Liquid crystals differ from isotropic fluids (fluids with similar properties in different directions) to exhibit highly anisotropic (varying properties in different directions) interactions with surfaces. In a new report ...
The river may rage or gently roll, but in the end the sand and silt will have their way.
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2019
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Materials that can conduct negatively charged hydrogen atoms in ambient conditions could pave the way for advanced clean energy storage and electrochemical conversion technologies. A research team from the Dalian Institute ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 5, 2023
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A RUDN mathematician calculated the velocity of wave propagation in the brain in the course of external stimulation. This procedure is used to treat stroke patients. To do so, the scientists generally formulated the task ...
Mathematics
Jan 23, 2019
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Although humankind is responsible for the current global climate warming, our planet has constantly been undergoing natural climate fluctuations. Possible forcing mechanisms for this variability would have been changes in ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2023
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Simulating the conditions 2,700 kilometers deep underground, scientists have studied an important transformation of the most abundant mineral on Earth, bridgmanite. The results from the Extreme Conditions Beamline at DESY's ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2019
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A research group led by Masanobu Horie at RICOS Co. Ltd. in collaboration with Assistant Professor Naoto Mitsume of Tsukuba University, have successfully used AI to realize highly accurate and high-speed predictions of the ...
Soft Matter
Apr 3, 2023
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Exploring wave propagation and localization in various media has been a core focus in optics and acoustics. Specifically, in photonics and phononics, scientists have been dedicated to understanding and controlling the behavior ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 22, 2024
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To find out how planets form, astrophysicists run complicated and time-consuming computer calculations. Members of the NCCR PlanetS at the University of Bern have now developed a totally novel approach to speed up this process ...
Astronomy
Mar 13, 2019
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Corporate governance decisions, like CEO dismissal, can disrupt organizations. As a result, the board of directors treads with caution while making such decisions. Previous research suggests that boards rely on factors like ...
Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2022
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