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  2. Materials science in science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Materials science in science fiction is the study of how materials science is portrayed in works of science fiction.The accuracy of the materials science portrayed spans a wide range – sometimes it is an extrapolation of existing technology, sometimes it is a physically realistic portrayal of a far-out technology, and sometimes it is simply a plot device that looks scientific, but has no ...

  3. Surface energy - Wikipedia

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    The surface energy of a liquid may be measured by stretching a liquid membrane (which increases the surface area and hence the surface energy). In that case, in order to increase the surface area of a mass of liquid by an amount, δA, a quantity of work, γ δA, is needed (where γ is the surface energy density of the liquid).

  4. Fowkes hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The Fowkes hypothesis (after F. M. Fowkes) is a first order approximation for surface energy.It states the surface energy is the sum of each component's forces: γ=γ d +γ p +γ i +... where γ d is the dispersion component, γ p is the polar, γ i is the dipole and so on.

  5. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    One of three stable transuranic elements predicted by the new science of nucleonics in James P. Hogan's Giants series. Not naturally occurring outside of neutron stars, but trace amounts are created at the detonation of nucleonic weapons. Bureaucratium Scientific in-joke: Similar to Administratium and variation of the joke.

  6. Alderson disk - Wikipedia

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    Rak Mesba is a partial ancient alien Alderson Disk in Orion's Arm, a multi-authored online science fiction world-building project. [6] A disk-shaped planet similar to an Alderson disk (though far smaller) served as the homeworld of the fantasy "Aysle" setting (or "cosm") of West End Games' Torg roleplaying game. In contrast with the Alderson ...

  7. Science in science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Science in science fiction is the study or of how science is portrayed in works of science fiction, including novels, stories, and films. It covers a large range of topics. Hard science fiction is based on engineering or the "hard" sciences (for example, physics, astronomy, or chemistry).

  8. Teleportation in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Teleportation is the theoretical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. [1] It is a common subject in science fiction and fantasy literature, film, video games, and television. In some situations, teleporting is presented as time traveling across space.

  9. Dyson sphere - Wikipedia

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    Because only a tiny fraction of a star's energy emissions reaches the surface of any orbiting planet, building structures encircling a star would enable a civilization to harvest far more energy. The first modern imagining of such a structure was by Olaf Stapledon in his science fiction novel Star Maker (1937).