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December 01 2023
Anna Horváth, Balázs Bámer et al.
A mirage or fatamorgana is typically an upside-down “mirror” image of a scenery in deserts, over sun-heated roads, or above bodies of water. When the temperature gradient of air is large, as can ...
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December 01 2023
Xiaowei Liang, Xudong Wei et al.
Since the discovery of hydride superconductors, a significant challenge has been to reduce the pressure required for their stabilization. In this context, we propose that alloying could be an ...
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December 01 2023
Samuel Finkel, Shannon Sweet et al.
There is critical need for a predictive model of human cardiac physiology in drug development to assess compound effects on human tissues. In vitro two-dimensional monolayer cultures of ...
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December 01 2023
D. Ichihara, R. Takata
In this study, we conducted experiments to explore the potential of a low-power exploding foil initiator for accelerating microparticles through high-speed membrane deformation. This involved the use ...
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December 01 2023
Ying Wang, Shuai Yang et al.
Developing a highly efficient water-splitting photocatalyst for hydrogen production under visible light is urgent. In this study, β-SiC nanowire photocatalysts loaded with 0.01–0.1 wt. % nickel were ...
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December 01 2023
Menglong Lei (雷梦龙), Chengyu Li (李承宇)
Odor-guided navigation is an indispensable aspect of flying insects' behavior, facilitating crucial activities such as foraging and mating. The interaction between aerodynamics and olfaction plays a ...
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December 01 2023
Bajrang Sharma (बजरंग शर्मा), Sharath S. Girimaji (शरथ गिरिमाजी)
The flow–thermodynamic interactions in the transient linear regime of high-speed boundary layers starting from non-modal initial conditions are studied using direct numerical simulation. These ...