Science

Halite (/ˈhælaɪt/ or /ˈheɪlaɪt/) is a very common and well-known mineral, commonly known as rock salt; its chemical name is sodium chloride (Na Cl). It…

Ischia (/ˈɪskiə/ ISK-ee-ə, Italian: ˈiskja), Latin Aenaria, country, province (province) of Campania, south Italy. It is a remote, volcanic island in Italy’s Tyrrhenian Sea, renowned…

A coal-fired thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam-driven. A coal burner (or pulverized coal burner) is a…

Pyrolytic coatings are metallic oxides applied during the float manufacturing process, while the glass is still in a semi-molten state. It is a thin film…

Zinc aluminum (ZA) alloys are alloys with zinc as the base metal, with higher concentrations of aluminum when compared to traditional zinc alloys. These alloys…

Propionic acid (/proʊpiˈɒnɪk/), also known as propionate or acid propanoique, is a carboxylic acid with a chemical formula CH3CH2CO2H that occurs naturally. Carboxylic acids are…

Vitrain is a type of coal occurring as horizontal glassy bands of a nonsoiling friable material. It is a type of coal. Its combustion leads…

Pot metal is an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc. It is an alloy of low-melting-point metals that…

Nanolamination is the production of materials that are fully dense, ultra-fine grained solids that exhibit a high concentration of interface defects. The properties of fabricated nanolaminates…

Plated means coated with a thin film of gold, silver, etc., as for ornamental purposes. Plated ware refers to articles chiefly intended for tableware consisting…

The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As (Arabic: جامع عمرو بن العاص‎), Egypt’s first Islamic structure, built by Amr ibn al-As, the leader of an invading…

Pewter is a grey alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly, tin and lead). It is a malleable metal alloy composed of 85–99% tin,…