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EmbryoScope

EmbryoScope is an IVF incubator with an integrated time-lapse camera that images embryos every 10 minutes during culture, letting embryologists assess development without opening the incubator.

Embryotoxicity

Embryotoxicity is the capacity of a chemical, physical, or biological agent to harm the embryo without malformation, causing embryonic death, growth retardation, or disturbed function.

EMBT

The EMBT (European Main Battle Tank) is a Franco-German main battle tank technology demonstrator by KNDS, first shown at Eurosatory in 2018 as a KMW and Nexter joint project.

Embu

Embu County, a county of Kenya on the southeastern slopes of Mount Kenya, capital Embu town; population 608,599 (2019), agriculture-based economy, four constituencies, led by Governor Cecily Mbarire.

Embu das Artes

Embu das Artes (formerly Embu), a municipality in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region about 27 km from the capital, known for its 1969 Arts and Crafts Fair, colonial Jesuit historic center, Estância Turística status, and 260,113 estimated residents (2026).

Embulk

Embulk is an open-source, plugin-based parallel bulk data loader for databases, storages, file formats, and cloud services, released in 2015 by Sadayuki Furuhashi (Sada) of Treasure Data; latest release v0.11.5 (2024), Apache-2.0 licensed, now in maintenance mode (2025).

EMC 1800 hp B-B

The EMC 1800 hp B-B was a class of five experimental passenger diesel-electric locomotives built by Electro-Motive Corporation in 1935; B&O No. 50, the only survivor, ran the Royal Blue and is preserved in St. Louis.

EMC Corporation

EMC Corporation was an American data storage company founded in Massachusetts in 1979 by Richard Egan and Roger Marino, acquired by Dell in 2016 for $67 billion.

EMC effect

The EMC effect is the observation that nucleons bound in atomic nuclei show suppressed quark structure functions compared with free ones, first seen by the European Muon Collaboration at CERN in iron.

Emcor

Emcor, formally EMCOR Group, is a Fortune 500 American construction and facilities services company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, providing mechanical and electrical construction, building services, and data center work.

Emcure Pharmaceuticals

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited (NSE: EMCURE) is a Pune-based Indian pharmaceutical company founded by Satish Mehta in 1981, known for branded generics, complex injectables, Gennova's mRNA vaccine, its July 2024 IPO, and the Poviztra Wegovy partnership with Novo Nordisk.

EMD 1010

The EMD 1010 is a four-stroke diesel locomotive engine from Electro-Motive Diesel, rated at 4,500 hp and built to meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 emissions standards.

EMD AEM-7

The EMD AEM-7 is a four-axle electric passenger locomotive built by EMD with Swedish ASEA electrical equipment between 1978 and 1988, used mainly by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor.

EMD BL2

The EMD BL2 is a 1,500-horsepower diesel road switcher built by General Motors between 1948 and 1949. Only 58 were sold before EMD replaced it with the GP7 in 1949.

EMD DDA40X

The EMD DDA40X, nicknamed Centennial, was a 6,600 hp D-D diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' EMD for Union Pacific from 1969 to 1971, the most powerful single-unit diesel type ever built.

EMD E and F units

The EMD E and F units were two families of streamlined cab-unit diesel locomotives built by Electro-Motive from 1937 to 1963, with more than 7,500 F units produced.

EMD F40PH

The EMD F40PH is a 3,000-hp four-axle diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division from 1976, derived from the GP40-2 and standard on Amtrak and commuter railroads.

EMD F7

The EMD F7, also built as the GMD F7, is a 1,500-horsepower diesel-electric cab locomotive EMD and its Canadian subsidiary built from 1949 to 1953.

EMD FP45

The EMD FP45 is a 3,600 hp six-axle cowl diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by EMD from December 1967 at Santa Fe's request, with 14 units built.

EMD G16

The EMD G16 is a diesel-electric road switcher built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division from 1958 for export markets, with Yugoslavia its biggest customer as class 661, nicknamed "Kenedi".

EMD GP9

The EMD GP9 is a 1,750 hp four-axle diesel-electric road-switcher locomotive built by General Motors from 1954 to 1963, the most-produced EMD model with 4,112 units built.

EMD MRS-1

The EMD MRS-1 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in 1952 for the US Army, designed for multiple track gauges.

EMD SD40-2

The EMD SD40-2 is a six-axle, 3,000 hp diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors from 1972 to 1986 and one of the best-selling in North America.

EMD SD70 series

The EMD SD70 series is a family of six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotives built by Electro-Motive Diesel, introduced in late 1992 as an extension of the SD60.

EMD SD90MAC

The EMD SD90MAC is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1995, intended as the first 6,000 hp single-engine diesel; early units were SD9043MACs with a 4,300 hp engine.

Emden (lunar crater)

Emden, a 114.64 km impact crater at 62.76°N, 176.51°W on the far side of the Moon, IAU-approved 1970, named for Swiss astrophysicist Robert Emden (1862-1940), with satellite craters Emden D through W.

Emecik

Emecik: Archaic sanctuary of Apollo near Emecik village, Datça peninsula, Turkey, in Knidos's territory; excavated 1998-2006, active from the Geometric period, proposed as Herodotus's Triopion, famous for limestone votive figurines.

Emedastine

Emedastine (Emadine) is a selective H1 antihistamine eye drop, 0.05% emedastine difumarate, for seasonal allergic conjunctivitis; FDA approved 1997 (discontinued), EU authorized 1999, used twice daily in adults and children 3+.

Emegelji Coronae

Emegelji Coronae is a 225-km-wide corona, a circular volcano-tectonic feature, on Venus at 21.5°S, 213.5°E, IAU-named in 2003 after a Mongolian childcare goddess.

Emegen Corona

Emegen Corona, a 180 km diameter corona (quasi-circular volcano-tectonic feature) on Venus at 37.5°N, 290.5°E; IAU-approved 1997, named for a Tuva childcare goddess of southern Siberia.