The surname Murchison was first found in Inverness, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. They are believed to be descended from Murdoch, a natural son of Angus Mor of Islay of the Clan Donald.
Tunneling means that a wound has channels extending from the central injury into the surrounding tissue, such as muscle and skin. These tunnels inhibit the wound's healing rate, as the flesh is unable to maintain contact long enough for the mending process to initiate.
A tunnel diode is a two-terminal device with an n-type semiconductor acting as cathode and a p-type semiconductor acting as anode. It is heavily doped, which in turn creates a narrow depletion zone like a Zener diode. The current-voltage characteristic of a tunnel diode has a strong non-linear nature, as well as a negative differential resistance region. Two distinct advantages of tunnel diodes are longevity and very high speed.