Mechanical Production Of Ice Crystals In Clouds
Above about four kilometers up in the atmosphere, clouds begin to contain both liquid droplets and ice crystals. Because two phases of water coexist, a…
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The Kinetics Of Melting And Recrystallization Using Normal Differential Scanning Calorimeter
The Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is a widely applied tool to study the thermal behavior of various materials, including melting and recrystallization. However, it is…
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Advanced Heterogeneous Catalysts For Size- And Shape-selective Reactions
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a unique class of porous materials constructed using metal nodes and organic linkers, they exhibit many noticeable features which make them…
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Analyzing Impact Events In Chondrites And Metal-Silicate Separation In Growing Planets
Ordinary chondrites are rocks that originate from asteroids. They are called ‘ordinary’ as they comprise about 85% of all meteorites that were found on the…
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Identifying The Sources Of Chondritic Meteorites
All classes of meteorites are derived from unique parent bodies. With the exception of lunar and martian meteorites, which originate from differentiated planets, these parent…
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Revealing The Cynodonts Missing Braincase – How Mammals Evolved With Cartilage Braincases
Imagine animals without an ossified braincase. Animals in which the brain is encapsulated by soft cartilage instead of hard bone. These animals did exist, and…
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Using Machine Learning To Study The String Landscape
Is fundamental physics unified into a single theory governing all known phenomena, or are we forced to accept a fractured state of affairs where different…
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Developing Highly Stretchable E-textiles For The Full Range Of Human Motions
In recent years, textile-based electronics (e-textiles), as new-fashioned wearable devices, have drawn surging attentions in applications such as artificial skins, motion detection, and health monitoring…
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Developing Perfectly Transparent Wave Optics Through Conformal Invisible Devices
Invisibility or cloaking seems to only happen in fairy tales and science fiction films. In fact, a lot of creatures have versatile means to make…
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Raising Extra Offspring Is Costly In Spotless Starlings
One of the principles of behavioral ecology is that resources are limited, and thus, allocation decisions have to be made to make ends meet. For…
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Scientists Question Old Paradigms On Tannin Interactions With Organic Nitrogen Compounds And Enzymes
Among plant secondary metabolites, tannins represent one of the main groups. Historically, they were used to treat animal skin in order to produce leather, because…
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