Advanced   Some of the articles may contains words that those outside of the engineering world might not be too familiar with. Here are the words that are used throughout this issue. 111 . Loop-the-loops A complete (360 degree) vertical loop. Found in Roller Coasters . View Article 112 . Lumileds Lumileds is a joint venture between Agilent Technologies and Phillips Lighting. . Found in The Little Plastic Bulb . View Article 113 . Macula The central area of the retina responsible for visual acuity. Found in Shedding Light on Blindness . View Article 114 . Madrileños The general term for Madrid natives. Found in The Metro: The Engineering Behind Madrid's Most Valuable Asset . View Article 115 . Malleus The ear bone interfacing with the tympanic membrane. Found in The Development of Ossicular Replacement Prostheses for the Treatment of Conductive Hearing Loss . View Article 116 . Maximum oxygen uptake The highest rate at which oxygen can be taken up and used by the body during exercise. Found in Doping in Sports: Blood Oxygenation Enhancement . View Article 117 . Meltdown Change from a solid state to a liquid state usually as a result of heat or pressure. Found in Is Safeguarding America's Nuclear Power Plants Impossible? . View Article 118 . Microswitch A switch controlled with electric currents, rather than with a mechanical mechanism. Found in The Changing Face of the Sport of Paintball . View Article 119 . Mitochondria Cellular organelle that produces energy for the cell through cellular respiration. Found in Doping in Sports: Blood Oxygenation Enhancement . View Article 120 . Modulation Modulation is a method of transmitting a signal by using it to vary the properties (frequency, amplitude, phase, etc.) of another signal. Found in Broadband over Power Lines . View Article   Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Next

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