Dictionary definition: glacier

Article: Material derived from pig's small intestines ...
Transplant News;  February 16, 2000 ;     700+ words ...A material derived from the small intestines of pigs is revolutionizing the treatment of many medical problems from chronic sores to urinary incontinence ...

Article: Storing holograms with a new polymer. (new material ...
Science News;  October 15, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... diffraction efficiency approaching 100 percent." A description of this work appears in the Oct. 6 NATURE. This new material, derived from poly(N-vinlycarbazole), is "suitable for immediate application in areas such as dynamic holographic storage ...

Article: Strong New Plastic-Like Material Derived from ...
Innovative New Packaging in Japan;  May 25, 2001 ;     349 words ...Professor Seiichi Koga of Kyoto Women's University has found a way to convert bird feathers into a strong plastic-like material. The process takes the down, grinds it into powder, heats it to as much as 160 degrees C and puts it under pressure of one ton per square cm. The resulting material has

Article: Glaciers
World of Earth Science;      700+ words ...Glaciers Glaciers are large land-bound ... ice . To be called a glacier, the ice mass must ... continental and alpine glaciers. A continental glacier, as the name suggests ... example of a valley glacier. Glaciers are responsible for ...

Encyclopedia entry: glaciers and glaciology
The Oxford Companion to the Earth;      700+ words ...glaciers and glaciology A glacier will form whenever a body ... calving) of icebergs where glaciers terminate in water. A glacier forms whenever the accumulation ... and have fast-flowing glaciers. The Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand is a good ...

Article: Glaciers, ice and snow - critical keys to global change ...
PR Newswire;  June 11, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... systematic monitoring of glaciers in North America ... increase in the rate of glacier melting and retreat ... small advance of the glacier. "The unusual ... future changes in glaciers to global warming ... and monitoring of glaciers to determine the ... natural processes on glacier systems. ...

Article: Glaciers and Ice Sheets
Water:Science and Issues;      700+ words ... ... latitudes, whereas glaciers are found from the ... of ice within a glacier changes with depth ... the surface of a glacier is also very cold ... Earth. Many alpine glaciers are isothermal ... liquid helps the glacier to slide over its bed. Deposits. Glaciers transport large ...