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175,862 | A vexing question at the time was how a production reactor should be cooled. Taking a conservative view that every possible neutron must be preserved, the majority opinion initially favored cooling with helium, which would absorb very few neutrons. Szilard argued that if this was a concern, then liquid bismuth would be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=56359 | 175,770 |
758,642 | In most American cities, Progressives in the Efficiency Movement looked for ways to eliminate waste and corruption. They emphasized using experts in schools. For example, in the 1897 reform of the Atlanta schools, the school board was reduced in size, eliminating the power of ward bosses. The members of the school boar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9083795 | 758,236 |
94,567 | The body of a fish is divided into a head, trunk and tail, although the divisions between the three are not always externally visible. The skeleton, which forms the support structure inside the fish, is either made of cartilage, in cartilaginous fish, or bone in bony fish. The main skeletal element is the vertebral col... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=674 | 94,526 |
426,443 | Quartz is one member of a family of crystals that experience the piezoelectric effect. The piezoelectric effect has found applications in high power sources, sensors, actuators, frequency standards, motors, etc., and the relationship between applied voltage and mechanical deformation is well known; this allows probing ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1236075 | 426,234 |
111,833 | The Order of St. Anthony, whose members were known as Antonites, grew quickly, and hospitals spread through France, Germany, and Scandinavia and gained wealth and power as grateful patrons bestowed money and charitable goods on the hospitals. By the end of the Middle Ages, there were 396 settlements and 372 hospitals o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=262925 | 111,788 |
1,371,269 | No. 77 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. It is controlled by No. 81 Wing, and equipped with Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multi-role fighters. The squadron was formed at RAAF Station Pearce, Western Australia, in March 1942 and saw acti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3573298 | 1,370,512 |
859,356 | A self-replicating machine is a type of autonomous robot that is capable of reproducing itself autonomously using raw materials found in the environment, thus exhibiting self-replication in a way analogous to that found in nature. The concept of self-replicating machines has been advanced and examined by Homer Jacobson... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1600053 | 858,898 |
330,294 | In January 1938, three Ju 87 As from the Legion Condor arrived. Several problems became evident—the spatted undercarriage sank into muddy airfield surfaces, and the spats were temporarily removed. The maximum bomb load could only be carried if the gunner vacated his seat, therefore the bomb load was restricted to . The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=16590 | 330,119 |
1,269,438 | In 2018, the U.S. Mint had several candidate designs developed for the 2020 America the Beautiful National Park of American Samoa Quarter, which was in accordance with the act that authorized them. One of the designs features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter (heads) since 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12539272 | 1,268,747 |
1,568,920 | Several experimental studies, which use heavy ion beams simulating space radiation, provide constructive evidence of the CNS risks from space radiation. First, exposure to HZE nuclei at low doses (<50 cGy) significantly induces neurocognitive deficits, such as learning and behavioral changes as well as operant reaction... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=39761773 | 1,568,033 |
1,869,098 | He graduated with first class honors in Applied Science in 1878, then spent a year at the Yale Scientific School, where he studied German, French, and mineralogy. It was there that he met George Wessel Hawes (1848-1882) a pioneer American petrologist, who had worked with Harry Rosenbusch in Germany. He also met a fello... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1253997 | 1,868,022 |
1,220,081 | Other critics believed that Wilson's theories, as well as the works of subsequent admirers, were not supported scientifically. Objections were raised to many of the ethnocentric assumptions of early sociobiology (like ignoring female gatherers in favour of male hunters in hunter-gatherer societies) and to the sampling ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1149054 | 1,219,427 |
1,683,975 | In a September 1953 letter to Albert Einstein published in 1971, Max Born writes that, other than the relativity priority issues, it was "particularly unpleasant" for him that Whittaker "had woven all sorts of personal information into his account of quantum mechanics" while Born's role in the development was "extolled... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=65293114 | 1,683,031 |
1,740,811 | If a food containing even small but perceivable amount of sugar (simple sugars or disaccharides that can be tasted sweet, or starch that is at least minimally hydrolyzed by salivary amylase, or even some non-sugar sweeteners) is eaten in this state, there may be a period of time after it enters stomach and before bulk ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=159670 | 1,739,830 |
702,205 | Handheld game consoles, however, particularly Nintendo handhelds such as the Nintendo DS, have featured a number of innovative RPGs during the late 2000s. Square Enix's "The World Ends with You" (2007) featured a unique dual-screen action combat system that involves controlling two characters at the same time. Level-5'... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=32408675 | 701,837 |
1,730 | The Middle East remained a source of contention. Egypt, which received the bulk of its arms and economic assistance from the USSR, was a troublesome client, with a reluctant Soviet Union feeling obliged to assist in both the 1967 Six-Day War (with advisers and technicians) and the War of Attrition (with pilots and airc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=325329 | 1,730 |
846,210 | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Vera Rubin, an astronomer at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, worked with a new sensitive spectrograph that could measure the velocity curve of edge-on spiral galaxies to a greater degree of accuracy than had ever before been achieved.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=183083 | 845,760 |
1,731,648 | Cleaning aims to restore artworks to how the artist intended them to look; however, how an artwork is cleaned will depend on the nature of the material to be removed. With paintings, a variety of organic solvents are used, but the most common solvent is water, often with chelating agents, surfactants or salts to contro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=48563146 | 1,730,672 |
1,547,961 | Terrapins, tortoises and marine turtles make their homes on and around these islands. The giant leatherback sea turtle ("Dermochelys coriacea"), the hawksbill turtle ("Eretmochelys imbricata"), the loggerhead turtle ("Caretta caretta"), the olive ridley turtle ("Lepidochelys olivacea") and the green sea turtle ("Chelon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1676253 | 1,547,082 |
216,813 | Probably, the most well-known teratogenic drug is thalidomide. It was developed near the end of the 1950s by Chemie Grünenthal as a sleep-inducing aid and antiemetic. Because of its ability to prevent nausea, it was prescribed for pregnant women in almost 50 countries worldwide between 1956 and 1962. Until William McBr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=321263 | 216,705 |
524,064 | In 2008, the TU Delft University in the Netherlands developed the smallest ornithopter fitted with a camera, the DelFly Micro, the third version of the DelFly project that started in 2005. This version measures 10 centimeters and weighs 3 grams, slightly larger (and noisier) than the dragonfly on which it was modeled. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=447819 | 523,792 |
1,410,184 | In his exploration of the Heavens, Lewis works to explain much of the basics of medieval cosmology. He begins by explaining the phenomenon of "kindly enclyning": everything returns to the place from which it is drawn. Lewis goes on to answer the question that may arise in response to "kindly enclyning" and that is: "[D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12634101 | 1,409,392 |
1,010,619 | The development of DNA amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) opened up new approaches to forensic DNA testing, allowing automation, greatly increased sensitivity, and a move to alternative marker systems. The most commonly used markers are now variable microsatellites, also known as short tandem repeats ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=44292 | 1,010,098 |
51,070 | As they evolved from lunged fish, amphibians had to make certain adaptations for living on land, including the need to develop new means of locomotion. In the water, the sideways thrusts of their tails had propelled them forward, but on land, quite different mechanisms were required. Their vertebral columns, limbs, lim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=621 | 51,050 |
70,778 | The Zn-world theory has been filled out with evidence for the ionic constitution of the interior of the first proto-cells. In 1926, the Canadian biochemist Archibald Macallum noted the resemblance of body fluids such as blood and lymph to seawater; however, the inorganic composition of all cells differ from that of mod... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19179706 | 70,751 |
1,564,079 | Visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) is a key behavioural test for evaluating hearing in young children. First introduced by Liden and Kankkunen in 1969, VRA is a good indicator of how responsive a child is to sound and speech and whether the child is developing awareness to sound as expected. Performed by an audiolog... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=44417235 | 1,563,192 |
1,139,801 | Upon entrance into the plant cell, the virus coat protein disassembles and releases its RNA genome. The viral RNA serves as mRNA, and although little is known about the translation thereof, it is believed that the 5’ non-coding region functions as an enhancer of translation. The translated mRNA results in a polyprotein... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12386405 | 1,139,208 |
1,284,821 | Nanogels that respond to various stimuli including changes in pH and temperature or the presence of redox and light cues have proven to be useful tools for drug delivery. One such responsive nanogel was designed to switch from a surface negative charge to a surface positive charge upon exposure to decrease in pH once i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=21729741 | 1,284,122 |
1,480,025 | Johnson offers a two-year full-time MBA program, which consists of one semester of mandatory courses (core), one semester in immersion, and an optional second-year concentration. Unlike other MBA programs whose mandatory courses occupy the entire first year, Johnson utilizes an intense first-semester core model, allowi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1670629 | 1,479,191 |
322,690 | Dvořák displayed his musical gifts at an early age, being an apt violin student from age six. The first public performances of his works were in Prague in 1872 and, with special success, in 1873, when he was 31 years old. Seeking recognition beyond the Prague area, he submitted a score of his First Symphony to a prize ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=76572 | 322,518 |
1,243,114 | Holographic optical element (HOE) is an optical component (mirror, lens, directional diffuser, etc.) that produces holographic images using principles of diffraction. HOE is most commonly used in transparent displays, 3D imaging, and certain scanning technologies. The shape and structure of the HOE is dependent on the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=32062928 | 1,242,441 |
1,789,740 | Neutron irradiation embrittlement limits the service life of reactor-pressure vessels (RPV) in nuclear power plants due to the degradation of reactor materials. In order to perform at high efficiency and safely contain coolant water at temperatures around 290ºC and pressures of ~7 MPa (for boiling water reactors) to 14... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=55071594 | 1,788,734 |
315,175 | When the United States joined World War I in April 1917, students from Nebraska's extensive Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program were called into service. NU's ROTC was led by John J. Pershing during his time as a professor of military science and tactics in the 1890s; during World War I, Pershing commanded ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=323058 | 315,006 |
733,794 | In a 2012 study, email requests were sent to meet to professors in doctoral programs at the top 260 U.S. universities. It was impossible to determine whether any particular individual in this study was exhibiting discrimination, since each participant only viewed a request from one potential graduate student. However, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36487460 | 733,407 |
1,462,736 | The abstraction of atomicity in transactional memory requires a hardware mechanism to detect conflicts and undo any changes made to shared data. Hardware transactional memory systems may comprise modifications in processors, cache and bus protocol to support transactions. Speculative values in a transaction must be buf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4006429 | 1,461,913 |
683,258 | The Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer 1 (SSPH 1) Primus is a self-propelled artillery unit armed with a 155 mm howitzer jointly developed by the SAF, Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and ST Kinetics. Primus provides the range, firepower and accuracy of the artillery while keeping its weight below 30 tons an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=6309961 | 682,902 |
1,240,748 | Advances in technology have allowed scientists and anthropologists to utilize statistical programs in order to estimate ancestry of a skull by taking measurements of various craniometric points. CRANID is a statistical program that is used when the source of a cranium is of unknown origin. Cranial measurements are take... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=11131663 | 1,240,077 |
1,127,735 | Simonds was a great believer in "esprit de corps" as a way of motivating soldiers to fight, and he quite consciously sought to build on the history and traditions of the Canadian Army to provide men serving in the Army with a reason to feel pride in their regiments, and hence a willingness to fight for their regimental... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3110164 | 1,127,157 |
509,204 | Unlike some examples of other forms of media like books, art and photography, and film, which antedate the mid-20th century and which can be preserved in a variety of formats that are not prohibited by more-recent intellectual property (IP) laws, video games typically require specialized and/or proprietary computer har... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=53537897 | 508,940 |
316,065 | Upon Abrams' return from Korea, he served as Chief of Staff of the Armor Center, Fort Knox (1954–56). He was promoted to brigadier general and appointed deputy chief of staff for reserve components at the Pentagon (1956–59). He was assistant division commander of 3rd Armored Division (1959–60) and then commanded the di... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=418311 | 315,896 |
1,448,169 | The 90-Day Study estimated SEI's long-term cost at approximately 500 billion dollars spread over 20 to 30 years. According to Steve Dick, NASA Chief Historian, the National Academy of Sciences largely concurred with the NASA study, but White House and Congressional reaction to the NASA plan was hostile, primarily due t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10574626 | 1,447,353 |
1,758,221 | Kacar's research encompasses the origins of life, early evolution, life in the universe and how the molecular mechanisms of evolution can be understood. She currently leads a NASA Astrobiology Center in molecular paleobiology to understand alien planets and ancient life. She is the first Turkish woman and the youngest ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=56984614 | 1,757,228 |
1,813,417 | Standard bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), like EIM, also employs a weak, high frequency electric current to measure characteristics of the human body. In standard BIA, unlike EIM, electric current is passed between electrodes placed on the hands and feet, and the impedance characteristics of the entire current p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23802163 | 1,812,383 |
1,799,129 | The lingering symptoms of neuropathy associated with cerebral beriberi are known as Korsakoff's syndrome, or the chronic phase of Wernicke-Korsakoff's. Wernicke encephalopathy is characterized by ocular abnormalities, ataxia of gait, a global state of confusion, and neuropathy. The state of confusion associated with We... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=34730803 | 1,798,120 |
718,678 | Zhang was born in China in 1981 and given the name 锋 (which means "point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard"). Both of his parents were computer programmers in China. At age 11, he moved to Iowa with his mother (his father was not able to join them for several years). He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School and Ce... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41754342 | 718,298 |
1,871,603 | Mycena aurantiomarginata, commonly known as the golden-edge bonnet, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. First formally described in 1803, it was given its current name in 1872. Widely distributed, it is common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in North Africa, Central America,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30043612 | 1,870,526 |
230,744 | Tsiolkovsky studied the mechanics of lighter-than-air powered flying machines. He first proposed the idea of an all-metal dirigible and built a model of it. The first printed work on the airship was "A Controllable Metallic Balloon" (1892), in which he gave the scientific and technical rationale for the design of an ai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17087 | 230,626 |
2,055,174 | Buildings for academic, cultural and non-profit institutions are the mainstays of Rose's practice, along with private homes that have been described as warm, modernist spaces that are "sculptural and lyrical." Orleans House and the New York penthouse Rose completed in 2010 for violinist Joshua Bell are two examples. Ro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=33250458 | 2,053,991 |
581,940 | In Fred Whipple's 1948 scenario, a smoke cloud about 60,000 AU in diameter and with 1 solar mass () contracted and produced the Sun. It had a negligible angular momentum, thus accounting for the Sun's similar property. This smoke cloud captured a smaller one with a large angular momentum. The collapse time for the larg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17052696 | 581,642 |
55,633 | In April 2015, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) released a report concluding that the next-generation U.S. Air Force fighter should be larger and more resembling a bomber than a small, maneuverable traditional fighter. It analyzed over 1,450 air-to-air engagements since 1965 and found that long... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23636690 | 55,610 |
1,855,088 | Meyerowitz did his undergraduate work at Columbia University (A.B. in biology, 1973), where he worked part-time in the laboratory of Cyrus Levinthal on combined microscopic and computational methods for tracing axons and dendritic trees in the nervous systems of fish. His graduate work was in the Department of Biology ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4454199 | 1,854,022 |
1,045,214 | The FAA traditionally shared critical information using a variety of technologies, including radio, telephone, Internet, and dedicated connections. However, the agency leveraged new information management technologies to improve information delivery and content. In 2007, the FAA established the SWIM program to implemen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12942905 | 1,044,669 |
1,037,573 | With the ever changing world of technology, there are plenty of new developments in physical education with new and improved technology. As an APE teacher it is crucial to stay up to date with the new technology. It is important to learn and implement the new technology to better help their students succeed in physical... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5089299 | 1,037,032 |
755,083 | Leclerc could not pinpoint the Saharianas, so he tasked the LRDG with hunting them down and robbing the defenders of their mobile reserve. Unfortunately for the LRDG, a radio intercept unit at Kufra picked up their radio traffic and they were spotted from the air. The defenders had been on their guard since Murzuk. G p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=376965 | 754,680 |
913,995 | A soft, silvery-white radioactive metal, actinium reacts rapidly with oxygen and moisture in air forming a white coating of actinium oxide that prevents further oxidation. As with most lanthanides and many actinides, actinium assumes oxidation state +3 in nearly all its chemical compounds. Actinium is found only in tra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=899 | 913,516 |
9,723 | Within six minutes, "Sōryū" and "Kaga" were ablaze from stem to stern, as fires spread through the ships. "Akagi", having been struck by only one bomb, took longer to burn, but the resulting fires quickly expanded and soon proved impossible to extinguish; she too was eventually consumed by flames and had to be abandone... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=60112 | 9,719 |
159,193 | Weeks later, Amadeus meets NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, who invites him to a charity game. During the game, the stadium is attacked by robot dragons. Amadeus manages to destroy one of them but the others escape, ultimately taking Arch-E hostage. While attempting to call for reinforcements, Amadeus is approached by... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9945333 | 159,111 |
1,315,850 | Motorola offered a 1970s-era system based on the United States Coast Guard LORAN maritime navigation system. The LORAN system was intended for ships but signal levels on the US east- and west-coast areas were adequate for use with receivers in automobiles. The system may have been marketed under the Motorola model name... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=369646 | 1,315,125 |
24,705 | Linear electron transport through a photosystem will leave the reaction center of that photosystem oxidized. Elevating another electron will first require re-reduction of the reaction center. The excited electrons lost from the reaction center (P700) of photosystem I are replaced by transfer from plastocyanin, whose el... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24544 | 24,696 |
1,668,411 | Direct-fired rotary desorbers have been used extensively over the years for petroleum contaminated soils and soils contaminated with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act hazardous wastes as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. A 1992 paper on treating petroleum contaminated soils estimated th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3291871 | 1,667,472 |
744,762 | Zooxanthellae are a type of dinoflagellate that live within the cytoplasm of many marine invertebrates. Members of the phylum Dinoflagellata, they are a round micro-algae that are share a symbiotic relationship with their host. They are also part of the genus Symbiodinium and Kingdom Alveolata. These organisms are phyt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=399912 | 744,368 |
750,700 | "A. africanus", unlike most other primates, seems to have exploited C4 foods such as grasses, seeds, rhizomes, underground storage organs, or potentially creatures higher up on the food chain. Nonetheless, the species had a highly variable diet, making it a generalist. It may have eaten lower quality, harder foods, suc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1627000 | 750,302 |
2,201,406 | It has been claimed by the Government that this program has been launched to increase employability of graduates thus reducing the high graduate unemployment in state universities. 10,000 students have been earmarked for the first group of training starting May 22, 2011, and a second group of 12,000 is set to follow on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=31850580 | 2,200,153 |
2,051,512 | In 2017, Moghaddam was the co-founder and president of the start-up Thermal View Monitoring. The group designed an image guidance system that uses radio frequency waves to provide physicians with real-time, 3-dimensional temperature maps to identify cancers for destruction with ablation therapy. For their entrepreneurs... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=63576090 | 2,050,331 |
62,856 | Priority in initial M1 Abrams unit allotments was given to Active Army armored units in Europe. The Army National Guard's armored assets were key strategic elements, approximated at 3,000 tanks, and were important for reinforcing Active Army units in Europe in case of conflict. (This was particularly critical to the AR... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=470028 | 62,831 |
390,525 | On 11 March 2000 a Chinese Long March 4 CBERS-1 upper stage exploded in orbit, creating a debris cloud. A Russian Briz-M booster stage exploded in orbit over South Australia on 19 February 2007. Launched on 28 February 2006 carrying an Arabsat-4A communications satellite, it malfunctioned before it could use up its pro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=266344 | 390,330 |
149,891 | Film critics appreciated the first season of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" because it attracted the attention of "an audience beyond the children's market with crisp animation and layered storytelling." On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, critical consensus for the first season reads, "A brilliant blend of magic, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=14562722 | 149,823 |
198,190 | According to these results, it appears the genus "Equus" evolved from a "Dinohippus"-like ancestor ~4–7 mya. It rapidly spread into the Old World and there diversified into the various species of asses and zebras. A North American lineage of the subgenus "E. (Equus)" evolved into the New World stilt-legged horse (NWSLH... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10490785 | 198,088 |
509,649 | Within the field of developmental biology, one goal is to understand how a particular cell develops into a final cell type, known as fate determination. Within an embryo, several processes play out at the cellular and tissue level to create an organism. These processes include cell proliferation, differentiation, cellu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=8285473 | 509,385 |
510,747 | Birds have been especially successful at living at high altitudes. In general, birds have physiological features that are advantageous for high-altitude flight. The respiratory system of birds moves oxygen across the pulmonary surface during both inhalation and exhalation, making it more efficient than that of mammals.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=32625124 | 510,482 |
1,979,417 | Historically, there were three main morphological criteria used to separate genera in the Verrucariaceae: spore septation (the degree of partitioning by septa); the structure of the thallus; and the presence or absence of algae in the spore-bearing tissue, the hymenium. However, even before the advent of molecular phyl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=21348884 | 1,978,279 |
1,688,462 | EPR tried to set up a paradox to question the range of true application of quantum mechanics: Quantum theory predicts that both values cannot be known for a particle, and yet the EPR thought experiment purports to show that they must all have determinate values. The EPR paper says: "We are thus forced to conclude that ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10296 | 1,687,516 |
1,627,199 | The US Naval Postgraduate School Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS) in Monterey, California operates a highly modified Cessna 337-O2 Skymaster OPV called Pelican. The OPV provides a low-risk, low-cost test and evaluation alternative to a Predator UAV. The Pelican has also provided U... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27140432 | 1,626,281 |
1,724,910 | One study reported a specimen found in Mexico with a length of . Typically, the spore case is broad by tall. The hollow stalk is pale brown to brown, woody, and has a fibrous, scaly, or even woolly surface. The mature gleba, which is eventually exposed when the peridial cap is shed, has a rust-brown color. The cap may ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=22211080 | 1,723,939 |
425,092 | As in all forms of necrotic cell death, cells undergoing necroptosis rupture and leak their contents into the intercellular space. Unlike in necrosis, permeabilization of the cell membrane during necroptosis is tightly regulated. While many of these mechanisms and components of the pathway are still being uncovered, th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=37431639 | 424,884 |
1,899,123 | The PCP protein has been identified in dinoflagellate genomes in at least two forms, a homodimeric form composed of two 15-kD monomers, and a monomeric form of around 32kD believed to have evolved from the homodimeric form via gene duplication. The monomeric form consists of two pseudosymmetrical eight-helix domains in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=52153973 | 1,898,039 |
1,249,947 | Following the success of the modern hard disk, there is much current interest in future magnetic data storage and using spin waves for things such as 'magnonic' logic and data storage. Similarly, spintronics looks to utilize the inherent spin degree of freedom to complement the already successful charge property of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30530797 | 1,249,271 |
1,536,812 | The Ames process was used on August 3, 1942, by a group of chemists led by Frank Spedding and Harley Wilhelm at the Ames Laboratory as part of the Manhattan Project. It is a type of thermite-based purification, which was patented in 1895 by German chemist Hans Goldschmidt. Development of the Ames process came at a time... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12009413 | 1,535,944 |
1,025,502 | At the beginning of the 21st century, biological sciences converged with previously differentiated new and classic disciplines like Physics into research fields like Biophysics. Advances were made in analytical chemistry and physics instrumentation including improved sensors, optics, tracers, instrumentation, signal pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=322460 | 1,024,969 |
824,409 | In 2018, the largest battery storage power station was the Australian Hornsdale Power Reserve, adjacent to the Hornsdale wind farm, built by Tesla. Its 100 MW output capacity is contractually divided into two sections: 70 MW running for 10 minutes and 30 MW with a 3-hour capacity. Samsung 21–70-size cells are used. The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=49336757 | 823,966 |
493,236 | In contrast to modern cranes, medieval cranes and hoists - much like their counterparts in Greece and Rome - were primarily capable of a vertical lift, and not used to move loads for a considerable distance horizontally as well. Accordingly, lifting work was organized at the workplace in a different way than today. In ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24864939 | 492,981 |
1,970,643 | Many of the biogeochemical processes in the bathypelagic region are dependent upon the input of organic matter from the overlying epipelagic and mesopelagic zones. This organic material, sometimes called marine snow, sinks in the water column or is transported within downward convected water masses such as the Thermoha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=565536 | 1,969,509 |
1,615,399 | Homocysteine, a sulfur based amino acid is the main product of methionine demethylation. Elevated homocysteine is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and inversely correlated to consumed vitamin B12/B6 and folate levels. Homocysteine methylation to methionine is catalyzed by MTR, resulting in appropri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=14755762 | 1,614,492 |
788,623 | From 1891 through 1915, the school provided the equivalent of a high school education, with vocational training and teacher preparation for segregated public schools. In 1915, it became the West Virginia Collegiate Institute and began to offer college degrees. In 1919, John Warren Davis became president of the institut... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1245250 | 788,199 |
1,965,838 | USRC "Unalga", a cutter built for the Revenue Cutter Service by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation, was authorized June 1911 and launched on 10 February 1912. After leaving the shipyard in convoy with USRC "Apache", she arrived at Baltimore, Maryland, 27 April and was placed in commission by the Reve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=42183952 | 1,964,709 |
1,486,296 | Using mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures he prepared a novel molecular information ratchet that employs a mechanism reminiscent of Maxwell's demon (although it requires an energy input and so does not challenge the second law of thermodynamics). He has developed a rotaxane based photoactive molecular swit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12100770 | 1,485,458 |
1,177,733 | The projector could be controlled by a console where an individual presenter would provide specific talks or lectures. By the mid-1970s, automation features were added, which led to the creation of prerecorded shows. Most visitors to the facility would have seen an automated 40- to 45-minute audio/visual show on a part... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3464536 | 1,177,110 |
263,309 | Recent studies have been conducted on a large number of genes, homologous chromosomes or autosomes (all chromosomes except chromosomes X and Y). A 2009 study was able to genetically identify individuals with full or partial Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. In August 2012, Dr. Harry Ostrer in his book "Legacy: A Genetic Histo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26118437 | 263,170 |
791,334 | The most common side effects are infection, suppression of the bone marrow (decreasing numbers of leukocytes, erythrocytes, and thrombocytes), headache, hemorrhage (bleeding), pleural effusion (fluid around the lungs), dyspnea (difficulty breathing), diarrhea, vomiting, nausea (feeling sick), abdominal pain (belly ache... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=6068028 | 790,909 |
37,977 | "H. erectus" had a more modern gait and body proportions, and was the first human species to have exhibited a flat face, prominent nose, and possibly sparse body hair coverage. Though brain size certainly exceeds that of ancestor species, capacity varied widely depending on the population. In earlier populations, brain... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19554533 | 37,964 |
736,543 | Around June 1752, Franklin reportedly performed his famous kite experiment. The kite experiment was repeated by Romas, who drew from a metallic string sparks long, and by Cavallo, who made many important observations on atmospheric electricity. Lemonnier (1752) also reproduced Franklin's experiment with an aerial, but ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2222635 | 736,155 |
2,137,612 | The D/V Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) sailed on IODP Expedition 343 from the port of Shimizu, Shizuoka on April 1, 2012, within 13 months after the earthquake. Chikyu is the only research vessel with the capabilities for the necessary drilling in very deep water ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=44223073 | 2,136,382 |
1,596,612 | Mass spectrometry is one analytical method used to determine the mass and chemical makeup of peptides. Ancestral sequence reconstruction takes place through the collection and alignment of homologous amino acid sequences. These sequences must bear a sufficient amount of diversity to contain phylogenetic signals that re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=56920215 | 1,595,713 |
1,591,279 | Georgetown opened the season with eight straight victories, the first time the Hoyas had opened a season 5-0 or better since 2003. The third game, at Ball State, had been scheduled as a rematch between John Thompson III and his younger brother, Ball State head coach and former Georgetown player Ronny Thompson, whose te... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=14518554 | 1,590,384 |
1,271,326 | In the early 1980s, many manufacturers were beginning to produce polyphonic synthesizers. The VCO designs of the time still left something to be desired in terms of tuning stability. Whilst this was an issue for monophonic synthesizers, the limited number of oscillators (typically 3 or fewer) meant that keeping instrum... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=232321 | 1,270,635 |
423,184 | The field of EAPs is far from mature, which leaves several issues that still need to be worked on. The performance and long-term stability of the EAP should be improved by designing a water impermeable surface. This will prevent the evaporation of water contained in the EAP, and also reduce the potential loss of the po... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1490017 | 422,977 |
2,555 | Williams began her 2017 season at the ASB Classic, winning her opening match against local wildcard Jade Lewis before withdrawing due to a right arm pain. Seeded 13th at the Australian Open, Williams defeated Kateryna Kozlova, qualifier Stefanie Vögele, Duan Yingying and qualifier Mona Barthel in the opening four round... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=167378 | 2,555 |
679,910 | She was discouraged by Allen Whipple, the chairman of surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, from continuing her career as a surgeon because he had seen many women attempt to be successful surgeons and ultimately fail. He instead encouraged her to practice anesthesiology because he felt that advancements in a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=250256 | 679,556 |
1,293,588 | The phases of the clean Bose–Hubbard model can be described using a mean-field Hamiltonian:formula_28where formula_29 is the lattice co-ordination number. This can be obtained from the full Bose–Hubbard Hamiltonian by setting formula_30 where formula_31, neglecting terms quadratic in formula_32 (assumedly infinitesimal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4656507 | 1,292,877 |
118,851 | In 2010, Robert Dull, John Southon, and colleagues presented evidence suggesting a link between the Tierra Blanca Joven (TBJ) eruption of the Ilopango caldera in central El Salvador and the 536 event. Although earlier published radiocarbon evidence suggested a two-sigma age range of 408–536, which is consistent with th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=242424 | 118,804 |
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