Incubator (microbiology) — In microbiology, an incubator is a device for controlling the temperature, humidity, and other conditions in which a microbiological culture is being grown. The simplest incubators are insulated boxes with an adjustable heater, typically going up … Wikipedia
Amy B. Smith — Amy Smith is an inventor who lectures at MIT and develops low tech devices for use in developing countries.Early life and educationSmith s father, Arthur Smith, was an electrical engineering professor at MIT. Arthur Smith took his family to India … Wikipedia
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Infobox University name = Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute motto = Knowledge and Thoroughness established = 1824 type = Private president = Shirley Ann Jackson provost = Robert Palazzo [cite web|url=http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2203|… … Wikipedia
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china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
