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DK Science: Solids

CHANGING SHAPESHAPE MEMORY METALStretchSTRENGTHCRYSTALLINE STRUCTUREFIND OUT MORESolids are one of the three states of matter and, unlike liquids or gases, they have a definite shape that is not…

DK Science: Electronics

TRANSISTOR TEAMCIRCUIT BOARDCOMPONENTSTRANSISTORSOPTOELECTRONICSFIND OUT MOREElectronics goes beyond simple electricity. Using the TRANSISTOR and other COMPONENTS, such as resistors and…

DK Science: Telescopes

X-RAY OF BINOCULARSREFRACTING TELESCOPEREFLECTING TELESCOPEFIND OUT MOREJust as our eyes cannot see small objects, so they cannot see things that are very far off. Even when things are millions of…

DK Science: Computers

HARDWARESOFTWAREFIND OUT MOREA computer is an electronic machine that obeys instructions telling it how to present information in a more useful form. Its HARDWARE is the actual machine, including…

DK Science: Skin

SKIN LAYERS HAIR FOLLICLE FINGERNAIL TEMPERATURE CONTROL FIND OUT MORE The skin, along with hair and nails, provides the body with a protective outer covering that shields it, for…

DK Science: Microscopes

ELECTRON MICROSCOPEFIND OUT MORESome objects are so small that our eyes cannot see them. We cannot see atoms or molecules, or the cells of our bodies, or viruses that carry disease. A…

DK Science: Mammals

CLASS: MAMMALIADIVING PLATYPUSLEAPING DOLPHINFIND OUT MOREAll mammals are endothermic (warm-blooded), have some fur or hair on their body, and feed their young milk. They have a bony skeleton…

DK Science: Television

TRANSMITTING TELEVISION SIGNALSSTRIPED SCREENFLAT SCREENDIGITAL TELEVISIONFIND OUT MORETelevision converts the image from a camera lens into a stream of data that can be sent down a cable or…

sanitary science

(Encyclopedia) sanitary science, principles of health preservation, embracing hygiene, on an individual level, and public health, on a communal level. Those who specialize in sanitary science are…

DK Science: Mixtures

COMMON PARTICLESMINERAL MIXTURESPARTICLE SIZESOLUTIONSFIND OUT MOREAlmost everything is made of different substances mixed together. Things are only easy to recognize as mixtures if the PARTICLE…