NEON

nēˈŏn [Gr.,=new], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ne; at. no. 10; at. wt. 20.179; m.p. −248.67 degrees Celsius; b.p. −246.048 degrees Celsius; density 0.8999 grams per liter at STP; valence 0. Neon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. It is one of the inert gases in group 0 of the periodic table; it does not form compounds in the normal chemical sense. A small amount of neon in a partially evacuated glass tube emits a bright reddish-orange glow while conducting electricity. Neon is a rare gas present in the atmosphere to a very limited extent. It is obtained as a byproduct in the production of liquid air. The greatest commercial use of neon is in advertising signs (see lighting). It is also used in high-intensity beacons, in some electron tubes, in Geiger counters, in automotive ignition timing lights, and in high-voltage warning indicators. It is used for particle detection in high-energy physics research. Neon finds use in lasers both as a light-emitting agent and as a coolant. Liquid neon is a particularly good cryogenic refrigerant since it will absorb more heat without vaporizing than an equal volume of liquid helium or liquid hydrogen. Neon was discovered in 1898 by William Ramsay and M. W. Travers.

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books on: Neon  - 3034 results

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Prairie Nights to Neon Lights: The Story of Country Music in West Texas
Book by Joe Carr, Alan Munde; Texas Tech University Press, 1995
Subjects: Country Music--Texas, West--History And Criticism
The Story Of Country Music In West Texas Texas Tech University Press PRAIRIE NIGHTS TO NEON LIGHTS JOE CARR ALAN MUNDE
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The Domain-Matrix: Performing Lesbian at the End of Print Culture
Book by Sue-Ellen Case; Indiana University Press, 1996
Subjects: Computers--Social Aspects--United States, Gays In Popular Culture--United States, Lesbian Artists In Popular Culture--United States, Lesbianism--United States, Lesbians--United States--Computer Network Resources, Performance Art--United States
and car. In her book Neon Lovers Glow in the Dark , Lakich records...of traveling at night, charged by the neon signs that made the cities come to life...dark, dismal and fearful because the neon which brought brightness, color, liveliness...
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Longing for the Harmonies: Themes and Variations from Modern Physics
Book by Frank Wilczek, Betsy Devine; W. W. Norton, 1988
Subjects: Harmony (Philosophy), Physics, Physics--Philosophy
...radiation, it is easier to begin by thinking about the radiation from a very hot gas like that inside a neon light. The same neon that goes into neon lights is, at room temperature roughly 25 degrees Celsius , utterly transparent more transparent...
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The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide
Book by Robert E.Krebs; Greenwood Press, 1998
...the credit for the discovery of neon because he identified neon at the same time as Ramsay. They...burned. COMMON USES Because of neons ability to ionize in an electrical...when ionized, which we know as neon lights used for commercial advertising...
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How It Works: Science and Technology - Vol. 9
Includes: Instant-Picture Camera - Lumber
Book by Marshall Cavendish; Marshall Cavendish, 2003
Subjects: Science--Encyclopedias, Technology--Encyclopedias
...laser action. In the case of a helium-neon laser, helium atoms become excited first, then transfer their energy to neon atoms through collisions. The result is a population inversion of excited neon atoms. The laser medium occupies a reso...
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journal articles on: Neon  - 687 results

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Toole's Proboscis: Some Effluvial Concerns in 'The Neon Bible
Journal article by Robert Walter Rudnicki; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 47, 1994
Subjects: A Confederacy of Dunces (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Neon Bible (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Toole, John Kennedy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...proboscis: some effluvial concerns in The Neon Bible. by Robert Walter Rudnicki IF...place in the cosmos,"(1) then The Neon Bible perhaps may be said to affirm a tragic...theatrical modes. More specifically, The Neon Bible, thought to be Tooles only juvenile...
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Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century
Journal article by Raymond A. Mohl; The Historian, Vol. 66, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century (Book)--Book reviews
Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century. by Raymond A. Mohl Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century. By Hal Rothman. (New York and London: Routledge, 2002. Pp. xxviii, 340. $27...
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The Perception of Subjective Contours and Neon Color Spreading Figures in Young Infants
Journal article by Michael Kavsek; Perception and Psychophysics, Vol. 71, 2009
Subjects: Studies
...The Perception of Subjective Contours and Neon Color Spreading Figures in Young Infants...chromatic subjective contour-that is, to a neon color spreading figure-was tested (Figure...junctions. The classical descriptions of neon color spreading figures have been published...
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The Double Nihilation of the Neon: Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles
Journal article by William Brevda; Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Vol. 41, 1999
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Philology
...Goodbye , 224). The reflection of the red neon sign that spreads farther and farther across...Chandlers recurring imagery of L.A. neon "is a flickering of nothingness" (Sartre...written between 1933 and 1939, Chandler made neon a "sign" of Los Angeles. Like Paris...
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Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart: (A Rave Fable)
Journal article by Caridad Svich; TheatreForum, 2004
Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart: (A Rave...fades. Who are these girls? Out of a pale neon strip, VIOLETA IMPERIAL appears. She...are entwined. They are back-lit with neon, seen in silhouette. FRESA GIRL 1 and...
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Neon Meets Its Competition
Magazine article; Popular Science, Vol. 245, July 1994
Subjects: Automobiles, Chrysler Corp, Dodge Neon, General Motors Corp, Honda Civic EX, Honda Motor Co Ltd, Mercury Tracer LTS, Saturn SL2, Volkswagen Golf III, Volkswagenwerk AG
...brakes. Nonetheless, the Neon is a well-executed car...base engine, most of Neons elements challenge...Europe. In some ways, the Neon is reminiscent of early...performance offered by the base Neon powerplant. The 122...turns slower than the Neons, is slightly noisier...
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The Great Neon Sign in the Sky
Magazine article by Rebecca E. Kessler; Natural History, Vol. 114, October 2005
Subjects: Astrophysics, Neon, Sun
The Great Neon Sign in the Sky by Rebecca E. Kessler What do Las Vegas and the Sun have in common? Answer: an apparent abundance of neon. A new study suggests that neon, the fifth-most-common element in the cosmos, is as much...
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Neon Buckyballs
Magazine article; Popular Science, Vol. 243, August 1993
Subjects: Chemical compounds, Chemical elements, Chemistry, Fullerenes, Helium, Neon
Neon Buckyballs Chemists at Yale University have...Molecule," Aug. 91. By forcing an atom of neon through the window opening, a team led by chemist Martin Saunders has created the first neon compound ever known. The chemists can perform...
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Neon Lightens Up
Magazine article by Jon Lowell; Popular Science, Vol. 246, January 1995
Subjects: Aluminum, Automobiles, Chrysler Corp, Chrysler Neon Lite, Design engineering, Product introduction
Neon Lightens Up by Jon Lowell Dont expect an all-aluminum car anytime soon from Chrysler, despite the recent unveiling of a Neon "Lite." The Neon Lite uses body panels, deck lid, hood, doors, and an engine block...
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'Neon' on the Small Screen
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 25, November 2008
Subjects: Artists--Works, Coleman, Slash--Works, Television adaptations--Social aspects, The Neon Man and Me (Play)--Social aspects
Neon on the Small Screen. VIRGINIA: When solo...This has meant extensive touring for The Neon Man and Me throughout the South and Midwest...000 to create a PBS television version of Neon Man, finally taped in March. This month...
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Neon Experiments on a New Spectrum: Avant-Garde Troupe Gets a Bigger Theatrical Home
Newspaper article by Nelson Pressley; The Washington Times, October 24, 1997
Subjects: NEON
...acting style, Le Neon may be the most original...company in the area. Le Neons unusual work has been...But even though Le Neons audience has invested...percent American - Le Neon needed a bigger...likely to compel Le Neon to abandon its French roots. Le Neons next show will be...
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Neon Nostalgia
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), January 10, 2010
Neon Nostalgia. Byline: Mark Johnson The Register...still see the electric light. Many of the old neon signs remain, clinging to the sides of Lane...pause for a cold drink. In downtown Eugene, neon is sprinkled among louder and more modern...
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Neon Grows a Bit after 5 Years
Newspaper article by Russ Heaps; The Washington Times, May 7, 1999
...Dodge and Plymouth Neons. In addition to the entry-level Neon is the better-contented...commotion as with the last Neon. Reaching 60 miles...area untouched by Neons more sophisticated...greatly reducing Neons tendency to bottom...stiffer, more rigid Neon than last years edition...
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Neon Gets a Performance Model
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 18, 2003
Subjects: Chrysler Corp., Transportation equipment industry
Neon gets a performance model. Byline: Henny...WASHINGTON TIMES CHELSEA - In Europe, the Neon, which is sold there as a Chrysler, was...Europeans are familiar with the looks of a Neon, but should they rent a compact car in North...
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Bending the Light: Marty King's Artful Neon
Newspaper article by Ann Geracimos; The Washington Times, July 3, 1999
Bending the light: Marty Kings artful neon by Ann Geracimos Marty King picks up a...directs the flame at a piece of narrow yellow neon tubing that she holds in her left. Within...champagne." Ms. King is a specialist in neon, doing custom design and repair for both...
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encyclopedia articles on: Neon  - 24 results

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Neon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NEON ne on Gr.,=new, gaseous chemical element...8999 grams per liter at STP ; valence 0. Neon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless...normal chemical sense. A small amount of neon in a partially evacuated glass tube emits...
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Periodic Table of the Elements: Neon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS: NEON Periodic Table of the Elements: Neon Atomic Number: 10 Atomic Symbol: Ne Neon Atomic Weight: 20.179 Electron Configuration: 2 8 ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Argon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...nitrogen in electric light bulbs. It is mixed with neon in so-called neon signs (gas discharge tubes) to produce a green...first samples of "argon" also contained helium , neon , krypton , and xenon . Ramsay obtained pure argon...
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Nauman, Bruce
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...has worked in many media, including sculpture (fiberglass, neon, rubber, and other materials), drawing, photography, video...1967, Hirshhorn Mus., Washington, D.C.) to flashing neon signs that frequently pun, employ homonyms, and otherwise play...
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Nonmetal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Argon, chlorine, fluorine, helium, hydrogen, krypton, neon, nitrogen, oxygen, and xenon are normally gases. Bromine...nitrogen, oxygen, and the inert gases argon, helium, krypton, neon, and xenon the nonmetals do not occur uncombined in nature...
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