519,064 articles
Avalanche ionization
Avalanche ionization is a secondary ionization process in which laser-energized free electrons liberate bound electrons through collisions, multiplying exponentially and driving laser-induced breakdown and dense plasma formation.
Avalanche photodiode
An avalanche photodiode, or APD, is a semiconductor photodetector whose high reverse bias produces internal gain through impact ionization, extending detectable light levels about tenfold over a p–i–n photodiode.
Avalanche Software
Avalanche Software, Salt Lake City studio founded 1995, distinct from Avalanche Studios of Just Cause; Disney-owned maker of Toy Story 3 and Disney Infinity, now a WB Games division behind Hogwarts Legacy (2023, 40+ million copies sold).
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Norway: ancient royal seat on the Norðvegr strait, site of the 3rd-century Flaghaug princely grave, a medieval stone royal manor (discovered 2012), St. Olaf's Church, and a 13th-century royal harbour.
Avalglucosidase alfa
Avalglucosidase alfa (Nexviadyme/Nexviazyme) is a second-generation enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease, a modified alpha-glucosidase with 13-18 bis-M6P glycans per molecule, approved in the EU in 2022 and the US in 2021.
Avalgujadi Lepa
Avalgujadi Lepa (अवल्गुजादि लेप) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral paste from Ashtanga Hridaya for vitiligo (Shwitra), made of bakuchi seed powder, purified orpiment (haratala), and cow urine.
Avalo Therapeutics
Avalo Therapeutics, formerly Cerecor Inc., is a clinical-stage biotechnology company in Rockville, Maryland, founded in 2011, whose lead asset since March 2024 has been the anti-IL-1β antibody abdakibart.
Avalokiteshvara of Chaiya
A Srivijaya-period bronze of the eight-armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara found at Wat Phra Borommathat in Chaiya, southern Thailand, regarded among the finest works of Srivijaya art.
Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर)
Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर), also known as Chenrezig or Lokesvara, is the bodhisattva of compassion in Mahayana Buddhism, venerated across Asia as Guanyin in China and Kannon in Japan.
Avalon
Avalon (Ynys Afallach, Isle of Apples) is the legendary Arthurian island where Excalibur was forged and wounded King Arthur was taken after Camlann; first attested by Geoffrey of Monmouth c. 1136, later identified with Glastonbury.
Avalon (2001 film)
Avalon (アヴァロン) is a 2001 Japanese-Polish live-action sci-fi film by Mamoru Oshii, his first after Ghost in the Shell, shot in Poland with Polish cast; Ash seeks the game level Class Real.
Avalon (Roxy Music album)
Avalon is Roxy Music's eighth and final studio album, released May 1982. A UK No. 1 for three weeks and the band's biggest US success, it spawned More Than This, Take a Chance With Me, and the title track.
Avalon Airport
Avalon Airport (AVV), also known as Melbourne Avalon Airport, is an airport in Victoria, Australia, serving as Melbourne's second airport and hosting the Avalon Airshow.
Avalon Chasma
Avalon Chasma is a chasma on Saturn's moon Mimas, named in 1982 for the Arthurian paradise, located at 39.6N, 147.8W. Once interpreted as fault scarps resembling Ithaca Chasma, its tectonic origin is now questioned.
Avalon High (film)
Avalon High is a 2010 American fantasy teen film directed by Stuart Gillard, starring Britt Robertson and Gregg Sulkin, based on Meg Cabot's novel.
Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill is the American board game publisher founded by Charles S. Roberts (Avalon Game Company, 1954) that created the commercial hex-and-counter wargame, dominated the hobby until Hasbro bought it in the late 1990s, and now publishes HeroQuest and Betrayal.
AVALON Hollywood
AVALON Hollywood is a nightclub and live entertainment venue at 1735 Vine Street in Los Angeles, opened in 2003 inside a 1927 theater building and owned by Insomniac since 2025.
Avalon Ventures
Avalon Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded by Kevin J. Kinsella in 1983 and based in La Jolla, California, investing in life sciences and information technology.
Avalon Wasteneys
Avalon Wasteneys (born 1997) is a Canadian rower, stroke seat of the women's eight that won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and silver at Paris 2024, with 2022 world bronze.
Avalon, California
Avalon, California: the only incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, incorporated 1913, population 3,460 (2020), a resort town of golf carts, the Catalina Casino, and over 1 million annual ferry visitors.
Avalovara
Avalovara is a 1973 novel by the Brazilian writer Osman Lins, an experimental masterwork structured on a spiral moving across the SATOR magic square.
Avalyn Pharma
Avalyn Pharma Inc., formerly Genoa Pharmaceuticals, is a Boston-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing inhaled medicines for pulmonary fibrosis, including AP01, an inhaled pirfenidone; it went public on Nasdaq in 2026.
Avan Ivan (அவன் இவன்)
Avan Ivan (அவன் இவன்) is a 2011 Tamil comedy drama directed by Bala, his fifth film, starring Vishal and Arya as pickpocket half-brothers under zamindar G. M. Kumar; AGS Entertainment production released 17 June 2011.
Avan Jogia
Avan Jogia is a Canadian actor, writer, and director from Vancouver, known for Beck Oliver on Victorious, Danny Desai on Twisted, and King Tut in the miniseries Tut.
Avanade
Avanade is a global technology services and consulting company focused on the Microsoft platform, founded in 2000 as a joint venture of Accenture and Microsoft.
Avanafil
Avanafil (Stendra, Spedra; development code TA-1790) is an oral PDE5 inhibitor approved in 2012 for erectile dysfunction, taken 15-30 minutes before activity, 50-200 mg, contraindicated with nitrates.
Avane Srimannarayana (ಅವನೇ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ)
Avane Srimannarayana (ಅವನೇ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ), aka Athade Srimannarayana in Telugu, is a 2019 Kannada fantasy adventure comedy directed by debutant Sachin Ravi, starring Rakshit Shetty as Inspector Narayana; shot over 198 days with 335 call sheets and released in five languages from 27 December 2019.
Avaneer Health
Avaneer Health is an American healthcare technology startup founded in 2020 by insurers and health systems including Aetna and Cleveland Clinic, operating a blockchain-built peer-to-peer data exchange network.
Avangard (Авангард) (hypersonic glide vehicle)
Avangard (Авангард, Yu-71) is a Russian nuclear-capable intercontinental hypersonic glide vehicle that maneuvers at hypersonic speed to evade missile defenses; it entered combat duty in December 2019.
Avangrid
Avangrid is an American energy company, wholly owned by Spain's Iberdrola since 2024, running electric and gas utilities in New York and New England plus renewable generation.