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1.3.5 Thermodynamic Work of Adhesion The thermodynamic work of adhesion, that is the work required to separate unit area of two phases in contact, is related to surface free energies by the Dupré equation. It is the minimum work needed to separate the phases, and energies needed to break ...
Satellites do not give off information about angles, so the location of a GPS device could be anywhere on a sphere’s surface area. When a satellite sends a signal, it creates a circle with a radius measured from the GPS device to the satellite. When we add a second satellite, it ...
(2003) make the point that even a well-structured object such as a laparoscopic image is actually a collective result, since its quality is created and sustained by a socio-technical network consisting of both technical and non-technical actors (equipment, materials, human actions and skills - ...
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Earth itself can act as a fourth "satellite" or sphere; only one of the two possible points will actually be on the surface of the planet, so you can eliminate the one in space. Receivers generally look to four or more satellites, however, to improve accuracy and provide precise altitude...
You could build a solid sphere around the sun to catch every last ray. In doing so, you'd have 550 million times more surface area than our whole planet, all catching rays to send back to Mother Earth in the form of raw power. Of course, in addition to plummeting millions of people...
a nearly hard-sphere interaction between the particles. The colloidal dispersion is put into a cylindrical shear cell, 1 cm in diameter. The bottom of the cell is a template: a coverslip with a square array of dimples of 1.63 μm spacing (Fig.1a). The template constrains the first...
The Future of Space Stations Why Should We Build Space Stations? Exterior view of a Bernal sphere space station where the sphere is the living area Image courtesy of NASA There are a variety of reasons for building and operating space stations, including research, industry, exploration and ...
when naturally occurring, and when being manipulated by outside technology. Around key power spots there are Indigo beings genetically encoded with that particular energetic lineage to support that area of the earth.Where areas are energetically stabilized they are also stabilized politically, economically...