Synthetic oil — is oil consisting of chemical compounds which were not originally present in crude oil (petroleum), but were artificially made (synthesized) from other compounds. Synthetic oil could be made to be a substitute for petroleum, or specially made to… … Wikipedia
Synthetic biology — is a new area of biological research that combines science and engineering. It encompasses a variety of different approaches, methodologies, and disciplines with a variety of definitions. What they all have in common, however, is that they see… … Wikipedia
Synthetic alexandrite — is a crystal which has been created by the floating zone method. This method is also used to synthetically grow a variety of crystals: YAG (Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) in white, blue, pink and several other shades, ruby, chrysoberyl and, most and… … Wikipedia
Synthetic Natural Gas — bzw. Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) (Umgangssprachlich auch synthetisches Erdgas) ist ein Erdgassubstitut, das auf der Basis von Kohle, vor allem Braunkohle, oder Biomasse (Bio SNG bzw. Biomethan) über Synthesegas hergestellt wird. Um Erdgas… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Synthetic diamond — Synthetic diamonds of various colors grown by the high pressure high temperature technique Synthetic diamond is diamond produced in a technological process; as opposed to natural diamond, which is created in geological processes. Synthetic… … Wikipedia
Synthetic Aperture Radar — Radaraufnahme (SIR C/X SAR) des Vulkans Teide auf Teneriffa aus dem Space Shuttle Endeavour Ein Synthetic Aperture Radar (Abkürzung: SAR; deutsch etwa: „Radar mit synthetischer Apertur“) gehört zur Klasse der abbildenden Radare und wird als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Synthetic element — In chemistry, a synthetic element is a chemical element that is too unstable to occur naturally on Earth, and therefore has to be created artificially. So far 30 synthetic elements have been discovered that is, synthesized. Six of them are quasi… … Wikipedia
Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program — The Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program was a program run by the United States Bureau of Mines to create the technology to produce synthetic fuel from coal. It was initiated in 1944 during World War II. The Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act approved on April … Wikipedia
Synthetic Generation — Infobox Album | Name = Synthetic Generation Type = studio Artist = Deathstars Released = November 24, 2003 (Europe, Russia) January 6, 2004 (North South America) Genre = Industrial metal Length = 41:12 Label = Nuclear Blast Download = www.death… … Wikipedia
synthetic aperture radar — An airborne radar that produces an image of the scene that is similar to, but not identical with, an optical photograph. A cross range resolution obtained from a Doppler frequency, along with range resolution, forms the basis of a synthetic… … Aviation dictionary