Memory foam — is polyurethane with additional chemicals increasing its viscosity and density. It is often referred to as visco elastic polyurethane foam, or low resilience polyurethane foam (see LRPu). Higher density memory foam softens in reaction to body… … Wikipedia
Memory — • Memory is the capability of the mind, to store up conscious processes, and reproduce them later with some degree of fidelity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Memory Memory … Catholic encyclopedia
memory foam — /ˈmɛmri foʊm/ (say memree fohm) noun a synthetic material made more elastic by its greater network of cells than a traditional foam; used in mattresses, pillows, etc …
Shape-memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, smart metal, memory metal, memory alloy, muscle wire, smart alloy) is an alloy that remembers its original, cold forged shape: returning the pre deformed shape by heating. This material is a lightweight, solid state… … Wikipedia
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud — Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, also known as EC2 , is a commercial web service which allows paying customers to rent computers on which to run their own computer applications. EC2 allows scalable deployment of applications by providing a web… … Wikipedia
Shape memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, also known as a smart alloy, memory metal, or muscle wire) is an alloy that remembers its shape, and can be returned to that shape after being deformed, by applying heat to the alloy. When the shape memory effect is… … Wikipedia
Shape Memory Polymer — Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) are polymer materials which may be returned from a deformed state to their original shape or permanent configuration via an external stimulus. The external stimulus is usually temperature, as in the case of thermally… … Wikipedia
Hysteresis — Not to be confused with Hysteria. Fig. 1. Electric displacement field D of a ferroelectric material as the electric field E is first decreased, then increased. The curves form a hysteresis loop. Hysteresis is the dependence of a system not… … Wikipedia
Mattress — For other uses, see Mattress (disambiguation). A pillow top queen size mattress. A mattress is a manufactured product to sleep or lie on, consisting of resilient materials and covered with an outer fabric or ticking. In the developed world it is… … Wikipedia
animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… … Universalium
human aging — ▪ physiology and sociology Introduction physiological changes that take place in the human body leading to senescence, the decline of biological functions and of the ability to adapt to metabolic stress. In humans the physiological… … Universalium