MatSci
This element can eventually become a diamond under the right conditions of high pressure and temperature.
What is carbon?
This is what the S stands for in CaSE.
What is Systems?
This is the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities.
What is carbon dioxide?
The factor by which a vector is scaled when it remains stationary in direction after a linear transformation
Strains and sprains often present with the same symptoms but are the result of different injuries. Strains are caused by the overstretching or tearing of muscles and tendons, while sprains are the result of overstretching or tearing these.
What are ligaments?
This is what tin cans are made of.
What is steel?
What is MASTAN?
This technology is often used in industrial settings to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.
What is selective catalytic reduction (SCR)?
In floating-point representation, this term refers to the significant digits of a number, also known as the significand.
What is the mantissa?
If you don’t want salmonella, you should make sure to cook your chicken thighs to at least this temperature.
What is 175F (80C)?
This is a type of material defined by its ability to return to its original shape after being deformed, giving it the nickname "smart material".
What are shape memory alloys?
These are the internal forces of a beam.
What are axial, shear, and bending moment?
This method uses bacteria to break down contaminants like oil spills.
What is bioremediation?
These are the three major theorems taught at the end of Calc III.
Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, Divergence Theorem
Don’t fret if you’re stuck in the woods at night – this tree’s bark, common to most of the north hemisphere, makes a great fire starter.
What is a birch tree?
This material is the lightest solid material known and sometimes called "frozen smoke" due to its low density and extreme lightness.
This is what the term "Young's Modulus" represents in materials properties.
What is the measure of the stiffness of a material?
Ion exchange is commonly used to remove these pollutants from contaminated groundwater.
What are heavy metals?
The F-statistic is the ratio of these two distributions.
What are Chi-Square Distributions?
Black smoke from your car is never a good sign – but white, sweet smelling smoke often means this is burning instead.
What is coolant?
This is an advanced adhesive material, inspired by the microscopic hair-like structures found on a specific reptile, allowing for strong, reusable stickiness without the use of traditional glue.
What is the materials resistance to be pulled apart vs. the materials resistance to being squished?
This type of water pollution occurs when a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients, leading to excessive plant growth and oxygen depletion
What is eutrophication?
This theorem states that a convex optimization problem and its dual have the same optimal value under certain regularity conditions.
What is strong duality?
There are two types of individual retirement accounts: a traditional one, which uses your pre-tax income, and this one, which uses post-tax contributions.
What is a Roth IRA?