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Sheath-run artificial muscles
Sheath-run artificial muscles (SRAMs) are fiber-type actuators in which a polymer sheath around a twisted core yarn drives actuation, introduced in 2019 at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Sheba Medical Center
Sheba Medical Center (Hebrew: המרכז הרפואי ע"ש שיבא), also called Sheba Tel HaShomer City of Health, is Israel's largest hospital, founded in 1948 as a military hospital at Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv.
Shebang (Unix)
A shebang, also called hashbang or sha-bang, is the #! line starting an executable Unix script, telling the kernel which interpreter, such as a shell or Python, should run it.
Shebelinka-Dnipropetrovsk–Kryvyi Rih–Rozdilna-Izmail Gas Pipeline
The Shebelinka-Dnipropetrovsk–Kryvyi Rih–Rozdilna-Izmail Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas transmission system in Ukraine running from the Shebelynska gas field through Dnipropetrovsk and Kryvyi Rih to Izmail on the Danube.
Shebelynske Gas Field
Sheblynke Gas Field, also known as Shebvelonka, is a gas and condensate field in eastern Ukraine. Discovered in 1950, it was Europe's largest gas producer until 1959.
Shed roof
A shed roof is a roof consisting of a single sloping plane with no hips, ridges, valleys, or gables, a shape that is structurally direct and economical to build.
Shedgum power plant
The Shedgum power plant (محطة توليد شدقم) is a 1.10 GW gas-fired power station in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, owned by Saudi Electricity Company and built between 1978 and 1983.
Sheerness power station
Sheerness power station is a two-unit natural-gas-fired power station near Hanna, Alberta, with a capacity of 800 MW, converted from coal between 2020 and 2021.
Sheet bend
The sheet bend, also known as the weaver's knot, is a knot for joining two ropes of different diameters, valued for tying quickly and untying easily.
Sheet metal
Sheet metal is metal formed into thin, flat pieces, thicker than foil and thinner than plate, typically 0.005 to 0.249 inches, cut and bent into everyday products.
Sheet molding compound
Sheet molding compound (SMC) is a ready-to-mold composite sheet of chopped glass fibers in a thermosetting resin, cut into layers and compression molded into finished parts. Used in automotive body panels since the early 1970s.
Sheet pile
A sheet pile is a long structural section, usually steel, with interlocking edges driven into the ground to form continuous walls that resist earth pressure and water.
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (مسجد شیخ لطف الله) is a Safavid-era mosque on Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, built by Shah Abbas I between 1603 and 1619.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a Malaysian orthopedic surgeon who became the first Malaysian citizen in space, spending nine days aboard the International Space Station in October 2007 under the Angkasawan Program.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) is the principal mosque of Abu Dhabi, UAE, conceived by founding president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and opened in 2007.
Sheila Widnall
Sheila Widnall is an American aerospace engineer and MIT Institute Professor Emerita known for vortex dynamics research and for serving as Secretary of the Air Force from 1993 to 1997.
Shel Kaphan
Shel Kaphan (Sheldon J. Kaphan) is an American software engineer, hired by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as Amazon.com's first employee; he built the first Amazon website and later served as chief technology officer.
Shelby American
Shelby American is an American performance-car company founded by racing driver Carroll Shelby in 1962 in Los Angeles, best known for the Shelby Cobra and the GT350 and GT500 Mustangs.
Shelby Bryan
Shelby Bryan, full name John Shelby Bryan, is an American telecommunications entrepreneur and investment banker known for co-founding Millicom and leading ICG Communications in the late 1990s.
Shelby Daytona
The Shelby Daytona, also called the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, is a closed-cockpit racing car built by Shelby American in 1964 and 1965 to beat Ferrari's 250 GTO.
Shelby Mustang
The Shelby Mustang is a high-performance version of the Ford Mustang built by Shelby American, starting with the 1965 GT350 and later the big-block GT500 of 1967.
Sheldon K. Friedlander
Sheldon K. Friedlander (1927–2007) was an American chemical engineer at UCLA, a father of aerosol science, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1975.
Sheldon Kay Friedlander
Sheldon Kay Friedlander was an American chemical engineer at UCLA known as a father of aerosol science, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1975.
Sheldon Lee Semiatin
Sheldon Lee Semiatin is an American materials scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2019 for thermomechanical processing of aerospace alloys.
Sheldon M. Wiederhorn
Sheldon M. Wiederhorn (died 2021) was an American materials scientist at NIST best known for the first quantitative measurements of subcritical crack growth in glass.
Sheldon Weinbaum
Sheldon Weinbaum is an American biomedical engineer, CUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the City College of New York, elected to all three U.S. National Academies.
Shelf life
Shelf life: the period a food, drug, or cosmetic stays safe and of suitable quality when stored as instructed. Marked by 'use by' (safety) or 'best before' (quality) dates; determined by real-time or accelerated shelf life studies.
Shelie A. Miller
Shelie A. Miller is an environmental engineer and professor at the University of Michigan who uses life cycle assessment to identify unintended environmental consequences of emerging technologies.
Shell (computing)
In computing, a shell, also called an operating system shell, is a program that reads and executes commands typed by a user or from a script.
Shell (projectile)
A shell, also known as an artillery shell, is a projectile launched by a propelling charge that may carry an explosive bursting charge or another payload, unlike solid shot.