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IMPULSE STRENGTH [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- all-or-none law
1, record 1, English, all%2Dor%2Dnone%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principle that a nerve impulse is either evoked at full strength or not evoked at all. 2, record 1, English, - all%2Dor%2Dnone%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi du tout ou rien
1, record 1, French, loi%20du%20tout%20ou%20rien
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
- Insulators and Supporting Materials (Electr.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- impulse strength 1, record 2, English, impulse%20strength
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
- Isolateurs et supports (Électricité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résistance à la tension de choc
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20la%20tension%20de%20choc
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-04-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- molecular CD
1, record 3, English, molecular%20CD
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- photo-addressable polymer system 1, record 3, English, photo%2Daddressable%20polymer%20system
correct
- twisting molecule disc 1, record 3, English, twisting%20molecule%20disc
correct
- twisting polymers system 1, record 3, English, twisting%20polymers%20system
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The real break through(in DVD technology) has come in the chemistry laboratories of Agfa in Belgium, where scientists are experimenting with data storage on a molecular plane, using a layer of photo-addressable polymers on the disc. The polymers have side-chains that rotate into one of 36 positions when subjected to light. Before recording, the polymer layer is opaque. Once subjected to light, the polymer's side-chains rotate to an extent that is controlled by varying the strength of the laser impulse. The laser will not be reading a two-dimensional system of pit/no-pit but a three-dimensional scale of grey dots, corresponding to four bits on each molecule. the twisting molecule discs could be on the market in about 10 years. 1, record 3, English, - molecular%20CD
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- CD moléculaire
1, record 3, French, CD%20mol%C3%A9culaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- disque compact moléculaire 1, record 3, French, disque%20compact%20mol%C3%A9culaire
proposal, masculine noun
- disque numérique à polymères photo-adressables 1, record 3, French, disque%20num%C3%A9rique%20%C3%A0%20polym%C3%A8res%20photo%2Dadressables
proposal, masculine noun
- disque numérique photo-adressable 1, record 3, French, disque%20num%C3%A9rique%20photo%2Dadressable
proposal, masculine noun
- disque photo-adressable 1, record 3, French, disque%20photo%2Dadressable
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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