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. 81 . Fuzzy logic A simple way to arrive at a definite conclusion based upon vague, ambiguous, imprecise, noisy, or missing input information. Found in Search Engines: Guiding You in the Digital World . View Article 82 . Galvanometer An instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current. Found in Lie Detection: The Science and Development of the Polygraph . View Article 83 . Ganglion A cluster of nerve cells outside the central nervous system. Found in Shedding Light on Blindness . View Article 84 . Genetic consistency The preservation of desired, altered genes in successive generations. Found in A Genetic Solution to Malaria: More Harm Than Good? . View Article 85 . Grading The moving of soil and reshaping of land. Found in The Spiritual Powers of Engineering . View Article 86 . Greenhouse gas An atmospheric gas that traps solar radiation and causes the planet to heat. Found in Terraforming Mars . View Article 87 . Group IV In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements from the same group (i.e. column) have the same number of valence shell electrons. For example, group IV elements have four valence shell electrons. . Found in The Little Plastic Bulb . View Article 88 . Heat exchanger A device used to transfer heat from fluid to fluid, through a separating wall. Found in Alternative Building for the Future . View Article 89 . High damping rubber bearing LRB employing an elastomer with higher restoring ability (Tsai et al 1374). Found in Base Isolation . View Article 90 . High density natural rubber bearings LRB with “carbon black” modified elastomer (Taniwangsa et al 5). Found in Base Isolation . 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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