Science and Technology
- Scanning probe microscopy, a branch of microscopy
- Scratchpad memory, a high-speed internal computer memory
- Self-phase modulation, a nonlinear optical effect of light-matter interaction
- Shock Pulse Method, a technique for condition monitoring of rolling bearings and machine maintenance
- Statistical parametric mapping, a method for analysing data from functional neuroimaging studies
- Suspended particulate matter, tiny subdivisions of solid matter suspended in a gas or liquid
- Shots per meter, perforations fired into the formation per meter of pay zone
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