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2 unusual facts about Insulator


Insulator

Building insulation, a material used in building construction to prevent heat loss

Topological insulator, a material that behaves as an insulator in its interior while permitting the movement of charges on its boundary


California School Employees Association

Asbestos, a flaky white mineral, had been widely used in school construction between 1945 and 1973 on ceilings and as an insulator for pipes and boilers.

Daniel I. Khomskii

metal-insulator transitions, magnetism, orbital ordering (Kugel-Khomskii model) and

Frank Hastings Griffin

Griffin worked at American Viscose Corp from 1918 until his retirement, also serving as a director of the Southeast National Bank in Chester, PA, the Delaware County (PA) Chamber of Commerce, the American Insulator Corp, and American Viscose Corp.

Josephson penetration depth

where d I is the thickness of the Josephson barrier (usually insulator), d {1,2} are the thicknesses of superconducting electrodes, and \lambda {1,2} are their London penetration depths.

Soft error

Boron has been used in BPSG, the insulator in the interconnection layers of integrated circuits, particularly in the lowest one.


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