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N-Channel-Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (NMOS) produces an electrical circuit consisting of purely negative charges. NMOS is the predecessor to Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Devices (CMOS) circuitry....
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Prefix meaning one-billionth. Contrast with giga. (Webster's New World Dictionary of Computer Terms © 1994 Simon & Schuster Inc.)...
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Applying the tools and processes of molecular nanotechnology(MNT) to build devices for studying biosystems, in order to learn from biology how to create better nanoscale devices. Process should hasten the creation of useful micro devices that mimic living...
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The construction of items using assemblers and stock molecules; AKA nanoscale engineering. (http://nanotech-now.com)
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Mechanical probing of a sample with a diamond, measuring the load and penetration depth simultaneously. The maximum penetration depth is hundreds of nanometers, three orders of magnitude smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
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Using an atomic force microscope (AFM) to create small trenches on either silicon or photoresist. One can use other materials, as well. Photoresist has the advantage of being softer than silicon etc.
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One billionth of a meter. For comparison, a dime is about 1.3 millimeters thick. If you take that dime and divide it to one-one thousandth of its thickness, you get a micron. A micron is about as small as you can see with the best optical microscope (a hu...
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The scale of one-billionth....
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Magnetic metals and polymers can be grown on patterned substrates so they can be used efficiently in data storage devices.
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Nanoindentation can be used to understand how materials deform permanently, or plastically. Researchers can measure the exact loads at which permanent deformation occurs, and use computer models to image the movement of atoms during indentation.
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The study of objects that are "nano" (see "nano") sized. This research requires specialized facilities. Also nanotechnology, nanoscale (vs. macroscale), nanofabrication, and nanomaterials....
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In 2002, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) provided funding for the construction of National Biocontainment Laboratories (NBLs) and Regional Biocontainment Laboratories (RBLs) at research institutions across the country.
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A list of the United
States' worst hazardous waste sites, established by the EPA. Placement
on the list qualifies a site for the use of federal funds, which the
government tries to recover from the responsible parties later. ...
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The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), is a non-profit, non-commercial organization developing and administering programs related to public health and the environment in the areas of service, research, and education....
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See New Drug Application. ...
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A separate set of drawings kept with the construction document set that shows only the electrical and plumbing requirements for the laboratory spaces on the project. These drawings are generated by laboratory planning firms.
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An apparatus for producing a fine spray or mist by rapidly passing air through a liquid or by vibrating a liquid at a high frequency so that the particles produced are extremely small....
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An autopsy or postmortem room for
research animals. Design requirements depend on the size and type of
animal being researched. If the animal has been held in containment
housing, the necropsy room must be immediately adjacent to an autoclave
and other ty...
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Also bidding. The fourth of an architect's basic services. Negotiated proposals (or competitive bids) are solicited for the basis of awarding a contract....
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The stage after the perfection of stem cell biotechnology creating the generation of a new body: "new body generation."
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The net floor space in a building measured from the inside surfaces of exterior walls and excluding interior walls and partitions, mechanical equipment rooms, lavatories, janitorial closets, elevators, stairways, major circulation corridors, aisles, and e...
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An interconnected and coordinated system of devices (computer or communication terminals) so that information transmission to or among any of the devices is practical and reliable. ...
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See Transceiver....
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The connection of office communication terminals through various cabling and switching schemes so that terminal users can communicate with each other. According to David Liddle of Xerox, "Hooking electronic office machines together so they don't 'smoke' a...
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This application is required
before a new drug can be approved for commercial use. The NDA must
contain: full reports of clinical investigations demonstrating that the
drug is safe and effective, a list of components, a statement of the
drug's quantitativ...
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RAND's research shows that user acceptance of new systems is correlated with the amount of effort that goes into user training. If you are introducing a system that changes the way workers do their jobs, showing a video or distributing a manual will not b...
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Not In My Backyard. ...
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As in "the whole nine yards." Refers to
the bygone practice of delivering concrete to job sites in trucks which
carried nine cubic yards. The driver would then ask if you wanted "a
partial, or the whole nine yards."...
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See N-Channel-Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. ...
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Active at night. Used in reference to animals and sometimes plants that perform most of their functions, such as feeding, breeding, and blooming, at night. See also Diurnal....
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A point where multiple links are joined by communications equipment....
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A serious environmental impediment to health in the workplace is a high ambient noise level. Distractibility, slight increases in blood pressure, slight arrhythmias and a change in the electrical activity of the brain begin when the sound level is at 75 d...
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A set of curves used to rate the relative acceptability or intrusiveness of sounds in buildings. Values below 25 are very quiet, 25 to 40 are normal and above 40 are generally too noisy for office criteria. For adequate speech privacy, an NC value near 40...
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The large and noisy central heating and cooling facilities for R&D labs must be adequately sound isolated with sufficient construction to block the noise. Designers should allow enough space for the installation and maintenance of noise and vibration ...
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There is a tendency to
underestimate the detrimental effect that renovation work in occupied
buildings has on the people who are working in those buildings. If you
have to renovate, it's important to go to great lengths to control
noise, dust and the ...
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NRC refers to the absorption capability of sound absorption material used in the work environment. A 0.80 to 0.85 rating is average. NRC readings miss sounds below 250 Hertz and above 2,000 Hertz. Because of conflicting noise sources in open office plans,...
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An air diffusing device that delivers air into a space in such a manner that room air is not aspirated or mixed due to high-velocity jets. These diffusers generally distribute air perpendicular to the face of the diffuser. Frequent applications include an...
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A communications switching
system that allows continuous access to a dial tone regardless of the
amount of user traffic. Nonblocking systems are particularly important
in facilities that must support a large number of data users who log
onto the mainframe...
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See National Priorities List. ...
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See Noise Reduction Coefficient....
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See National Sanitation Foundation....
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A technology utilizing machines that use magnetic fields to image organisms, e.g. human bodies. Due to the large magnetic fields generated, such machines require special and complex facilities to house them....
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The chemical bases that make up DNA and RNA. DNA stores information about the organism that is transmitted to progeny. RNA represents transcriptional information stored in the DNA which is translated into proteins. See also Gene....
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Mice with a genetic mutation that results
in a lack of body hair as well as a deficiency of T-lymphocytes and a
lack of a thymus. These mice are valuable for immunology research, but
are susceptible to disease and thus need special environmental
condition...
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A cart containing basic supplies that
can be stored in or easily accessed from a patient room. These are
sometimes kept in pass-through cabinets with hall access for easy
servicing....
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