Elastomer
Elastomer, any rubbery material composed of long chainlike molecules, or polymers, that…
Nuclear power
Nuclear power, electricity generated by power plants that derive their heat from fission in…
Principles of Electron Tubes
An electron tube has two or more electrodes separated either by vacuum…
Anode
Anode, the terminal or electrode from which electrons leave a system. In a battery or other…
Amalgam
Amalgam, alloy of mercury and one or more other metals. Amalgams are crystalline in structure, except…
Chemical properties
The chemical properties of clusters are a combination of the properties of…
Materials science
Materials science, the study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties…
The mechanical equivalence of work and energy
Two of the architects of modern thermodynamics were William Thompson (better known…


