'Iso', 'boomer remover' and 'quarantini': How coronavirus is changing our language
People love creating words—in times of crisis it's a "sick" (in the good sense) way of pulling through.
People love creating words—in times of crisis it's a "sick" (in the good sense) way of pulling through.
Social Sciences
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The importance of remote work, also known as telecommuting, is evident during the current COVID-19 crisis. During a period of confinement and physical distancing, telecommuting has enabled some workers to carry out their ...
Social Sciences
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Spatial light modulator (SLM) is widely used in beam manipulation, interferometric sensing, beam splitter, beam shaping, and laser processing. With the development of optical technique, optical sensing and imaging are getting ...
Optics & Photonics
May 11, 2020
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The phrase 'the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau' permeates the scientific literature, extending even into the realms of molecular phylogeny. It implies that this enormous and almost flat-surfaced portion of Earth's surface ...
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2020
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The Tibetan Plateau has long been a focus of geoscientific studies due to its importance in global tectonics as well as Asian and global climate change across a wide range of timescales.
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2020
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Sauvignon blanc, semillon, or chardonnay—when you reach for your favorite white, it's the clean, clear sparkle that first catches your eye. Or does it? When white wines look cloudy it's a sign of protein instability, and ...
Bio & Medicine
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Urgent attention is needed during this pandemic to protect children from the harms of rising racism, experts say.
Social Sciences
May 11, 2020
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Tiny fibrils extracted from plants have been getting a lot of attention for their strength. These nanomaterials have shown great promise in outperforming plastics, and even replacing them. A team led by Aalto University has ...
Bio & Medicine
May 11, 2020
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Mud volcanoes are geological structures formed by the eruption of semi-liquid and gas-enriched mud breccia on the Earth's surface or on the sea floor. The migration processes of geofluids around mud volcanoes could provide ...
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2020
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Many people remember been told as kids when they refused to eat their vegetables that "carrots are good for your eyes." Although parents may not have fully understood it at the time, there is some truth to this. Carrots are ...
Biochemistry
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