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Cicadas Lifespan: How Long Do Cicadas Live?
One of the most interesting bugs in the insect world, cicadas have a very interesting lifespan and lifecycle. But how long do ...
'In-insect synthesis': Caterpillar factories produce fluorescent nanocarbons
Researchers led by Kenichiro Itami at the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (PRI) / RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource ...
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Worms team up to form tentacles when they want to go places
Thousands of tiny nematode worms can join up to form tentacle-like towers that can straddle large gaps or hitch rides on ...
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Nutrient Cycles Through the Environment
Carbon is essential to all life as it is the main constituent of ... components of the environment is known as the fast carbon cycle. It takes considerably less time for carbon to move through ...
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Synthesis, Life Cycle Assessment, and Polymerization of a Vanillin-Based Spirocyclic Diol toward Polyesters with Increased Glass-Transition Temperature
Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden ...
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Life Estimation of HVDC Cables Under the Time-Varying Electrothermal Stress Associated With Load Cycles
Abstract: In this paper, a new procedure is presented for life estimation of HVDC cables subjected to the time-varying electrothermal stress associated with load cycles and voltage. The electric-field ...