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- Molecular nanotechnology (10344 bytes)
1: ...nd in modern macroscale factories. Its most well-known exposition is in the books of [[K. Eric Drexler...
3: ...ner manufacturing processes than today's bulk technology offers.
7: ===Confused terminology===
8: ...ompted Drexler to use the term "molecular nanotechnology".
10: .../article.pl?sid=03/10/29/2017242][http://www.azonano.com/details.asp?ArticleID=56] - Origami (9154 bytes)
3: ...efers to all kind of paper folding, even those of non-Japanese origin.
5: ...ngle|rectangular]], [[circle|circular]], or other non-square sheet of paper.
9: ... probably the ceremonial paper folding, such as [[noshi]], which started in [[Muromachi era]] ([[1392]...
11: ...s other than just paper and foil. The Japanese do not see origami as an art form, but rather as an int...
13: ...inding, weaving, folding, and cutting as teaching aids for child development during the early 1800s. - United States House of Representatives (41197 bytes)
2: ...ear terms. The presiding officer of the House is known as the [[Speaker of the United States House of ...
6: ... the national capital. The Senate convenes in the north wing of the same building.
11: ... states prevailed. Sectional conflict was most pronounced over the issue of slavery. One example of a ...
13: ... divisions in the electorate. Both the Democratic nor the Republican Party held majorities in the Hous...
15: ...crats and dissatisfied Republicans who opposed Cannon's arguably heavy-handed tactics. - Fungus (12992 bytes)
18: ...ving things, originally considered [[plant]]s but now treated as the separate kingdom Fungi. They occu...
21: ...ess identifed by an expert''. However, even very knowledgeable persons occasionally misidentify wild m...
24: ...ual reproduction propagules termed [[conidia]] (synonymous with [[spore]]s)
28: ...bsent, in which case the hyphae are called ''[[coenocytic]]''. Fungi generally have [[cell wall]]s mad...
30: ... considered the most primitive group of fungi, do not form hyphae and instead grow directly from spore... - Sedimentary rock (7917 bytes)
3: ...ion of the [[weathered]] remains of other rocks (known as ''clastic'' sedimentary rocks); by the depos...
6: ...es the sediment into layered solids in a process known as [[lithification]] ("rock formation") and the...
8: ..., they form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy fossil remnants.
26: ...and the resulting expansion and contraction, also aids the process. Mechanical weathering contributes fu...
28: ...e minerals in igneous rocks may be unstable under normal atmospheric conditions, those formed at highe... - Virus (17572 bytes)
1: ...ound outside of a host cell, viruses consist of genomic [[nucleic acid]], either [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] (d...
3: ...coprotein]]s. Importantly, viral [[genome]]s code not only for the [[protein]]s needed to package its ...
7: ...tin]] ''virus'' referring to [[poison]] and other noxious things. Today it is used to describe the bi...
9: ...orms as ''viri'' (which actually means ''men''). (No plural form appears in ''any'' extant Latin manus...
11: ==Viruses: non-living or alive?== - Screw (22059 bytes)
9: ...s [[oil]] and [[wine]] presses. Metal screws did not appear in Europe until the 1400s.
11: The metal screw did not become a common woodworking fastener until [[mac...
19: Screws can normally be removed and re-inserted without reducing...
24: Threaded fasteners are usually made now by rolling a blank (a section of rod) between tw...
28: ...d permanent constructions. An unthreaded hole is known as a ''clear'' hole. See also [[bolted joint]]. - Reptile (14659 bytes)
17: Superorder [[Dinosaur|Dinosauria]]<br/>
30: ...or [[viviparous|viviparity]] (babies born through no use of calcified eggs). Many of the [[viviparous]...
32: However, note the taxonomy issues described below; mammals and birds can a...
38: ...ists have begun to insist that taxa should be [[monophyletic]], that is, groups should include all des...
40: ... say that the traditional Reptila are 'non-avian, non-mammalian amniotes'.'' (Tudge, p.85) - Koalas (10448 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Tak_koala.jpg|none|200px]] | caption = Illustration of a Koala Bea...
15: ...Taxobox_section_binomial parens| color = pink | binomial_name = Phascolarctos cinereus | author = [[Ge...
20: ..." comes from an [[aboriginal]] word meaning "does not drink".
22: ..., and as far into the [[hinterland]] as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forest. The koala...
24: ==Taxonomy== - Red-Eyed Tree Frog (1811 bytes)
13: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Agalychnis callidryas | author = [[Edw...
19: ...ll insects. Tree frogs lay their eggs in a gelatinous goo on the underside of leaves. In one or two ...
21: ...used as a prophylactic to inhibit the spread of [[AIDS]] and other diseases, and may have more extensive... - George W. Bush (64926 bytes)
1: ...], the current [[Governor of Florida|Florida governor]]).
19: ...nor of Texas|Governor]] of [[Texas]], and won the nomination of the [[Republican Party (United States)...
25: ...scoring 77 percent (with no As and one D, in astronomy) with a [[grade point average]] of 2.35 out of ...
27: ...as promoted once, to [[first lieutenant]], on the November [[1970]] recommendation of Texas Air Nation...
30: ...to inactive reserve status shortly before being honorably discharged on [[October 1]], [[1973]]. [http... - Coast Guard (2378 bytes)
3: ...st guards also enforce [[maritime law]], maintain aids to navigation such as [[beacon]]s and [[buoy]]s, ...
7: ...reports to the [[Secretary of the Navy]] but does not become part of the [[United States Navy]]; howev...
9: ...n Coast Guard College]] is located near [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]].
11: ... secures the country's coast, carries rescues and aids shipping.
15: ...t land-based rescues, [[Trinity House]] and the [[Northern Lighthouse Board]] maintain [[buoy]]s and [... - Sedimentary rocks (7917 bytes)
3: ...ion of the [[weathered]] remains of other rocks (known as ''clastic'' sedimentary rocks); by the depos...
6: ...es the sediment into layered solids in a process known as [[lithification]] ("rock formation") and the...
8: ..., they form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy fossil remnants.
26: ...and the resulting expansion and contraction, also aids the process. Mechanical weathering contributes fu...
28: ...e minerals in igneous rocks may be unstable under normal atmospheric conditions, those formed at highe... - Nautical chart (2955 bytes)
1: ...tional hazards, locations of natural and man-made aids to [[navigation]], information on [[tide]]s and [...
4: ...rement)|scales]] where projections such as the [[gnomonic projection]] may be used. Since the Mercator...
6: ...points and the line from one of the points to the north.
8: ...[north pole]], rather than [[magnetic north]], in northern [[Canada]], which a [[magnetic compass]] po...
11: ...aphic data for many areas of sea may be dated and not always reliable. - Blood (11213 bytes)
6: ...l [[tumor]] cells) and different substances ([[amino acid]]s, [[lipid]]s, [[hormone]]s) to be transpor...
14: ...the blood (more properly called [[hemolymph]]) is not involved in the transport of oxygen. (Openings c...
17: ...wish fluid that is the blood's liquid medium. The normal [[pH]] of human arterial blood is approximate...
20: ...Cell nucleus|nucleus]] and [[organelle]]s, so are not [[cell (biology)|cells]] strictly speaking. They...
27: * [[antibody|immunoglobulins]] (antibodies) - Water (15217 bytes)
3: ... essential to all known forms of [[life]] and is known also as the most ''universal [[solvent]]''.
5: ...eorology)|precipitation]], and [[runoff (water)|runoff]] to the [[sea]].
7: ...]], and its availability is a major social and economic concern.
13: ..., water is continuously flowing from one form to another, in what is called the '''[[water cycle]]'''.
15: ...rising when seen for the first time: [[hail]], [[snow]], [[fog]] or [[dew]] for example. When appropr... - List of HIV-positive people (8891 bytes)
8: *[[Emile Ardolino]] ([[1943]]-[[1993]]), filmmaker (''[[Sister Act]...
25: ... tainted needle while addicted to heroin; died of AIDS-related causes
38: ...in ''[[Predator (movie)|Predator]]'' opposite [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]
39: ...hony Hamilton]], ([[1952]]-[[1995]]), actor also known as Tony Hamilton
45: ...can celebrity whose AIDS diagnosis became public knowledge
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