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Nuclear power plant where an explosion at a nuclear reactor occurred on April 26, 1986, causing a meltdown and the spread of radioactive gases
Computer-generated simulation of images and tactile sensations
Wheel having teeth that fit into the teeth of another wheel
Direction indicated by a magnetic needle on a compass, usually about 2000 km from the true geographic location
Device used to measure temperature
Device having a group of cells for producing electricity through a chemical reaction
Government protection giving a company, for a specified time, exclusive rights to make the invention or the drug it has created
Device used to open or close an electric circuit
Czech word Karl Capek introduced to designate a mechanical man, literally meaning 'slave labor' or 'drudgery'
Industrial process using sulfur and heat that makes natural rubber more elastic and stronger
Branch of physics that deals with the physical relationship between electricity and magnetism
Space around a magnet in which a magnetic force is felt
Device converting energy from the sun into electrical energy
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Liquid air is used to analyze the effects of very low temperatures on substances
Point of support on which a lever turns in moving or raising something
Transformer's coil in which an alternating current sets up a changing magnetic field
Process of photocopying printed material and images by means of electric charges
Inner workings of a computer system thought of as resembling the interconnections among nerve cells in the human brain
Power generated from running water, especially water falling over a dam
Flow of electrons along a wire
Converts one form of energy into another
Produced by rubbing a glass rod with a silk cloth