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Hometree

Hometree is a London-based residential energy services company founded by Simon Phelan in 2015, selling boiler breakdown cover alongside financing and installation of heat pumps, solar panels, and batteries.

Homoepitaxy

Homoepitaxy is the growth of an epitaxial crystal layer on a substrate of the same material, typically by CVD step-flow growth, and underlies silicon carbide power devices.

Homogeneous base catalysis

Homogeneous base catalysis is a biodiesel production method in which a soluble base catalyst, typically sodium methoxide, NaOH, or KOH, converts oils into fatty acid methyl esters.

Homogeneous charge compression ignition

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) is an engine combustion mode where a premixed fuel-air charge autoignites under compression, offering high efficiency with very low NOx and particulate emissions.

Homogeneous transformation matrix

A homogeneous transformation matrix is a 4×4 matrix combining a rotation and a translation, representing the pose of one rigid body relative to another in robotics.

Homography (computer vision)

In computer vision, a homography is a projective transformation, represented by a 3×3 matrix, that maps points between planes, estimated from four point correspondences and used in panorama stitching, augmented reality, and document rectification.

Homography estimation

Homography estimation computes the 3×3 projective transformation that maps points between two images of a planar scene, underpinning image stitching, object detection, and camera calibration.

Homol Oil and Gas Field

Homol Oil and Gas Field is an offshore oil and gas field in the Gulf of Mexico off southeastern Mexico, operated by Pemex and discovered in 2002.

Homomorphic encryption

Homomorphic encryption, or privacy homomorphism, is encryption that permits computation directly on encrypted data without the secret key; Craig Gentry's 2009 lattice-based scheme made it practical.

Homotopy class trajectory planning

Homotopy class trajectory planning is the family of robot motion planning methods that distinguishes trajectories by how they avoid obstacles and optimizes within a specified topological class.

Homotopy continuation for kinematics

Homotopy continuation for kinematics is the application of numerical polynomial continuation to the polynomial equations of linkages and robot manipulators, finding all solutions without needing initial guesses.

Honda

Honda Motor Company, also known as Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, power products, and aircraft, founded by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa in 1948.

Honda 0 Saloon

The Honda 0 Saloon was a planned flagship electric sedan in Honda's 0 Series, shown as a prototype at CES 2025 and canceled in March 2026 before production.

Honda Accord

The Honda Accord is a mid-size sedan manufactured by Honda since 1976, starting as a compact hatchback and becoming America's best-selling car in 1989 with 15 million U.S. sales by 2026.

Honda Accord (Japan and Europe seventh generation)

The seventh-generation Honda Accord sold in Japan and Europe is a midsize sedan and wagon produced from 2002, built in Japan and distinct from the larger North American Accord.

Honda Accord (ninth generation)

The ninth-generation Honda Accord is a midsize sedan and coupe sold in North America for the 2013 through 2017 model years, introduced in September 2012.

Honda Accord (North America eighth generation)

The Honda Accord's North American eighth generation is a mid-size sedan and coupe sold for the 2008 through 2012 model years, built mainly in Marysville, Ohio.

Honda Accord (North America seventh generation)

The North American seventh-generation Honda Accord is a mid-size sedan and coupe built from 2003 to 2007, mechanically separate from the Accord sold in Japan and Europe.

Honda Accord (sixth generation)

The sixth-generation Honda Accord is the 1997–2002 version of Honda's mid-size car, built as three distinct models for Japan, North America, and Europe, with the US version offering a 3.0-liter V6.

Honda Activa

The Honda Activa is a scooter made by Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India since 2001, its first Indian model and India's best-selling two-wheeler, with over 35 million units sold.

Honda Acty

The Honda Acty is a Japanese kei truck and van built by Honda from 1977 to 2021, with a mid-mounted engine under the cargo bed driving the rear wheels.

Honda Aircraft Company

Honda Aircraft Company is an American aircraft manufacturer founded in 2006 and based at Greensboro, North Carolina, where it builds the HondaJet, certified in 2015.

Honda B engine

The Honda B engine is a family of Honda inline four-cylinder automobile engines made from 1985 into the early 2000s, including the B16A, the first production VTEC engine.

Honda Beat

The Honda Beat (ホンダ・ビート) is a two-seat, mid-engine, rear-drive kei roadster Honda sold only in Japan from 1991 to 1996, part of the early-1990s kei sports car trio with the Suzuki Cappuccino and Autozam AZ-1.

Honda BR-V

The Honda BR-V is a seven-seat subcompact crossover-styled MPV Honda developed in Thailand for Asian markets, built since 2016 on a shortened Fit/Jazz platform, with over 255,000 sold.

Honda CB series

The Honda CB series is Honda's road motorcycle family, launched with the landmark 1969 CB750 Four and continuing today in the Hornet lineup of naked bikes.

Honda CB400SF

The Honda CB400SF, sold as the CB400 SUPER FOUR, is a 399 cc naked road sport motorcycle Honda built for the Japanese domestic market from 1992 to 2022.

Honda CB600F

The Honda CB600F, sold as the Hornet and as the 599 in North America, is a naked 599 cc middleweight motorcycle built by Honda from 1998 to 2013.

Honda CB900F

The Honda CB900F is a 901 cc inline-four superbike produced by Honda from 1979 to 1983, sold in Europe as the Bol d'Or and serving as the basis for Honda's factory AMA Superbike racers.

Honda CBR1000RR

The Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade is a 1,000 cc super sport motorcycle produced by Honda since 2004 as the CBR line's flagship, winning the Suzuka 8 Hours and the 2007 World Superbike Championship.