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Shock tube detonator
A shock tube detonator is a non-electric blasting detonator initiated by a shock wave in a powder-coated plastic tube, invented by Per-Anders Persson of Nitro Nobel in the 1960s.
Shockley–Queisser limit
The Shockley–Queisser limit is the maximum theoretical efficiency of a single-junction solar cell, 33.16% under one-sun illumination, calculated by William Shockley and Hans-Joachim Queisser in 1961.
Shodan (website)
Shodan, also known as Shodan.io, is a search engine that indexes Internet-connected devices, from desktop computers to industrial control systems, launched by John Matherly in 2009.
Shoe size
A shoe size, also called footwear size, is a number indicating the length and sometimes the width of the foot a shoe should fit, using several incompatible systems.
Shoemaking
Shoemaking, also called shoe manufacture, is the craft and industry of making footwear by joining an upper of leather or fabric to a sole and heel.
Shōichi Saba
Shōichi Saba (佐波正一) was a Japanese electrical engineer who led Toshiba as president and chairman, investing in 1-megabit DRAM that made it a world semiconductor leader.
Shoji (障子)
Shoji, also known as shoji screens, are translucent Japanese sliding panels of washi paper over a wooden lattice, used as doors, windows, and room dividers since the Heian period.
Shoji Takeuchi
Shoji Takeuchi (竹内昌治) is a Japanese bioengineer and professor at the University of Tokyo known for biohybrid robotics, odor sensors using insect receptors, and a muscle-powered hand.
Shooting brake
A shooting brake is a car body style combining a coupé's proportions with an estate car's extended roof and rear load area, traditionally with two doors.
Shootout
A shootout, or gun battle, is an exchange of gunfire between two armed sides ending when one is killed, defeated, or withdraws; in sports it is a tie-breaker.
Shop drawing
A shop drawing is a detailed construction drawing prepared by a contractor, fabricator, or supplier, showing how a portion of the work will be fabricated and installed.
Shop floor control
Shop floor control, also called production activity control, is the manufacturing discipline of turning a planned production schedule into actual work on the factory floor.
Shop Pay
Shop Pay is an accelerated checkout and digital wallet developed by Shopify, launched in 2017 as Shopify Pay, which stores payment and shipping details for one-tap checkout.
ShopClues
ShopClues is an Indian online marketplace founded in 2011 and headquartered in Gurgaon, which pioneered the managed marketplace model connecting third-party sellers with buyers. Once valued at $1.1 billion, it was sold in 2019 to Qoo10.
Shopify
Shopify is a Canadian e-commerce company based in Ottawa that provides a cloud-hosted platform for merchants to build online stores, founded in 2004 by Tobias Lütke.
Shopping cart
A shopping cart, also known as a shopping trolley, is a wheeled basket stores provide so customers can collect and transport goods, first used in Oklahoma City in 1937.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, also called a shopping center, is a large purpose-built retail complex where multiple stores operate under unified management with shared parking and walkways.
Shore Protection Manual
The Shore Protection Manual is a two-volume coastal engineering reference published by the U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, first issued in 1973 and last revised in 1984.
Shore Temple
The Shore Temple is an early 8th-century granite Hindu temple complex at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built under the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II on the shore of the Bay of Bengal.
Shoreham nuclear power plant
The Shoreham nuclear power plant was a completed but never commercially operated nuclear plant on Long Island, New York, closed in a 1989 settlement after costing about $6 billion.
Shoring
Shoring is a temporary or permanent structural system used to support the sides of an excavation and prevent cave-in or collapse, commonly using soldier pile, sheet pile, and diaphragm walls.
Short 330
The Short 330 (company designation SD3-30) is a twin-turboprop regional airliner built by Short Brothers of Belfast, first flown in 1974 and carrying up to 30 passengers.
Short Brothers
Short Brothers is a British aircraft manufacturer founded in London in 1908 by Eustace, Oswald, and Horace Short, widely regarded as the first company in the world set up to manufacture aircraft.
Short circuit
A short circuit is an unintended low-resistance connection in an electrical circuit, causing current to rise far above normal levels and potentially damaging components or starting fires.
Short Code (programming language)
Short Code is an early programming language proposed by John Mauchly in 1949 and implemented on the BINAC and UNIVAC, considered the first implemented high-level programming language.
Short Empire
The Short Empire, also known as the C-class or Short S.23, was a British flying boat built by Short Brothers in the 1930s for Imperial Airways.
Short Line (bus company)
Short Line is a Coach USA brand providing commuter and intercity bus service in lower New York State, linking northern New Jersey and the Hudson Valley with Manhattan.
Short Mayo Composite
The Short Mayo Composite was a British piggy-back aircraft combination of the late 1930s, in which a small seaplane was launched from a larger flying boat.
Short Stirling
The Short Stirling, also known as the Stirling bomber, was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War, the first to serve with the Royal Air Force.
Short Sunderland
The Short Sunderland, nicknamed the Flying Porcupine, was a British four-engine flying boat patrol bomber built by Short Brothers, serving RAF Coastal Command from 1938 until 1959.