All articles starting with N

Nekopara

Nekopara (ネコぱら) is a Japanese catgirl visual novel series by NEKO WORKs and illustrator Sayori, first released December 29, 2014; over 7 million copies sold, with manga, OVA, TV anime, and the 2026 mobile game Sekai Connect.

Nekrasov partition function

The Nekrasov partition function, introduced by Nikita Nekrasov in 2002, evaluates a four-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theory on the Omega-background and gives the Seiberg-Witten prepotential microscopically.

Nekrogoblikon

Nekrogoblikon: Los Angeles melodic death metal band formed in 2006, self-described as goblin metal, fronted by mascot John Goblikon; albums Goblin Island (2007) through The Fundamental Slimes and Humours (2022) and 2026 EP The Boiling Sea.

Oct 20, 2026

Nekromanteion

Nekromanteion (Νεκρομαντεῖον), the Acheron oracle of the dead in Preveza, Epirus, excavated by Sotirios Dakaris; a Hellenistic complex with a fifteen-arch underground crypt, burned by Rome in 167 BC, its identification still debated.

Nekromantik

Nekromantik (1987) is Jörg Buttgereit's Super 8 underground German horror film about a street cleaner who brings home a corpse; banned in several countries, bootlegged, and later reappraised, with sequel Nekromantik 2 (1991).

Sep 21, 2026

Nektarios Tavernarakis

Nektarios Tavernarakis, born in Crete in 1967, is a Greek biologist who studies the neurobiology of aging at the University of Crete and FORTH, and chairs the European Molecular Biology Conference.

Sep 19, 2026

Nekure

Nekure, also rendered Nikaure, was a prince of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty in the Old Kingdom, known from his mastaba tomb G 8158 in the Giza necropolis.

Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)

Nel blu, dipinto di blu, also known as Volare, is a 1958 Italian song by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci that won Sanremo 1958, placed third at Eurovision, topped the US chart, and won Grammys.

Nel Buch

Nel Büch (Petronella Büch-de Vos, 1931–2013), Dutch sprinter of Sagitta Amsterdam; national 4x100 m relay champion 1950–1954, competed in the 100 m and relay at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, finishing sixth in the relay final.

Oct 20, 2026

Nel Garritsen

Nel Garritsen (Petronella Frederika Cornelia Garritsen-Slijp, 1933–2014), Dutch breaststroke and butterfly swimmer, RDZ Rotterdam; eighth in the 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952 and holder of the 1950 3×100 m medley relay world record.

NEL Gas Pipeline

The NEL (Nordeuropäische Erdgasleitung) is a 440-km natural gas pipeline in northern Germany, running from Lubmin on the Baltic Sea to the Rehden gas hub.

Nel Hydrogen

Nel Hydrogen is a Norwegian company based in Oslo that makes alkaline and PEM electrolysers for producing hydrogen, with roots in Norsk Hydro dating to 1927.

Oct 22, 2026

Nel magma

Nel magma is a poetry collection by the Italian poet Mario Luzi, first published in Milan in 1963 and seen as the decisive turning point of his career.

Sep 19, 2026

Nel Ngabo

Nel Ngabo, the stage name of Nelson Byangabo Cyusa, is a Rwandan R&B and afro-pop singer based in Kigali who broke through in 2020 with the hit single 'Byakoroha'.

Nel van Randwijk

Nel van Randwijk (Petronella Phillemina Johanna van Randwijk, 1905–1978), Dutch gymnast with Donar Den Haag; won team gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the first Olympic women's gymnastics event.

Nel van Vliet

Nel van Vliet (Petronella van Vliet, 1926-2006), Dutch breaststroke swimmer for De Robben Hilversum; 1948 Olympic 200 m breaststroke gold in 2:57.2, 1947 European champion, and postwar world record holder whose original gold medal was stolen.

Sep 27, 2026

Nela Riehl

Nela Riehl, born in Hamburg in 1985, is a German Volt politician and Member of the European Parliament since 2024, chairing its Committee on Culture and Education.

Nela Ticket (నేల టికెట్)

Nela Ticket (నేల టికెట్) is a 2018 Telugu action drama directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala, starring Ravi Teja, Malvika Sharma (debut), and Jagapathi Babu; released 25 May 2018, it flopped with ₹10.54 crore worldwide share and critic ratings of 1 to 2.5 out of 5.

Nelarabine

Nelarabine (Arranon, Atriance) is a purine nucleoside analog prodrug of ara-G for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma, converted by adenosine deaminase; FDA-approved 2005 for relapsed/refractory disease and 2023 for frontline use.

Nelder–Mead method

The Nelder–Mead method, or downhill simplex method, is a derivative-free optimization algorithm published in 1965 that minimizes a function of n variables using a simplex.

Nele Stark

Nele Stark (born 2003) is a German rifle shooter from Güglingen, SSV Kronau, competing in 50m rifle three positions and 10m air rifle. She set the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women world record of 363.3 and won individual and team gold at the 2026 Osijek European Championships.