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[Kos] tipped us about an article he made presenting his experiences in designing and implementing a core rope memory. This magnetic read-only memory (ROM), contrary to ordinary coincident-current ...
A XY table, or cross table, allows a workpiece to be translated in two dimensions, usually on a drill press or milling machine. On a drill press they make repetitive task like drilling a series of ...
In organisms like humans and mammals, the male is the heterogametic sex, producing gametes with either an X or a Y chromosome. All gametes from the female are X. Thus, the sex of the offspring is ...
Female (XX) mammals inherit one X chromosome from each parent, but males (XY) receive an X from their mother and a Y sex chromosome from their father. X and Y chromosomes determine not only the ...
Maps are divided into a series of squares known as a grid. These grids help us to locate features on the map. Maps include a scale to help us work out distance between points on a map. Scale is ...
Although cyberattacks by terrorist and criminal organizations cannot be ruled out, the capabilities necessary to mount a major operation against the U.S. power grid make potential state ...
Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge. Grid, the makers of awesome, shadowbox-style pieces made from bygone gadgets and gaming accessories, is currently celebrating its ...