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Renewable energy
Renewable Energy Renewable energy is energy that is regenerative or, for all practical purposes, virtually inexhaustible. It includes solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, biomass (derived from plants), geothermal energy (heat from the earth), and ocean energy. Renewable energy resources can... Read more |
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European Atomic Energy Community
European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom or EAEC), economic organization that came into being as the 3d treaty organization of what has become the European Union ; established by the Treaty of Rome (1958). The members pledged themselves to the common development of Europe's nuclear energy... Read more |
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Atomic Energy
ATOMIC ENERGY The Soviet Union had an extensive atomic energy program. The program included the use of isotopes as tracers for agricultural research and as ionizing sources for food irradiation, extensive applications in medicine, so-called peaceful nuclear explosions, and an ambitious effort to... Read more |
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International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency intergovernmental organization established in 1957 under the aegis of the United Nations to promote the peaceful uses of atomic energy. Its headquarters are in Vienna. It may purchase and sell fissionable materials, offer technical assistance for peaceful nuclear... Read more |
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energy flow
energy flow (in ecology) The flow of energy that occurs along a food chain. Energy enters the food chain at the level of the producers (usually plants) in the form of solar energy. The plants convert solar energy into chemical energy in the process of photosynthesis. Chemical energy is passed from... Read more |
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Fission
Fission Nuclear fission is a process in which the nucleus of an atom splits, usually into two daughter nuclei, with the transformation of tremendous levels of nuclear energy into heat and light. The fission reaction was discovered when a target of uranium was bombarded by... Read more |
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nuclear energy
nuclear energy the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom and released through fission, fusion, or radioactivity . In these processes a small amount of mass is converted to energy according to the relationship E = mc2 , where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the speed of light (see ... Read more |
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Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy ¦ JULI BERWALD Spectroscopy is the measurement of the absorption, scattering, or emission of electromagnetic radiation by atoms or molecules. Absorption is the transfer of electromagnetic energy from a source to an atom or molecule. Scattering is the... Read more |
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Ionization energy
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DEPT. OF ENERGY SELECTS COMPAQ FOR POWERFUL SUPERCOMPUTER.(Government Activity)
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Originally a Horse Ranch, Now Compaq Direct Customization and Distribution...
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