Orques tolkienesques : entre OGM et androïdes posthumains ? by Éline de Mathuisieulx

“…Tolkien’s Orcs, and more specifically, his Uruk-hai, are genetically modified organisms, which are studded with metal to improve them and could have been inspired by Asimovian robots. …”
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Little Metalmark, Calephelis virginiensis (Guérin-Ménéville) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) by Donald W. Hall, Marc Minno, Jerry F. Butler

“…It provides information about this tiny orange butterfly with metallic silver lines on the wings. Includes references. …”
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NEW PYRIDINE-3-SULFONATO TIN (IV), ANTIMONY (III) AND (V) HALO ADDUCTS AND COMPLEXES: SYNTHESIS AND INFRARED STUDY by AÏSSATOU GUEYE, MOUHAMADOU BIRAME DIOP, LIBASSE DIOP

“…The environments around metallic centres are octahedral. Considering preamble of extra hydrogen bonds in compounds containing water molecules and/or OH groups, supramolecular architectures may be given rise. …”
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Fractography as a tool to assess the occurrence of fatigue fractures in complex microstructure structural components by D. Firrao, P. Matteis

“…Fractographic assessment of fatigue fractures may be difficult if they occur in metallic components characterized by low ductility complex microstructures. …”
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INTERACTIONS BETWEEN C6H4(CH2NH3)2[PhCO2]2, Et2NH2[Ph(OH)CO2] AND CuCl2, ErCl3 or SnPh3OH: AN INFRARED STUDY by ASSANE TOURE, LIBASSE DIOP

“… The interactions of benzoic or salycilic acids salts with di-, trihalides or SnPh3OH have yielded four new complexes and adducts studied by infrared.The suggested structures are discrete or of infinite chain type, the anion behaving as monodentate and hydrogen bonding involved, or bidentate, the environments around the metallic centres being tetrahedral, octahedral or trigonal bipyramidal. …”
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FAST METHOD OF NON-CONTACT MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF COMPACT SAMPLES by N. A. Poklonski, A. I. Siahlo, V. T. Shnitko, V. A. Merkulov, O. M. Davidenia, A. I. Kovalev

“…The dependence of the microwave power reflection on the diameter of the metallic and glassy globs freely falling through the resonator is experimentally found. an>…”
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PERSPECTIVES OF USING OF THE EXISTING AND CREATION OF NEW INSTRUMENTAL STEELS FOR PRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL AUXILIARIES OF HOT FORMING OF ARTICLES by V. N. Fedulov

“…The review of the literature, considering the problems of working capacity of hot stamps, is carried out and the factors determining their fail for the reason of fault of forming parts because of resistance of tool steels is presented and also carrying out of measures for solving of the problem is recommended. The metal research aspects of using of the existing and creating of new tool steels for solving of arising problems on the basis of complex alloying, and also due to carrying out of new kinds of thermal treatment at preventive works are considered.…”
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The Structure and Catalytic Activity of Pt Complexes Heterogenized on a Silica Surface by Vitaly K. Yatsimirsky, Lyudmila A. Belyakova, Lyudmila P. Oleksenko, Ol'ga Yu. Boldyreva

“…The catalytic activity of complex compounds containing different metal contents immobilized on a silica surface towards the oxidation of carbon monoxide and hydrogen has been investigated. …”
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Ureteroarterial Fistula from Ureteral Stump: A Challenging Case by Pietro Pozzilli, Massimo Lenti, Stefano Mosca, Elisabetta Nunzi, Luigi Mearini

“…The difficult diagnosis and treatment by contemporary use of endovascular stent placement and ureteral occlusion by mean of metallic coils and Onyx injection are discussed.…”
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Vibration and Stability of 3000-hp, Titanium Chemical Process Blower by Les Gutzwiller, Mark A. Corbo

“…The shaft was supported by oil-film bearings and was directdriven by a 3000-hp electric motor through a metal disk type of coupling. The operating speed was 1780 rpm. …”
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Simulation of process of slider formation on rolling surface of wagon wheel under laboratory conditions by A. V. Obryvalin, D. V. Muraviev, K. V. Averkov, A. A. Rauba

“…An estimation of the change in the properties of the metal of the wheel in the region of thermomechanical damage with the use of metallographic analysis are performed. …”
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The effect of antimony presence in anodic copper on kinetics and mechanism of anodic dissolution and cathodic deposition of copper by Stanković Z.D., Cvetkovski V., Vuković M.

“…The influence of the presence of Sb atoms, as foreign metal atoms in anode copper, on kinetics, and, on the mechanism of anodic dissolution and cathodic deposition of copper in acidic sulfate solution has been investigated. …”
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Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater e... by Jawad Laith A., Al-Saboonchi Azhar A., Musa Zainab J., Nazal Azhar M., Al-Dirawi Ahmed M. H.

“…The high levels of asymmetry in the two fish species may be linked to heavy metal pollutants in the two aquatic environments studied.…”
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Eiffel et la météorologie by Peter, Martin

“…The wind has always been a major concern for Gustave Eiffel due to its effects on the large metal constructions he made. “The wind, my enemy”, he said. …”
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Higher Efficiency and Temperature Reliability of Steam Generators at Thermal Power Stations by R. F. Kelbaliev, F. A. Ragimov

“…Results of experimental investigations on metal temperature at various mode parameters are proposed in the paper. …”
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ON THE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS PREPARED BY THERMAL OXIDATION by DRAGOȘ-IOAN RUSU

“… Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were prepared by thermal oxidation of vacuum evaporated metallic zinc films. Some structural investigation, performed by X-ray diffraction technique, showed that films are polycrystalline and have a würtzite structure. …”
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Recent development in electrolytic formation of carbon nanotubes in molten salts by Chen G.Z., Fray D.J.

“…It is anticipated that the electrolytic method can potentially become a cheap and continuous process for the production of curved carbon nano-tubes, carbon sheathed metal nanowires and other carbon based nano-structures.…”
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On possibility of creating hydrodynamic noise distributed silencer in single-flow rubber cord pipe by Yu. A. Burian, A. V. Zubarev, S. N. Polyakov

“…It is shown that the filling of the space between the pipe branch body and the inner rubber tube with flexible walls with porous rubber with metallic inclusions forms a waveguide sound silencer. …”
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Research of the Influence Law of the CVT Speed Ratio Changing Rate on the Vehicle Acceleration by Yang Xinhua, Ma Yaya, Ye Ming, Jiang Qiang

“…The mathematic model of the metal pushed V- belt continuously variable transmission is established,and the influence of CVT speed ratio variation on the vehicle acceleration is analyzed and simulated through the example. …”
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Study on the formation of heterogeneous structures in leached layers during the corrosion process of glass by Willemien Anaf

“…Therefore, glass samples were immersed in metal-rich solutions. The experimental results were compared with theories describing glass corrosion from a molecular point of view.…”
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