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Secrets of Thermoforming Thermoforming is one of the procedures being done to manufacture plastic. A plastic sheet or film is used that can be easily soften up when heated and becomes hard again when it cools down. Prototypes, The Granddaddy Of All Products Prototypes are a working example of a new design. And before moving towards creating multiple copies of this prototype, the company will generally use the prototype to test its viability and quality. How the Meter Came To Be The meter follows a timeline dating back to the eighteenth century, when two approaches to the definition of the standard unit of length were broached. Pump It Up! A History of Elasticity Man has, since the early times, found out how useful elastic materials are. And today's man has improved on this idea and constantly finds ways to make more elastic materials to suit his everyday needs. Would You Care To Be Digitized? Gibberish speaking, digitize, as explained in the field of computer science, is the conversion of any continuously different source of input, i.e., lines in a drawing, or a signal of sound, into a series of hidden units embodied in a computer through binary digits 0 and 1. Need To Cool Down? Use A Dehumidifier! A dehumidifier is a device which removes excess moisture in the air. This device performs this process by condensing the moisture on a cool surface. A dehumidifier is simply an air conditioner. The New Old Wonders of Electrodes Electrodes are an everyday reality. It is so common that when you hold anything with a battery, you are in effect holding electrodes too. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Elliptical Galaxies Elliptical galaxies are ellipsoidal agglomerations of stars, which usually do not contain much interstellar matter, and look smoothly like small wads when viewed through a telescope. The Glass We Know Glass is naturally made out of sand when it is striked by lightning, morphing into brilliant shapes and objects. Brass: One of the Biggest Misnomers in History Aside from home ornaments and jewelries, you have probably heard the term brass on brass bands. Commotion with Corrosion To explain it further, corrosion is defined as the wearing away of materials in a slow blow by blow process. Capacitor: An Overview Anybody in the field of electronics would doubtless be familiar with a capacitor, but what exactly is it? Copper Makes the World Go Round Too I'm pretty sure you know what copper is. After all, it's found in a lot of the things we come across in our day-to-day experiences.