General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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Quarks are fundamental particles that respond to the strong force. The strong force is one of the four fundamental forces, and dominates in strength over the other three forces—electromagnetic, weak, ...

Radiation-curable inks and coatings

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Radiation-curable inks and coatings, also known as energy-curable inks and coatings, are based on reactive acrylate chemistry. They can be applied by any standard printing process and then cured ...

Voltage stability

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In recent years, voltage instability of large electric power systems has caused costly blackouts. Worldwide, voltage instability and collapse have caused major blackouts in France (1978), Belgium ...

Stimuli-responsive polymers

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Materials that are capable of responding to internal or external stimuli, such as temperature, pH, ionic strength, concentration gradients, electric field, and light, have been of interest for a ...

Integrated electric propulsion

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Many ship types experience a wide variation in propulsion power demand during normal operating conditions. These variable load demands are coupled with small percentages of operating time when full ...

Hurricane-related pollution

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Soil on which municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste has been deposited by storms, particularly hurricanes, can adversely affect local and regional water, air, and soil quality. Soil pollution ...

Olfaction

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One of the chemical senses, specifically the sense of smell. Olfaction registers chemical information in organisms ranging from insects to humans, including marine organisms. For terrestrial ...