Primates are so fast and accurate in understanding the surrounding visual world. Their visual cortex lets them do invariant object recognition in just 100-150ms [1]….
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According to the World of Science dictionary, over 100 science-related terms start with the letter A, from abiotic to atomic to azygos. This article catalogs…
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What is the name of your favorite color? Blue? Green? Maroon? How about exotic colors like Amaranth or Xanadu? Everyone is familiar with the basic…
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The cerebral cortex is the seat of advanced human faculties such as language, long-term planning, and complex thought. Research over the last 60 years has shown…
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Important geochemical and biogeochemical processes such as organic carbon decomposition and contaminant remediation take place at the pore scale. Pore-scale modeling provides a powerful tool…
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Metals possess many electrons that can easily absorb energy from the environment — for instance, in form of light or heat — and use that…
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The use of live attenuated vaccine gdhA derivative Pasteurella multocida B:2 that can be administered intranasally is an alternative way to protect cattle and buffaloes…
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Alcohol-induced liver disease is a progressive disease, starting from liver steatosis, which then progresses to liver fibrosis or even cirrhosis and liver cancer. It is…
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Faced with sudden external physical stress, e.g.temperature shifts, desiccation, pH changes, cells need to adapt rapidly. Part of the adaptation is to counter the cellular…
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Nanowires provide novel mechanisms for scaling down semiconductor electronics [1]. Semiconducting nanowires have electronically switchable characteristics suitable for simple readout that is appropriate for sensing….
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Since the advent of the first practical organic light emitting diodes (or OLEDs) about three decades ago, they have attracted a great deal of attention…
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