Over 5% of the world’s population or 360 million people have some sort of hearing loss [1]. One way that hearing loss is dealt with…
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Various objects have been used for thousands of years to remove wrinkles. Metal pans filled with hot coals were used for smoothing fabrics in China…
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Block polymers can self-assemble into an ever-increasing variety of nanoscale-sized periodic patterns. The simplest block polymer is an A/B diblock – a linear chain comprised…
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Carnosic acid (CA, C20H28O4) is characterized as a phenolic diterpene and has been isolated from the Rosmarinus officinalis L. plant. This is a natural compound presenting…
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A porous material is a medium containing pores filled with a fluid (liquid or gas). The skeletal part is usually solid. Many natural and made…
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Any organism dies if its body temperature leaves the vital range. Thus, controlling the body temperature (or having a wide vital temperature range) is essential…
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Most marine and coastal water ecosystems worldwide suffer from eutrophication. It is the result of an enrichment of nutrients in the water body, like phosphorus…
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In a room, we typically hear that a voice is louder than in an open area. This is the effect of reflected sounds which comes…
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More and more people are suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These metabolic diseases are typically associated with being overweight or obese, but…
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Solar jets are small-scale eruptions of hot plasma flowing along vertical or slightly oblique magnetic field lines. They are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere from…
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Cubic yttria-stabilized zirconia (c-YSZ) is a ceramic material which is applied in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). There are a considerable number of vacancies in…
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