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UMD

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noun

  1. Universal Media Disc: an optical disc used to store games, films, or music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Working with collaborators at UMD and NIST, Nevidomskyy helped map how this high-field superconductivity changes with direction.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2026

To test their explanation, researchers led by former UMD postdoctoral associate Esteban Wright conducted laboratory experiments at UMD's Institute for Physical Science and Technology.

From Science Daily Mar. 8, 2026

“We desperately need to understand what the baseline of human flatulence patterns are,” says Brantley Hall, the study’s principal researcher at UMD.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

UMD scientists instead pivoted to zinc and used a gel made of chitosan, found in crustacean shells, to provide the electrical current within the battery.

From Washington Times Sep. 8, 2022

There is a mailing list used to discuss the UMD Info Database, welcoming suggestions for new information, comments on the interface the system provides, and other related topics.

From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe, Brendan P.

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