Chemical Engineering

Man-made fibre, fibre whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process. Man-made fibres…

Plastic, polymeric material that has the capability of being molded or shaped, usually by the…

Elastomer, any rubbery material composed of long chainlike molecules, or polymers, that are capable of…

Transportation, the movement of goods and persons from place to place and the various means…

Nuclear power, electricity generated by power plants that derive their heat from fission in a nuclear reactor. Except…

An electron tube has two or more electrodes separated either by vacuum (in a vacuum…

Anode, the terminal or electrode from which electrons leave a system. In a battery or other source of direct current the…

Amalgam, alloy of mercury and one or more other metals. Amalgams are crystalline in structure, except for those with…

The chemical properties of clusters are a combination of the properties of bulk and molecular…

Materials science, the study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by…