Since the 1920s, scientists have theorized ways to exploit the properties of quantum systems for communication purposes. By utilizing the strange properties of quantum entities…
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Eukaryotic proteins are made up of both “ordered” and “disordered” parts. The former have a fixed 3D structure, while the latter do not take on…
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The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes was famous (infamous?) for arguing that human beings necessarily always act in their own self-interest. According to Hobbes, every action a…
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Back in 2017, astronomers at the Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii caught a glimpse of an unusual sight. Data gathered from the Paan-Starr telescope array captured an…
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A zero slope line is a straight, perfectly flat line running along the horizontal axis of a Cartesian plane. The equation for a zero slope…
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Jasper stone is an aggregate stone, made out of chalcedonic quartz or microgranular quartz. Jasper is typically opaque in appearance and is usually green, brown,…
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Black Onyx is a mineral, specifically a type of quartz that has a cryptocrystalline structure. Onyx is known for its varying color patterns, as it…
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Over 2 billion people are currently affected by water stress, a number that is expected to dramatically increase with population growth, economic development and through…
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Photoacoustic imaging, which uses optical contrast for ultrasound detection, is currently the fastest-growing field in the area of biomedical imaging research. While endogenous contrasts like…
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Barrier/lagoon systems occur on about 10% of the world’s coast and they constitute around 90% of the US east coast. They are attractive sites for…
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Almost all calculations involving solar radiation on the earth’s surface are currently carried out with integrated radiation values, such as hourly values obtained from ground-based…
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