Sentences with phrase «properties of any given material»

It is in this process of making, of endeavouring to fully understand the properties of any given material, that the meaning is developed.

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The structures of some nanomaterials bend and change shape when given an electrical jolt, so that a material's properties can be altered at the flip of a switch — it can change color, for example, or become transparent.

There is neither any unknowable material or mental substances to which the experienceable properties of things belong and which give absolute self - identity through time, nor any enduring essences of...

The interstitium represents the arena for these relations — physical relations make up the physical fields of the interstitium while physical relata make up the particulate (material) properties of the subsocieties that give rise to the interstitium and its fields.

Dr Ross Forgan, from the University of Glasgow's School of Chemistry said: «The Royal Society - EPSRC support has given a huge boost to my research group in its early stages, allowing us to investigate the unusual biomimetic properties of synthetic porous materials that have huge implications for the way we carry out catalytic reactions.

The hearing will give the public an opportunity to express opinions on Destiny's application for $ 5.08 million in property tax exemptions, spread over 12 years, and $ 1.76 million worth of exemptions from sales taxes on construction materials.

By harnessing the properties of thermal inertia — the ability of materials to store heat and give it off slowly — an «Enertia» house maintains a relatively fixed and comfortable temperature throughout the warmer day (when solar heat is collected and stored) and cooler night (when the wood walls give off heat to keep things toasty as the mercury dips).

The study, involving researchers from UCL, Imperial College London and Dalian University of Technology (China) and published today in Science, shows how the new paint made from coated titanium dioxide nanoparticles can give a wide - range of materials self - cleaning properties, even during and after immersion in oil and following damage to the surface.

Quantum effects give rise to some of the most useful and promising properties of materials: they define standard units of measurement, give rise to superconductivity, and describe quantum computers.

Given the simple reaction chemistry of MBE, the researchers are convinced that the effect observed is generally valid and thus applicable to all materials possessing similar properties to those of gallium oxide.

«Instead of imagining an emergent theoretical description to model the behavior of a nature - given material and validating it indirectly, we engineer materials of desired emergent properties that can be visualized directly.»

Measuring this property could give scientists a better understanding of the strange material.

«The polymer matrix absorbs light in the UV domain, stabilizes the nanosheets and gives the material the properties of the polymer, while at the same time maintaining the remarkable optoelectronic properties of the nanosheets.»

This particular spatial configuration alters the refractive properties of the new materials, and in ways that give rise to novel effects.

There are many ways of studying the atomic bonds and molecular interactions that give materials their strength and other fundamental properties.

This pore structure gives the material a totally unique way of interacting with the environment leading to a number of properties important for application of the material.

The improved understanding gives researchers new insight about the basic properties of silica and other materials, and could ultimately lead to improved models of planetary formation and composition and new approaches for designing future materials with improved functionality, such as strength.

It would provide a more limited property right that would reward the discoverers of genetic materials that could be used in the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and medicines — but not give them a monopoly on their use.

The materials community is interested in using the team's tool as part of an integrated computational materials engineering approach to design structural components — which could help optimize materials properties and reduce uncertainty for given applications.

Scientists simply input two parameters into the equation: separation distance, and certain material properties of each object — namely, the maximum amount of electric current that can build up in a given material.

What's more, the approach they developed gives scientists a completely new and direct way to study a wide range of «emergent» materials whose surprising properties emerge from the collective behavior of fundamental particles, such as electrons.

By ricocheting neutrons off the atoms of yttrium manganite (YMnO3) heated to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers have discovered the atomic mechanisms that give the unusual material its rare electromagnetic properties.

«Graphite and diamonds are both made entirely of carbon, but the atoms are arranged differently in each material, giving them distinct properties such as hardness, flexibility and electrical conduction,» Bongiorno said.

A team of scientists from across the U.S. has found a new way to create molecular interconnections that can give a certain class of materials exciting new properties, including improving their ability to catalyze chemical reactions or harvest energy from light.

For efficacious disease management, the amounts of therapeutic genetic material entering target cells must be precisely controlled in accordance with properties exhibited by a given disease.

From the macroscopic standpoint, superconductivity is a property of certain materials that, when cooled below a given temperature, conduct electricity without any energy loss — i.e., with zero electrical resistance.

The Materials Project, a Google - like database of material properties aimed at accelerating innovation, has released an enormous trove of data to the public, giving scientists working on fuel cells, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, and a host of other advanced materials a powerful tool to explore new researchMaterials Project, a Google - like database of material properties aimed at accelerating innovation, has released an enormous trove of data to the public, giving scientists working on fuel cells, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, and a host of other advanced materials a powerful tool to explore new researchmaterials a powerful tool to explore new research avenues.

«Though the original discovery wasn't by design, we've done a great deal of basic research in trying to figure out the molecular structure of these materials, what gives them these properties and how we can use this information to develop other, similar materials.»

Many of his performers are conscripted into military service, and his equipment and possessions are declared government property, though the state fails to maintain it properly, or even to give him access to the material to fix it himself.

Materials with different properties have been used in different areas of the coupe's construction, giving strength, rigidity and light weight in appropriate measure — in essence, «the right material for the right job.»

Homeowners insurance quotes and rates are largely determined by risk, and insurance providers are happy to give discounts to those who lower the risk of property damage by installing a monitored alarm system, install fire safety equipment, or use certain building materials like metal roofing that holds up well and reduces the threat of fire.

The work of thieves has delayed construction of an expansion of the Anthony House for about a week.Much of the muscle and materials behind the partially completed addition had been donated, but someone else decided to take rather than give - at a cost of $ 4,000 to the homeless shelter.Someone cut through a fence around the shelter property in the early hours of Oct. 21 and stole two air compressors and a power generator from the work site, said shelter director Herb Aguirresaenz.The thief must have had help.

The studio options among the members of the sport's inventive workforce, and it plans to give attention to triple - A titles by way of new mental properties in addition to «different leisure content material.»

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Process artists, including Robert Morris, Lynda Benglis, and Eva Hesse, gave precedence to the means by which art was made, and the properties of the materials they selected.

It isn't the aesthetic, technical, or material properties of a piece that give it value — it is the artist's will.

Following the properties of vector graphics, the tracings can only take material form through display, and can be destroyed and remade in a different size, giving the option of multiple different presentations.

A renowned figure in structural and avant - garde film, Snow produces work that distills the material elements and structural properties of a given medium.

No, folding a sheet of a material into a new shape does not give the material new atomic properties.

Given this history, Bloomberg's announcement last August that it would acquire BNA — with its highly regarded collection of materials covering labor and employment, tax and accounting, intellectual property, banking and securities, human resources, environmental law, health care and more — promised to narrow that gap in secondary resources.

Homeowners insurance quotes and rates are largely determined by risk, and insurance providers are happy to give discounts to those who lower the risk of property damage by installing a monitored alarm system, install fire safety equipment, or use certain building materials like metal roofing that holds up well and reduces the threat of fire.

I'll conclude by giving the appropriate credit for my quoted material regarding the benefits of registering a Trademark: Intellectual Property Office, Government of Canada!

After reviewing the governing Code of Ethics, Justice Epstein wrote, «In my opinion, in the circumstances of this case, given the requirements set out in the Code and the fact that Ms. Weddell had reason to doubt the veracity of the Scherbaks» representations about the house, the authorities that indicate that a real estate agent's duty to his or her client includes a duty to investigate material information about the property, are applicable.