Robo-Advisor
Online investment management services that employ mathematical algorithms to provide financial advice with minimal human involvement are Robo-advisors (also spelled Robo-advisor or roboadvisor). Based on…
Technology
Nuclear Thermal Rocket – a type of thermal rocket
Nuclear Thermal Rocket – a type of thermal rocket Rocket science deserves its reputation as a subject that only geniuses dare study. A nuclear thermal…
Nuclear Electric Rocket – a spacecraft propulsion system
Nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) is simply electric propulsion in which the electricity is derived from a nuclear reactor (as opposed to solar or chemical means).…
Dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD)
Dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) are plasmas generated in configurations with an insulating (dielectric) material between the electrodes which is responsible for a self-pulsing operation. DBD…
Plasma Actuators – a flow control technology
Actuators play an important role in modern active flow control technology. Plasma actuators are electrical devices that generate a wall-bounded jet without the use of…
Magnetic Levitation
Magnetic levitation is the suspension of an object above or below a second object by means of magnetic repulsion or attraction. It is also known…
Optical Tweezers – tools based on strongly focused light
Optical tweezers are tools based on strongly focused light, enable optical trapping, manipulation, and characterization of a wide range of microscopic and nanoscopic materials. They…
Spacecraft propulsion – a method used to accelerate spacecraft
Spacecraft propulsion is used to change the velocity of spacecraft and artificial satellites. It is used to change the velocity of spacecraft and artificial satellites,…
Nanomedicine – medical application of nanotechnology
Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology. It is a branch of medicine that applies the knowledge and tools of nanotechnology to the prevention and…
Cybernetics – a transdisciplinary approach
Cybernetics – a transdisciplinary approach Cybernetics is a transdisciplinary approach for exploring regulatory systems—their structures, constraints, and possibilities. It is concerned with concepts at the…
Neuroprosthetics – a discipline related to neuroscience
Neuroprosthetics – a discipline related to neuroscience Neuroprosthetics is the use of direct electrical stimulation of the nervous system for functional performance. It also called…
Brain-computer interface (BCI)
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) acquire brain signals, analyze them, and translate them into commands that are relayed to output devices that carry out desired actions. It…
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