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CRYONAUT
- A deceased person who has been frozen at extremely low temperature (usually w/ liquid nitrogen) and stored to allegedly prevent tissue decomposition so that at some future time the person might be brought back to life upon development of new medical cures.
- Usage: Report on cryogenics art show.
Source: Derived from information in the report, on-line resources, and The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING
- The subdivision of the ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectra, from contiguous rather than disjoint regions of the spectrum, to create high-resolution images that can be used to detect objects hidden from view or otherwise indiscernible to the human eye, such as camouflaged military equipment or personnel, biological or chemical weapon releases, or oil or sewage spills, among many other items.
- Usage: Report on new satellite-imaging technology.
Source: Compiled from various on-line resources, including the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.
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KEVLAR
- A trademarked material, developed by DuPont, constructed from a type of aramid fiber and used to make things like bulletproof vests and puncture-resistant bicycle tires; Kevlar is five times stronger, once for ounce, than steel, but about half the density of fiberglass.
- Usage: Report on land mines.
Source: Compiled from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, and various on-line resources, including The Great Idea Finder.
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LIFE CYCLE
- A series of stages through which something (as an individual, culture, or manufactured product) passes during its lifetime.
- Usage: Report on cryogenics art show.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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