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Beam-induced deposition
Beam-induced deposition is a resist-free nanofabrication technique in which a focused electron or ion beam decomposes adsorbed precursor gas, writing nanoscale metal or insulator structures.
Beam-space MIMO
Beam-space MIMO is a MIMO architecture that transforms antenna signals into orthogonal spatial beams, so millimeter-wave massive MIMO systems need far fewer RF chains with little performance loss.
Beam–plasma instability
The beam–plasma instability is a plasma microinstability in which a particle beam streaming through a plasma excites growing waves that scatter and decelerate the beam.
Beamforming
Beamforming, also known as digital beam forming or antenna beamforming, is a signal-processing technique that combines sensor array outputs to enhance signals from one direction while suppressing noise and interference from others.
Beamforming network
A beamforming network (BFN) is a passive microwave feed that distributes a signal to antenna array elements with controlled amplitudes and phases, combining them into directed beams.
Beamforming optimization
Beamforming optimization designs complex weights, one per antenna element, so signals add coherently in desired directions while interference is suppressed; it underpins cellular massive MIMO, radar, and sonar.
BeamNG.drive
BeamNG.drive is a soft-body vehicle simulator by BeamNG GmbH (Bremen), on Steam Early Access since May 2015, using node-beam physics at 2 kHz; v0.39 (2026) overhauled graphics and UI, and a PS5 version arrives in 2026.
Beampattern synthesis
Beampattern synthesis is the design method that sets antenna array excitations, amplitude and phase weights per element, so the radiation pattern meets specified mainlobe, sidelobe, and null requirements.
BeamReach Solar
BeamReach Solar, formerly Solexel, was a solar energy company in Milpitas, California, that developed lightweight silicon photovoltaic modules and the Sprint commercial rooftop system before filing for Chapter 7 liquidation in February 2017.
Beamter
Beamter (plural Beamte): German civil servant in a public-law service and loyalty relationship under the Beamtenstatusgesetz, with four status types (lifetime, fixed-term, probation, revocable), sovereign-task restriction, and unified status law since the Föderalismusreform.
Bean
Bean: seed of Fabaceae plants used as food; originally the broad bean (Vicia faba), later extended to Phaseolus and Vigna. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) was domesticated twice, in Mesoamerica and the Andes, and supplies both dry and snap beans.
Bean (film)
Bean, also released as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, is a 1997 comedy film in which Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean is sent to Los Angeles as a fake art expert.
Bean bag round
The bean bag round, also called the flexible baton round, is a less-lethal projectile consisting of a small fabric bag of lead shot fired from a 12-gauge shotgun.
Bean weevil
Bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus), a bruchine seed beetle of Chrysomelidae, not a true weevil; major field and storage pest of beans and legumes worldwide, causing 40-50% losses, controlled by sanitation, hermetic storage, and Dinarmus basalis parasitoids.
Beaner
Beaner is an American ethnic slur for Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and sometimes other Latinos, derived from bean + -er; first printed 1965, descended from bean-eater and bean bandit, with unrelated Boston slang senses.
Beanie (seamed cap)
Seamed beanie: a brimless skullcap whose crown is sewn from fabric or leather triangles, often topped with a button or pom-pom; etymology from slang "bean" (head), 1940; associated with school and fraternity caps and the whoopee cap.
Beanie Babies
Beanie Babies are a line of beanbag plush toys introduced by Ty Warner in 1993, filled with plastic pellets, that became one of the defining collectible crazes of the 1990s.
Beanie Bishop
Beanie Bishop Jr. (born 1999) is an American NFL cornerback from Louisville, Kentucky; a 2023 West Virginia consensus All-American who as a 2024 Steelers undrafted rookie had 4 interceptions and was NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October.
Beanie Feldstein
Beanie Feldstein (Elizabeth Greer Feldstein, born 1993) is an American actress, sister of Jonah Hill, known for Lady Bird, Booksmart (Golden Globe nomination), Monica Lewinsky in Impeachment: American Crime Story, and the 2022 Funny Girl revival.
Beanie Sigel
Beanie Sigel (Dwight Grant, born 1974) is a Philadelphia rapper of Roc-A-Fella Records and leader of State Property; albums The Truth, The B.Coming; prison terms for weapons and tax charges.
Beant Singh (assassin)
Beant Singh (1950–1984), Sikh bodyguard of Indira Gandhi who, with Satwant Singh, assassinated her on 31 October 1984 in retaliation for Operation Blue Star; he was killed at the scene.
Bear
Bear (family Ursidae): eight omnivorous mammal species, from the 25–65 kg sun bear to the 800 kg polar bear, across four continents; known for winter hibernation on stored fat and widespread human–bear conflict.
Bear (gay culture)
Bear is a gay male subculture of larger, hairy, bearded men; the word was coined in The Advocate in 1979, organized in 1980s San Francisco via BEAR Magazine and the Lone Star Saloon, and went global in the 1990s.
Bear (novel)
Bear is a 1976 novel by Canadian writer Marian Engel in which a lonely Toronto archivist enters into an erotic relationship with a bear on an island.
Bear attack
A bear attack is a rare incident in which a bear injures or kills a person; sloth, Asiatic black, and brown bears cause the most recorded attacks.
Bear Bronson
Bear Bronson (Joseph Fitzgerald, born 1995), American professional wrestler from East Islip, New York; ex-Bear Country and Iron Savages tag wrestler in AEW/ROH, now signed to TNA and a member of The System.
Bear Brook murders
Bear Brook murders: four bodies, an adult woman and three girls, found in two barrels near Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown, New Hampshire, 1985 and 2000. Killer Terry Peder Rasmussen, alias Bob Evans and Curtis Kimball, identified by genetic genealogy; victims identified 2019 and 2025.
Bear Bryant
Bear Bryant (Paul William Bryant, 1913-1983), American college football coach at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Alabama; 323-85-17 career record, six Alabama national championships, houndstooth hat, surpassed Amos Alonzo Stagg with 315 wins.
Bear Down (Yellowjackets)
Bear Down is the fourth episode of Yellowjackets season 1, aired December 5, 2021 on Showtime. Written by Liz Phang, directed by Deepa Mehta, it is the Natalie-centered hour revealing her father's death and the start of her bond with Travis.
Bear Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
Bear Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (小熊电器) is a Chinese small-appliance maker founded in Foshan, Guangdong, in 2006 by Li Yifeng, known for creative kitchen appliances sold mainly online.