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13 hours ago · A metal (from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon) 'mine, quarry, metal') is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. These properties are all associated with having electrons available at the Fermi level, as against nonmetallic materials which do not. [1] : .
13 hours ago · Air conditioning can be achieved using a mechanical 'air conditioner' or by other methods, including passive cooling and ventilative cooling. [2] [3] Air conditioning is a member of a family of systems and techniques that provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). [4] Heat pumps are similar in many ways to air conditioners, but ...
13 hours ago · Etymology and history Eduard Buchner By the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the digestion of meat by stomach secretions and the conversion of starch to sugars by plant extracts and saliva were known but the mechanisms by which these occurred had not been identified. French chemist Anselme Payen was the first to discover an enzyme, diastase, in 1833. A few decades later, when studying the ...
13 hours ago · Algiers ( / ælˈdʒɪərz / al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر, romanized :al-Jazāʾir) is the capital and largest city of Algeria, located in the north-central part of the country. [2] The city's population at the 2008 census was 2,988,145 [3] and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000.
13 hours ago · List of Castle episodes. List of. Castle. episodes. Castle is an American comedy-drama police procedural television series on ABC which was created by Andrew W. Marlowe. It stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist, and Stana Katic as NYPD detective Kate Beckett. The series premiered as a midseason replacement on March 9 ...
13 hours ago · The Heat survived Game 1 on a James game–winning layup, while the Pacers came back to tie the series at 1–1 after forcing James into two late fourth–quarter turnovers for Game 2. In Game 3, the Heat set a team record for points in a post–season half with 70. It was the first time the Pacers had given up 70 points since 1992.
13 hours ago · Featuring Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Jordan Klepper, a team of news correspondents and guest hosts, The Daily Show delivers top headlines and newsworthy interviews. The source for fans of The Daily Show, featuring exclusive interviews, correspondent highlights, the Ears Edition podcast, The Daily Show shop, ticket information and more.
