted by or . Stirling numbers of the second kind occur in the field of mathematics called combinatorics and the st...
Stirling numbers of the second kind
Mathematics
2,350
19,189,627
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLEXIL
PLEXIL (Plan Execution Interchange Language) is an open source technology for automation, created and currently in development by NASA. Overview PLEXIL is a programming language for representing plans for automation. PLEXIL is used in automation technologies such as the NASA K10 rover, Mars Curiosity rover's percuss...
PLEXIL
Engineering
687
3,527,338
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathomatic
Mathomatic is a free, portable, general-purpose computer algebra system (CAS) that can symbolically solve, simplify, combine and compare algebraic equations, and can perform complex number, modular, and polynomial arithmetic, along with standard arithmetic. It can perform symbolic calculus (derivative, extrema, Taylor ...
Mathomatic
Technology
1,793
29,603,509
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIM-1
BIM-1 (GF 109203X) and the related compounds BIM-2, BIM-3, and BIM-8 are bisindolylmaleimide-based protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors. These inhibitors also inhibit PDK1 explaining the higher inhibitory potential of LY33331 compared to the other BIM compounds a bisindolylmaleimide inhibitor toward PDK1. Function BIM-1 ...
BIM-1
Chemistry
741
21,979,677
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorty%20Awards
The Shorty Awards (also known as "The Shortys") are awards for outstanding and innovative work in digital and social media content by brands, advertising agencies, and creators. The awards, which generally focus on short-term content, honor achievements in content creation on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikT...
Shorty Awards
Technology
2,025
20,759,609
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative%20city
A creative city is a city where creativity is a strategic factor in urban development. A creative city provides places, experiences, attractions, and opportunities to foster creativity among its citizens. Early developments Partners initially focused on design and culture as resources for livability. In the early 1980...
Creative city
Engineering
1,707
4,248,332
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopharmaceutics%20Classification%20System
The Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) is a system to differentiate drugs on the basis of their solubility and permeability. This system restricts the prediction using the parameters solubility and intestinal permeability. The solubility classification is based on a United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) aperture...
Biopharmaceutics Classification System
Chemistry
642
11,237,695
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentominium
The Pentominium was a planned 122-storey, supertall skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction on the tower was halted in August 2011. It was designed by Andrew Bromberg of architects Aedas and funded by Trident International Holdings. The AED 1.46 billion (US$400 million) construction contract wa...
Pentominium
Engineering
390
23,793,064
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrystalGraphics
CrystalGraphics is the developer of the PowerPoint sharing website PowerShow.com, as well as templates and plug-ins for PowerPoint and Office products. Some of CrystalGraphics' products include PowerPoint templates, 2D and 3D special-effects, video backgrounds, charting, animations and other add-ons. The company was fo...
CrystalGraphics
Technology
180
41,824,003
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMO-OFDM
Multiple-input, multiple-output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) is the dominant air interface for 4G and 5G broadband wireless communications. It combines multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) technology, which multiplies capacity by transmitting different signals over multiple antennas, and ort...
MIMO-OFDM
Mathematics,Technology,Engineering
2,470
2,686,488
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autofluorescence
Autofluorescence is the natural fluorescence of biological structures such as mitochondria and lysosomes, in contrast to fluorescence originating from artificially added fluorescent markers (fluorophores). The most commonly observed autofluorescencing molecules are NADPH and flavins; the extracellular matrix can also ...
Autofluorescence
Chemistry
1,436
23,934,029
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skew%20coordinates
A system of skew coordinates is a curvilinear coordinate system where the coordinate surfaces are not orthogonal, in contrast to orthogonal coordinates. Skew coordinates tend to be more complicated to work with compared to orthogonal coordinates since the metric tensor will have nonzero off-diagonal components, preven...
Skew coordinates
Mathematics
639
77,245,306
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4C%20%2B26.42
4C +26.42 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Boötes. It has a redshift of 0.063, estimating the galaxy to be located 863 million light-years from Earth. It has an active galactic nucleus and is the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) in Abell 1795, an X-ray luminous rich cluster (LX 1045 ergs s−1), with...
4C +26.42
Astronomy
1,280
43,934,614
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20C.%20Liao
James C. Liao (; born 1958) is a Taiwanese-American chemist. He is the Parsons Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is the co-founder and lead scientific advisor of Easel Biotechnologies, LLC. He is best known for hi...
James C. Liao
Biology
888
76,045,590
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan%20Chomba
Susan Chomba is a Kenyan scientist and environmentalist. She is a director at the World Resources Institute. Biography Chomba grew up in poverty in Kirinyaga County. Chomba was largely raised by her grandmother as her mother, a single parent, was always working. Chomba's mother grew capsicum and French beans on a sma...
Susan Chomba
Environmental_science
462
27,613,441
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflectance%20difference%20spectroscopy
Reflectance difference spectroscopy (RDS) is a spectroscopic technique which measures the difference in reflectance of two beams of light that are shone in normal incident on a surface with different linear polarizations. It is also known as reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS). It is calculated as: and are t...
Reflectance difference spectroscopy
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
168
57,800,159
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDS%2070
PDS 70 (V1032 Centauri) is a very young T Tauri star in the constellation Centaurus. Located from Earth, it has a mass of and is approximately 5.4 million years old. The star has a protoplanetary disk containing two nascent exoplanets, named PDS 70b and PDS 70c, which have been directly imaged by the European Souther...
PDS 70
Astronomy
1,224
453,566
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix%20%28spacecraft%29
Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. Phoenix was operational on Mars for sols ( days). Its instruments were used to assess the local habitability and to research the history of water on Mars. The mission was part of the Mars Scout ...
Phoenix (spacecraft)
Astronomy
9,408
29,214,429
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20exoplanet%20firsts
This is a list of exoplanet discoveries that were the first by several criteria, including: the detection method used, the planet type, the planetary system type, the star type, and others. The first The choice of "first" depends on definition and confirmation, as below. The three systems detected prior to 1994 e...
List of exoplanet firsts
Astronomy
208
35,840,461
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhytoPath
PhytoPath was a joint scientific project between the European Bioinformatics Institute and Rothamsted Research, running from January 2012 to May 30, 2017. The project aimed to enable the exploitation of the growing body of “-omics” data being generated for phytopathogens, their plant hosts and related model species. Ge...
PhytoPath
Biology
345
29,539,388
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco%20Levi
Franco Levi (September 20, 1914 in Turin – January 10, 2009) was an Italian engineer. He is known for his involvement in drafting the first Eurocode as a leading member of European regulatory bodies, and was a prominent academic involved in structural engineering research. Education Levi received his degree in Enginee...
Franco Levi
Engineering
803
67,197,507
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouy%E2%80%93Stodola%20theorem
In thermodynamics and thermal physics, the Gouy-Stodola theorem is an important theorem for the quantification of irreversibilities in an open system, and aids in the exergy analysis of thermodynamic processes. It asserts that the rate at which work is lost during a process, or at which exergy is destroyed, is proporti...
Gouy–Stodola theorem
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
2,479
604,707
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth%20function
In logic, a truth function is a function that accepts truth values as input and produces a unique truth value as output. In other words: the input and output of a truth function are all truth values; a truth function will always output exactly one truth value, and inputting the same truth value(s) will always output th...
Truth function
Mathematics
2,556
1,989,166
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagosome
In cell biology, a phagosome is a vesicle formed around a particle engulfed by a phagocyte via phagocytosis. Professional phagocytes include macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells (DCs). A phagosome is formed by the fusion of the cell membrane around a microorganism, a senescent cell or an apoptotic cell. Phag...
Phagosome
Biology
3,449
4,511,669
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range%20Safety%20and%20Telemetry%20System
Range Safety and Telemetry System (RSTS) is a GPS based, S-band telemetry receiving and UHF command destruct system, with two 5.4-meter telemetry and command destruct auto-tracking antennas. The system built by Honeywell International. The system is capable of providing four redundant telemetry links and expanding for ...
Range Safety and Telemetry System
Astronomy
243
965,698
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Dumbbell%20Nebula
The Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Perseus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included in Charles Messier's catalog of comet-like objects as number 76. It was first classified as ...
Little Dumbbell Nebula
Astronomy
554
24,885,129
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtually%20safe%20dose
A virtually safe dose (VSD) may be determined for those carcinogens not assumed to have a threshold. Virtually safe doses are calculated by regulatory agencies to represent the level of exposure to such carcinogenic agents at which an excess of cancers greater than that level accepted by society is not expected. See a...
Virtually safe dose
Environmental_science
76
8,543,739
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebird%20hybrids
Gamebird hybrids are the result of crossing species of game birds, including ducks, with each other and with domestic poultry. These hybrid species may sometimes occur naturally in the wild or more commonly through the deliberate or inadvertent intervention of humans. Charles Darwin described hybrids of game birds and...
Gamebird hybrids
Biology
1,648
77,746,656
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20Bergamot
Project Bergamot is a joint project between several European universities and Mozilla for the development of machine translation software based on artificial neural networks, which is intended for local execution on end-user devices. The software library that was created and the associated language models were made av...
Project Bergamot
Technology
710
2,252,727
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20Designer
Alexander Peslyak () (born 1977), better known as Solar Designer, is a security specialist from Russia. He is best known for his publications on exploitation techniques, including the return-to-libc attack and the first generic heap-based buffer overflow exploitation technique, as well as computer security protection t...
Solar Designer
Technology
334
36,836,784
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota%20Piscis%20Austrini
Iota Piscis Austrini (ι Piscis Austrini) is a solitary, blue-white hued star in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +4.35 and is around 500 light years from the Sun. This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V. It has a magnitude 11.4 vis...
Iota Piscis Austrini
Astronomy
292
11,511,378
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychogenic%20disease
Classified as a "conversion disorder" by the DSM-IV, a psychogenic disease is a condition in which mental stressors cause physical symptoms matching other disorders. The manifestation of physical symptoms without biologically identifiable cause results from disruptions in normal brain function due to psychological stre...
Psychogenic disease
Biology
909
48,335,870
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundiiz
Soundiiz is a playlist converter/manager for several music streaming sites. It provides automated transfer of playlists, as well as a single interface as which to manage and synchronize between such, such as Deezer, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, YouTube, Qobuz, Spotify, Napster, Tidal, Discogs, as well as othe...
Soundiiz
Technology
125
2,903,601
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%20Bo%C3%B6tis
Chi Boötis, Latinised from χ Boötis, is a single, white-hued star in the northern constellation Boötes, near the eastern constellation border with Corona Borealis. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.3. Based upon an annual parallax shift of as seen from the Earth, it is loca...
Chi Boötis
Astronomy
274
31,877,832
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball%20tree
In computer science, a ball tree, balltree or metric tree, is a space partitioning data structure for organizing points in a multi-dimensional space. A ball tree partitions data points into a nested set of balls. The resulting data structure has characteristics that make it useful for a number of applications, most not...
Ball tree
Engineering
1,464
51,865,173
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spit%20hood
A spit hood, spit mask, mesh hood or spit guard is a restraint device intended to prevent a person from spitting or biting. The use of the hoods has been controversial, as they are a potential suffocation risk. Justification for use Proponents, often including police unions and associations, say the spit hoods can hel...
Spit hood
Biology
793
46,975,228
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success%20Talks
Success Talks is an organisation that holds interviews with successful individuals from across the world with a focus on digital media and mobile phone applications. The majority of the content, which promote key messages that challenge current stereotypes about success, can be found on the organisation's YouTube chann...
Success Talks
Technology
483
22,285,493
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CB-13
CB-13 (CRA13, SAB-378) is a cannabinoid drug, which acts as a potent agonist at both the CB1 and CB2 receptors, but has poor blood–brain barrier penetration, and so produces only peripheral effects at low doses, with symptoms of central effects such as catalepsy only appearing at much higher dose ranges. It has antihyp...
CB-13
Chemistry
173
42,321,551
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings%20of%20Chariklo
The rings of Chariklo are a set of two narrow rings around the minor planet 10199 Chariklo. Chariklo, with a diameter of about , is the second-smallest celestial object with confirmed rings (with 2060 Chiron being the smallest) and the fifth ringed celestial object discovered in the Solar System, after the gas giants a...
Rings of Chariklo
Astronomy
2,082
14,972
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idempotence
Idempotence (, ) is the property of certain operations in mathematics and computer science whereby they can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application. The concept of idempotence arises in a number of places in abstract algebra (in particular, in the theory of projectors and cl...
Idempotence
Mathematics
2,349
52,057,614
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20312
NGC 312 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on September 5, 1836, by John Herschel. NGC 312 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 13.4, NGC 312 is visible with the help of a telescope ...
NGC 312
Astronomy
99
245,982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy
Buoyancy (), or upthrust is a net upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of a partially or fully immersed object. In a column of fluid, pressure increases with depth as a result of the weight of the overlying fluid. Thus, the pressure at the bottom of a column of fluid is greater than at the top of the...
Buoyancy
Physics,Mathematics,Engineering
4,097
78,862,393
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Books%20of%20Humphry%20Repton
The Red Books were books created by the landscape designer Humphry Repton to illustrate his designs for his clients. The books were a way for Repton to describe his landscape design plans for their property. More than one hundred of the estimated four hundred Red Books created by Repton are still extant. The books acq...
Red Books of Humphry Repton
Engineering
171
26,406,793
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha%20YM2414
The YM2414, a.k.a. OPZ, is an eight-channel sound chip developed by Yamaha. It was used in many mid-market phase/frequency modulation-based synthesizers, including Yamaha's TX81Z (the first product to feature the chip and was named after it), DX11, YS200 family, the Korg Z3 guitar synthesizer, and many other devices. A...
Yamaha YM2414
Technology
321
2,226,899
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notification%20system
In information technology, a notification system is a combination of software and hardware that provides a means of delivering a message to a set of recipients. It commonly shows activity related to an account. Such systems constitute an important aspect of modern Web applications. The widespread adoption of notificat...
Notification system
Technology,Engineering
811
1,152,416
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust%20%28film%29
Antitrust (also titled Conspiracy.com and Startup) is a 2001 American techno-thriller film written by Howard Franklin and directed by Peter Howitt. Antitrust portrays young idealistic programmers and a large corporation (NURV) that offers a significant salary, an informal working environment, and creative opportunitie...
Antitrust (film)
Technology
2,008
44,933,795
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20cloth
Space cloth is a hypothetical infinite plane of conductive material having a resistance of η ohms per square, where η is the impedance of free space. η ≈ 376.7 ohms. If a transmission line composed of straight parallel perfect conductors in free space is terminated by space cloth that is normal to the transmission lin...
Space cloth
Physics
677
12,696,909
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puto%20%28food%29
Puto is a Filipino steamed rice cake, traditionally made from slightly fermented rice dough (galapong). It is eaten as is or as an accompaniment to a number of savoury dishes (most notably, dinuguan). Puto is also an umbrella term for various kinds of indigenous steamed cakes, including those made without rice. It is a...
Puto (food)
Biology
1,864
4,406,343
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology%20of%20computation%20of%20%CF%80
The table below is a brief chronology of computed numerical values of, or bounds on, the mathematical constant pi (). For more detailed explanations for some of these calculations, see Approximations of . As of July 2024, has been calculated to 202,112,290,000,000 (approximately 202 trillion) decimal digits. The last...
Chronology of computation of π
Mathematics
208
29,415,121
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bis%28acetonitrile%29palladium%20dichloride
Bis(acetonitrile)palladium dichloride is the coordination complex with the formula PdCl2(NCCH3)2. It is the adduct of two acetonitrile ligands with palladium(II) chloride. It is a yellow-brown solid that is soluble in organic solvents. The compound is a reagent and a catalyst for reactions that require soluble Pd(II...
Bis(acetonitrile)palladium dichloride
Chemistry
166
173,547
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayley%E2%80%93Hamilton%20theorem
In linear algebra, the Cayley–Hamilton theorem (named after the mathematicians Arthur Cayley and William Rowan Hamilton) states that every square matrix over a commutative ring (such as the real or complex numbers or the integers) satisfies its own characteristic equation. The characteristic polynomial of an matrix ...
Cayley–Hamilton theorem
Mathematics
5,794
77,746,826
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caloglossa
Caloglossa is a genus of algae in the Delesseriaceae. Description Caloglossa has thalli that resemble branching leaves. This "exogenous primary branching" differentiates the genus from other members of the Delesseriaceae, other than the closely related genus Taenioma. Species of Caloglossa are red to brown in color....
Caloglossa
Biology
563
44,358,091
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC%2062682
IEC 62682 is a technical standard titled Management of alarms systems for the process industries. Scope The standard specifies principles and processes for the management of alarm systems based on distribute control systems and computer-based Human-Machine Interface (HMI) technology for the process industries. It cove...
IEC 62682
Physics,Technology
282
11,253,941
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight%20feather
Flight feathers (Pennae volatus) are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired pennaceous feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges (), singular remex (), while those on the tail are called rectrices ( or ), singular rectrix (). The primary function of the fli...
Flight feather
Biology
5,617
1,208,353
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian%20%28Chinese%20medicine%29
The meridian system (, also called channel network) is a pseudoscientific concept from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that alleges meridians are paths through which the life-energy known as "qi" (ch'i) flows. Meridians are not real anatomical structures: scientists have found no evidence that supports their existe...
Meridian (Chinese medicine)
Biology
1,277
23,240,139
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi%20coefficient
In statistics, the phi coefficient (or mean square contingency coefficient and denoted by φ or rφ) is a measure of association for two binary variables. In machine learning, it is known as the Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) and used as a measure of the quality of binary (two-class) classifications, introduced ...
Phi coefficient
Chemistry,Engineering,Biology
1,999
6,924,337
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebullioscopic%20constant
In thermodynamics, the ebullioscopic constant relates molality to boiling point elevation. It is the ratio of the latter to the former: is the van 't Hoff factor, the number of particles the solute splits into or forms when dissolved. is the molality of the solution. A formula to compute the ebullioscopic constan...
Ebullioscopic constant
Physics,Chemistry
274
45,223,395
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki%20Central%20Library%20Oodi
The Helsinki Central Library Oodi (; ), commonly referred to as Oodi (), is a public library in Helsinki, Finland. The library is situated in the Kluuvi district, close to Helsinki Central Station and next to Helsinki Music Centre and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. Despite its name, the library is not the main libr...
Helsinki Central Library Oodi
Engineering
595
44,443,391
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium%28II%29%20iodide
Americium(II) iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula AmI2. It is a black solid which crystallizes in the same motif as strontium bromide. References Americium compounds Iodides Actinide halides
Americium(II) iodide
Chemistry
54
63,029,619
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokhozhaev%27s%20identity
Pokhozhaev's identity is an integral relation satisfied by stationary localized solutions to a nonlinear Schrödinger equation or nonlinear Klein–Gordon equation. It was obtained by S.I. Pokhozhaev and is similar to the virial theorem. This relation is also known as G.H. Derrick's theorem. Similar identities can be deri...
Pokhozhaev's identity
Physics,Mathematics
300
73,078,834
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylphosphonoselenoic%20dichloride
Ethylphosphonoselenoic dichloride is a selenium-containing organophosphorus compound. It's the precursor to selenophos, the selenium analog of the VE nerve agent. See also Methylphosphonyl dichloride References Organophosphorus compounds Organoselenium compounds
Ethylphosphonoselenoic dichloride
Chemistry
73
5,176,156
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conserved%20name
A conserved name or nomen conservandum (plural nomina conservanda, abbreviated as nom. cons.) is a scientific name that has specific nomenclatural protection. That is, the name is retained, even though it violates one or more rules which would otherwise prevent it from being legitimate. Nomen conservandum is a Latin te...
Conserved name
Biology
1,698
705,621
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web%20Services%20Interoperability
The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) was an industry consortium created in 2002 and chartered to promote interoperability amongst the stack of web services specifications. WS-I did not define standards for web services; rather, it created guidelines and tests for interoperability. In July 2010, WS-I j...
Web Services Interoperability
Engineering
404
706,374
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihomomorphism
In mathematics, an antihomomorphism is a type of function defined on sets with multiplication that reverses the order of multiplication. An antiautomorphism is an invertible antihomomorphism, i.e. an antiisomorphism, from a set to itself. From bijectivity it follows that antiautomorphisms have inverses, and that the i...
Antihomomorphism
Mathematics
811
11,774,737
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBM-CFS3
CBM-CFS3 (Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector) is a Windows-based software modelling framework for stand- and landscape-level forest ecosystem carbon accounting. It is used to calculate forest carbon stocks and stock changes for the past (monitoring) or into the future (projection). It can be used to crea...
CBM-CFS3
Biology,Environmental_science
309
51,456,706
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotropic%20beacon
An isotropic beacon is a hypothetical type of transmission beacon that emits a uniform EM signal in all directions for the purposes of communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. Isotropic beacons and their relation to SETI An isotropic beacon can be any transmitter that emits a uniform electromagnetic field. H...
Isotropic beacon
Astronomy,Technology
286
11,421,289
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir-395%20microRNA%20precursor%20family
mir-395 is a non-coding RNA called a microRNA that was identified in both Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa computationally and was later experimentally verified. mir-395 is thought to target mRNAs coding for ATP sulphurylases. The mature sequence is excised from the 3' arm of the hairpin. miR-395 is upregulated i...
Mir-395 microRNA precursor family
Chemistry
132
52,376,402
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnePlus%203T
The OnePlus 3T (also abbreviated as OP3T) is a smartphone made by OnePlus. It is the successor to the OnePlus 3 and was revealed on 15 November 2016. It is an incremental update to the company's flagship phone being released only 6 months later. It features the identical Optic AMOLED display, the same Sony IMX298 rear...
OnePlus 3T
Technology
1,623
4,639,751
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental%20impression
A dental impression is a negative imprint of hard and soft tissues in the mouth from which a positive reproduction, such as a cast or model, can be formed. It is made by placing an appropriate material in a dental impression tray which is designed to roughly fit over the dental arches. The impression material is liquid...
Dental impression
Physics
4,863
22,965,231
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersingular%20prime%20%28algebraic%20number%20theory%29
In algebraic number theory, a supersingular prime for a given elliptic curve is a prime number with a certain relationship to that curve. If the curve E is defined over the rational numbers, then a prime p is supersingular for E if the reduction of E modulo p is a supersingular elliptic curve over the residue field Fp...
Supersingular prime (algebraic number theory)
Mathematics
273
3,209,246
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham%E2%80%93Lorentz%20force
In the physics of electromagnetism, the Abraham–Lorentz force (also known as the Lorentz–Abraham force) is the reaction force on an accelerating charged particle caused by the particle emitting electromagnetic radiation by self-interaction. It is also called the radiation reaction force, the radiation damping force, ...
Abraham–Lorentz force
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
3,569
595,605
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20Energy%20Agency
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is an intergovernmental agency that is organized under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Originally formed on 1 February 1958 with the name European Nuclear Energy Agency (ENEA)—the United States participated as an Associate Member—the name was changed on...
Nuclear Energy Agency
Engineering
782
52,802,478
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical%20algebraic%20geometry
Numerical algebraic geometry is a field of computational mathematics, particularly computational algebraic geometry, which uses methods from numerical analysis to study and manipulate the solutions of systems of polynomial equations. Homotopy continuation The primary computational method used in numerical algebraic g...
Numerical algebraic geometry
Mathematics,Technology
909
29,305,046
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center%20for%20Mathematics%20and%20Theoretical%20Physics
The Center for Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (CMTP) is an Italian institution supporting research in mathematics and theoretical physics. The CMTP was founded on November 17, 2009 as an interdepartmental research center of the three Roman universities: Sapienza, Tor Vergata and Roma Tre. The CMTP's director is Ro...
Center for Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Physics
989
47,835,006
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veniam
Veniam was a technology startup focused on building large WiFi mesh networks using moving vehicles like city buses or taxis. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California and was founded in 2012. The Company received 4.9 million dollars in 2014 in a funding round from True Ventures, USV and Cane Investments...
Veniam
Technology
549
9,252,226
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchers%20%28ceramic%20material%29
Pitchers are pottery that has been broken in the course of manufacture. Biscuit (unglazed) pitchers can be crushed, ground and re-used, either as a low-percentage addition to the virgin raw materials on the same factory, or elsewhere as grog. Because of the adhering glaze, glost pitchers find less use. The crushed mate...
Pitchers (ceramic material)
Physics,Engineering
111