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2. Polycarbonate - Wikipedia

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   Polycarbonate sheeting in a greenhouse. The second largest consumer of polycarbonates is the construction industry, e.g. for domelights, flat or curved glazing, roofing sheets and sound walls. Polycarbonates are used to create materials used in buildings that must be durable but light.

3. Daniel Fox (chemist) - Wikipedia

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   Dr. Daniel W. Fox and LEXAN polycarbonate. Dr. Daniel W. Fox (May 14, 1927 – February 15, 1989) was an American polymer chemist who is often regarded as the father of LEXAN. LEXAN is the flagship product of SABIC Innovative Plastics (formerly GE Plastics) and is used in everything from CDs and

4. Greenhouse - Wikipedia

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   The terms greenhouse, glasshouse, and hothouse are often used interchangeably to refer to buildings used for cultivating plants. The specific term used depends on the material and heating system used in the building. Nowadays, greenhouses are more commonly constructed with a variety of materials, such as wood and polyethylene plastic. [2]

5. Polytunnel - Wikipedia

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   Polytunnels are mainly used in temperate regions in similar ways to glass greenhouses and row covers. Besides the passive solar heating that every polytunnel provides, every variation of auxiliary heating (from hothouse heating through minimal heating to unheated houses) is represented in current practice. The nesting of row covers and low ...

6. Intensive farming in Almería - Wikipedia

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   Location of the province of Almeria (Spain). The intensive agriculture of the province of Almeria, Spain, is a model of the utilization of highly technical means to achieve maximum economic yield based on the rational use of water, use of plastic greenhouses, highly technical training and high levels of employment of inputs, applied to the special characteristics of a particular environment.

7. LExan Bubble Chamber - Wikipedia

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   LEBC2, the Lexan bubble chamber, which had a diameter of 20 cm and was made of transparent plastic. The construction of the LExan Bubble Chamber, LEBC, was approved by the CERN Research Board on 16 November 1978. [1] Bubble chambers are similar to cloud chambers, both in application and in basic principle.