Sustainable refurbishmentSustainable refurbishment describes working on existing buildings to improve their environmental performance using sustainable methods and materials. A refurbishment or retrofit is defined as: “any work to a building over and above maintenance to change its capacity, function or performance’ in other words, any intervention to adjust, reuse, or upgrade a building to suit new conditions or requirements”. Refurbishment can be done to a part of a building, an entire building, or a campus.
Tantale (chimie)Le tantale est l'élément chimique de numéro atomique 73, de symbole Ta. Le corps simple tantale est un métal de transition gris-bleu, lourd, dur mais ductile, très résistant à la corrosion des acides, et bon conducteur de la chaleur et de l'électricité. On le trouve dans le minéral appelé tantalite et dans certains minerais complexes sous forme d'oxyde, associé au niobium, notamment dans le coltan, de couleur noire. Le tantale est utilisé pour la fabrication d'instruments chirurgicaux et d'implants, car il ne réagit pas avec les fluides corporels.
Smart glassSmart glass, also known as switchable glass, dynamic glass, and smart-tinting glass, is a type of glass that can change its reflective properties to prevent sunlight and heat from entering a building and to also provide privacy. Smart glass for building aims to provide more energy-efficient buildings by reducing the amount of solar heat that passes through glass windows. There are two primary classifications of smart glass: active or passive. The most common active glass technologies used today are electrochromic, liquid crystal, and suspended particle devices (SPD).
Tin-glazingTin-glazing is the process of giving tin-glazed pottery items a ceramic glaze that is white, glossy and opaque, which is normally applied to red or buff earthenware. Tin-glaze is plain lead glaze with a small amount of tin oxide added. The opacity and whiteness of tin glaze encourage its frequent decoration. Historically this has mostly been done before the single firing, when the colours blend into the glaze, but since the 17th century also using overglaze enamels, with a light second firing, allowing a wider range of colours.
Separator (electricity)A separator is a permeable membrane placed between a battery's anode and cathode. The main function of a separator is to keep the two electrodes apart to prevent electrical short circuits while also allowing the transport of ionic charge carriers that are needed to close the circuit during the passage of current in an electrochemical cell. Separators are critical components in liquid electrolyte batteries. A separator generally consists of a polymeric membrane forming a microporous layer.
Windows 98Windows 98 (nom de code Memphis) est un système d'exploitation de la société Microsoft, successeur de Windows 95. Le produit s'est décliné en deux versions principales : la première sortie le puis une mise à jour de la précédente dite "Second Edition", sortie le . Il fut suivi par Windows Millennium (ME) pour le grand public et par Windows 2000 pour les entreprises. Il constitue la seconde version de Windows 9x. Tout comme son prédécesseur, Windows 98 est bâti sur MS-DOS 7.1 et aura été la dernière version à prendre en charge le mode réel.
Windows SearchWindows Search (also known as Instant Search) is a content index desktop search platform by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista as a replacement for both the previous Indexing Service of Windows 2000 and the optional MSN Desktop Search for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, designed to facilitate local and remote queries for files and non-file items in compatible applications including Windows Explorer. It was developed after the postponement of WinFS and introduced to Windows constituents originally touted as benefits of that platform.
SilveringSilvering is the chemical process of coating a non-conductive substrate such as glass with a reflective substance, to produce a mirror. While the metal is often silver, the term is used for the application of any reflective metal. Most common household mirrors are "back-silvered" or "second-surface", meaning that the light reaches the reflective layer after passing through the glass. A protective layer of paint is usually applied to protect the back side of the reflective surface .
ActiniumL’actinium est un élément chimique de la famille des actinides, de symbole Ac et de numéro atomique 89. Son nom vient du grec ancien , « rayon de soleil », évoquant le caractère lumineux de cet élément. L’actinium a été découvert par André-Louis Debierne en 1899 dans des mélanges d’oxydes de terres rares. Le corps simple actinium est un métal blanc argenté et mou. On l’extrait en petites quantités des minerais d’uranium (c’est un produit de la chaîne de désintégration de U) ou par réaction nucléaire.
Electronic speed controlAn electronic speed control (ESC) is an electronic circuit that controls and regulates the speed of an electric motor. It may also provide reversing of the motor and dynamic braking. Miniature electronic speed controls are used in electrically powered radio controlled models. Full-size electric vehicles also have systems to control the speed of their drive motors. An electronic speed control follows a speed reference signal (derived from a throttle lever, joystick, or other manual input) and varies the switching rate of a network of field effect transistors (FETs).
