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Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto is a materials scientist and bioengineer, the Frank C. Doble Professor of Engineering at Tufts University, who pioneered silk as a material platform for photonics and nanotechnology.
Fiorenzo Marini
Fiorenzo Marini (1914–1991), Italian épée fencer with CS Torino; won Olympic team épée silver at London 1948 and gold at Rome 1960, plus world gold (1950), silver (1951), and individual bronze (1953).
FIP1L1
FIP1L1 (FIP1-like 1, factor interacting with PAPOLA and CPSF1) is a chromosome 4q12 mRNA polyadenylation gene; its fusion with PDGFRA via an 800-kb deletion causes imatinib-responsive chronic eosinophilic leukemia.
FIPA
FIPA, the Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents, is a standards organization founded in Geneva in 1996, best known for its agent communication language, FIPA ACL.
Fipexide
Fipexide (Vigilor, Attentil) is a withdrawn piperazine nootropic, ATC N06BX05, approved 1983 and withdrawn 1991 for hepatic safety; studied at 600 mg/day for cognitive disorders.
Fipronil
Fipronil, a phenylpyrazole insecticide launched in 1993, blocks insect GABA- and glutamate-gated chloride channels; used in termite control, baits, and pet spot-on products, restricted in the EU for bee risk.
FIPS 140-2
FIPS 140-2 is a US federal standard published by NIST in 2001 defining security requirements for cryptographic modules across four security levels, validated through the CMVP until superseded by FIPS 140-3.
FIPS 203
FIPS 203 is a NIST standard, published August 13, 2024, that specifies ML-KEM, a key-encapsulation mechanism derived from CRYSTALS-Kyber and intended to protect general encryption against quantum computers.
FIPS 204
FIPS 204, the Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard, was published by NIST on August 13, 2024, specifying ML-DSA, a quantum-resistant digital signature algorithm derived from CRYSTALS-Dilithium.
FIPS 205
FIPS 205, the Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Standard, is a 2024 NIST standard specifying SLH-DSA, a hash-based signature scheme derived from SPHINCS+ that resists quantum attack.
Fipsen
Fipsen, also Fips, is a group of related North German plain-trick card games with five cards per player, related to Nap. Variants survive in Prisdorf, Großenaspe, Thedinghausen, and Mecklenburg.
Fiqh (فقه)
Fiqh (فقه), also known as Fiqih or Feqh, is the Islamic discipline of deriving practical legal rulings from the Quran and the Sunna through juristic interpretation.
Fir
Fir (Abies, silver firs) is a genus of about 58–60 evergreen conifer species of the Northern Hemisphere, with flat needles and erect cones that disintegrate on the tree; includes threatened species like Abies nebrodensis and excludes Douglas fir.
FIR (2022 film)
FIR (எப்.ஐ.ஆர்), full title FIR: Faizal Ibrahim Raiz, is a 2022 Tamil action thriller directed by Manu Anand, starring Vishnu Vishal as Irfan Ahmed, a Muslim engineer wrongly accused of terrorism; released 11 February 2022.
Fir Bolg
Fir Bolg, legendary Irish people of the Lebor Gabala Erenn, fourth pre-Gaelic invasion group; enslaved in Greece, returned to Ireland, defeated by the Tuatha De Danann at Mag Tuired; name means "men of bags"; not historical.
FIRA HuroCup
The FIRA HuroCup, part of the FIRA Robot World Cup since 2002, is the oldest intelligent humanoid robot competition, with one robot competing across a decathlon of events.
Firangi (फिरंगी)
Firangi (फिरंगी) is a 2017 Hindi period comedy-drama directed by Rajiv Dhingra, produced by and starring Kapil Sharma as Manga, with Ishita Dutta and Monica Gill; released 1 December 2017, it flopped with about 10 crore India net.
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Firaq Gorakhpuri (فراق گورکھپوری), born Raghupati Sahay, was an Indian Urdu poet and critic who gave the twentieth-century ghazal a new philosophical tone and won the Jnanpith Award.
Firas Katoussi
Firas Katoussi (فراس القطوسي), born 1995 in Tunis, is a Tunisian taekwondo athlete, Olympic champion in men's -80kg at Paris 2024 and 2022 world bronze medallist at -74kg.
Firat Ileri
Firat Ileri is a Northern Cyprus-born venture capitalist and Managing Partner at Hummingbird Ventures, known for early investments in Gram Games, Peak Games, BillionToOne, and Lovable.
Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games is an American video game studio founded in 1996 by designer Sid Meier and owned by Take-Two Interactive, known for the Civilization and XCOM franchises.
Firdausi order
The Firdausi order is a Sufi brotherhood of medieval India founded by Khwaja Badr al-Din Samarqandi, named for Rukn al-Din Firdausi and centered in Bihar.
Firdausi Qadri
Firdausi Qadri, born 1951, is a Bangladeshi immunologist at icddr,b in Dhaka whose trials showed a single oral dose of cholera vaccine protects older children and adults.
Firdous Bamji
Firdous Bamji (born 1966, Bombay) is an Indian-American stage, film, and television actor; Obie Award winner for Indian Ink (2015) and Independent Spirit Award nominee for The War Within, partner of actress Hayley Mills.
Firdousi (Mercurian crater)
Firdousi crater, Mercury, ~96 km diameter, Derain quadrangle (H-10), IAU-approved March 2010; named for Persian poet Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh; lava-flooded floor with bright blue secondary-crater haloes.
Fire
Fire is a rapid oxidation process, a chemical reaction between fuel and an oxidizer that releases heat and light, requiring fuel, oxygen, heat, and an uninhibited chain reaction.
Fire (Kittie album)
Fire is the seventh studio album by Canadian metal band Kittie, released June 21, 2024 via Sumerian Records, their first in 13 years since I've Failed You, produced by Nick Raskulinecz in Nashville.
Fire (πῦρ) (classical element)
Fire (πῦρ, pyr) is one of the four classical elements of ancient Greek philosophy, first set out by Empedocles and defined by Aristotle as hot and dry.
Fire (आग) (1996 film)
Fire (आग), 1996 Deepa Mehta Canadian-Indian drama, first Indian film depicting female same-sex desire; stars Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das; sparked 1998 Shiv Sena protests in India.
Fire & Blood (novel)
Fire & Blood (2018) by George R. R. Martin is the first of two planned fictional history volumes of House Targaryen, written as the chronicle of Archmaester Gyldayn, covering Aegon's Conquest through the regency of Aegon III; source of HBO's House of the Dragon.