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The Groupe de Recherche en Homéopathie Binaurale Empirique was created from a desire to open up a new area of research in binaural beats, a sonic phenomena produced within the brain. When two slightly different tonalities are experienced separately by each ear, the mind synthesizes the two tracks. For Média Médiums, we have invited different artists to experiment with our machines and prepared colored sounds (white noises, pink noise, etc.). During the exhibition a set up for group listening allows for both a comfortable and intense experience of these phenomena. A number of experimental sessions are planned with different artists, each based on a different color of sound. Between each session, the set up will broadcast the previous session's research.
Le Groupe de Recherche en Homéopathie Binaurale Empirique est né de notre volonté d'investir le champ de la recherche en sons binauraux. Le battement binaural est un phénomène sonore apparent, c'est à dire qu'il est produit par le cerveau, lorsque deux tonalités de fréquences légèrement différentes sont entendues séparément par chaque oreille. Le cerveau opère une synthèse, un mélange entre ces deux tonalités dont résulte le battement ou son binaural. A l'occasion de Média Médiums, nous invitons des artistes à s'emparer des outils de la recherche binaurale et de ceux des sons colorés, afin d'en expérimenter la plasticité avec le public. Nous déploierons, sur toute la durée de l'exposition, un dispositif d'écoute collective au sein duquel les volontaires pourront s'installer confortablement et faire l'expérience de ces phénomènes. Des sessions d'expérimentation seront organisées avec des artistes différents, chacune basée sur une couleur de son. Entre chaque session, le dispositif diffusera l'état figé des recherches précédentes.
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Crédits photo. Rachel Van de Meerssche, Labex Arts H2H
Coming from a science background, I often wonder why nature has produced such beauty all around us. After all, it is neither necessary for a flower to be beautiful to attract a bee nor is beauty required for a plant to synthesize food from the sun's rays.
Is such beauty the result of random acts spanning billions of years of earth history?
Have a great weekend, my friends!!!
On 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees hosted a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. The event synthesized sector and ILRI learning and helped frame future livestock research for development directions. The liveSTOCK Exchange also celebrated the leadership and contributions of Dr. Carlos Seré as ILRI Director General (photo credit: ILRI/Zerihun Sewunet).
You pretty much can't fail once your building architecturalizes a screaming face. I think this is Corb's way of synthesizing various parts of a church, chiefly the tower and the gargoyle.
This is probably as good a place as any to mention that Ronchamp effectively ended my having "Drivin' On Nine" stuck in my head (due to our visit to the euphonius Weil Am Rhein), replacing it with a variant of the Pixies' "Oh My Golly" in which "Rosa, woah oh ohhhh Rosa, HUH HUH!" is replaced with "Ronchamp, woah oh ohhhh Ronchamp, HUH HUH!" Hristina was the only one who had any notion of what I was talking about, but Jackie, convinced that I had "written a Ronchamp song" kept trying to get me to perform it over the bus microphone, to no avail.
Modern Stand-up Comedy Styles and Influences
A friend of mine has a great potential to be a stand-up comedian. She has a high comedic sensibility and is a natural storyteller. This feature is rare, even among most performers. I created this list as a way to explore some favorite comedians and to try and synthesize our conversation on stand-up comedy styles. Like painters comedians are not 100% a certain style. In fact they follow style very loosely. This list is not a way to pigeon hole them as one trick. All great comedians, like painters, use all of the great tricks.
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A seminal figure in the history of the Delta blues, Robert Johnson (1911-1938) synthesized the music of Delta blues pioneers such as Son House with outside traditions. He in turn influenced artists such as Muddy Waters and Elmore James. Johnson's compositions, notable for their poetic qualities, include the standards "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Dust My Broom." Johnson's mysterious life and early death continue to fascinate modern fans. He is thought to be buried in this graveyard.
There were three rumored cemeteries and no one was completely sure which one was the right one and the only clue offered by his death certificate was that he was buried at "Zion Baptist Church."
This cemetery is now recognized as the most probable final resting spot of the blues legend, based on her testimony and the relative vicinity to the residence at the Star of the West Plantation where Johnson died.
A seminal figure in the history of the Delta blues, Robert Johnson (1911-1938) synthesized the music of Delta blues pioneers such as Son House with outside traditions. He in turn influenced artists such as Muddy Waters and Elmore James. Johnson's compositions, notable for their poetic qualities, include the standards "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Dust My Broom." Johnson's mysterious life and early death continue to fascinate modern fans. He is thought to be buried in this graveyard.
There were three rumored cemeteries and no one was completely sure which one was the right one and the only clue offered by his death certificate was that he was buried at "Zion Baptist Church."
This cemetery is now recognized as the most probable final resting spot of the blues legend, based on her testimony and the relative vicinity to the residence at the Star of the West Plantation where Johnson died.
Bang.
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Object Compression
2011
We define ourselves through the objects we own. Using fire as a catalyst, Object Compression (OBCO) is a service that synthesizes the most valuable aspects of one’s objects, compressing them into a single essential item. The project challenges consumer culture, planned obsolescence and what is worth inheriting.
Flo of the Rogue Bindis tribal style belly dance group dances at the Tricklock Theater Group's Reptilian Lounge variety show in Albuquerque, New Mexico.USA
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For Zahrah Alghamdi, material and memory are inextricably intertwined. Many of her works involve large accumulations of material that seemingly layer the histories and cultures of the places from which they come. When Alghamdi, who grew up in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, visited Palm Springs, she was struck by the connection between the desert landscapes and architectures. For Desert X, she has created a sculpture that echoes and synthesizes the traditionally built forms from her country with the architectural organization she found in the Coachella Valley. The result takes the form of a monolithic wall comprised of stacked forms impregnated with cements, soils, and dyes specific to each region. It expresses a highly individualized language corresponding to feelings, emotions, and memories associated with place and time.
Zahrah Alghamdi (Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia, 1977) explores memory and history through traditional architecture in both medium and assemblage. Her laborious and meticulous process involves assembling particles of earth, clay, rocks, leather, and water. Her medium and process draw on the notion of “embodied memory” to translate and delineate themes of cultural identity, memory, and loss. Alghamdi represented Saudi Arabia in the 2019 Venice Biennale and participated in Desert X AlUla 2020.
ESPAÑOL
Para Zahrah Alghamdi, el material y la memoria están estrechamente entrelazados. Muchas de sus obras condensan grandes cúmulos de material cual si fuesen estratos superpuestos de historias y culturas de los sitios de donde provienen. Alghamdi creció en Al Bahah, en la región suroeste de Arabia Saudita, y cuando visitó Palm Springs quedó impresionada por la conexión entre los paisajes y las arquitecturas del desierto. Para Desert X, creó una escultura que sintetiza y hace eco a las formas de construcción tradicionales de su país con la organización arquitectónica que encontró en el Valle de Coachella. El resultado toma la forma de un muro monolítico compuesto por elementos apilados, impregnados de cemento, tierra y tinturas específicas de los procesos de edificación de cada región; expresando un lenguaje sumamente personal que atañe a sentimientos, emociones y recuerdos asociados a un lugar y a un tiempo.
Zahrah Alghamdi explora memoria e historia a través de la arquitectura tradicional como medio y montaje. Su trabajo y meticulosos procesos comprenden el ensamblaje de partículas de tierra, arcilla, rocas, cuero y agua. La noción de “memoria encarnada” sirve como base de producción y prácticas para traducir y delinear temas de identidad cultural, memoria y pérdida. Alghamdi representó a Arabia Saudita en la Bienal de Venecia 2019 y participó en Desert X AlUla 2020.
What Lies Behind the Walls
33.964250, -116.484250
Pierson Boulevard between Foxdale Drive and Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs
On view from sunrise to sunset
Generous support is provided by Ba’a Foundation.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 3, 2016) -- Army scientists are on the trail of new high-performing energetic materials.
Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently synthesized a new material called bis-isoxazole tetranitrate, or BITN, with potential applications in propulsion and lethality.
"BITN has a strong potential for improving insensitive munitions characteristics for gun and rocket propellants" said Dr. Jesse J. Sabatini, team leader of the Energetics Synthesis Team within ARL's Weapons and Materials Research Directorate.
Read more:
For Zahrah Alghamdi, material and memory are inextricably intertwined. Many of her works involve large accumulations of material that seemingly layer the histories and cultures of the places from which they come. When Alghamdi, who grew up in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, visited Palm Springs, she was struck by the connection between the desert landscapes and architectures. For Desert X, she has created a sculpture that echoes and synthesizes the traditionally built forms from her country with the architectural organization she found in the Coachella Valley. The result takes the form of a monolithic wall comprised of stacked forms impregnated with cements, soils, and dyes specific to each region. It expresses a highly individualized language corresponding to feelings, emotions, and memories associated with place and time.
Zahrah Alghamdi (Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia, 1977) explores memory and history through traditional architecture in both medium and assemblage. Her laborious and meticulous process involves assembling particles of earth, clay, rocks, leather, and water. Her medium and process draw on the notion of “embodied memory” to translate and delineate themes of cultural identity, memory, and loss. Alghamdi represented Saudi Arabia in the 2019 Venice Biennale and participated in Desert X AlUla 2020.
ESPAÑOL
Para Zahrah Alghamdi, el material y la memoria están estrechamente entrelazados. Muchas de sus obras condensan grandes cúmulos de material cual si fuesen estratos superpuestos de historias y culturas de los sitios de donde provienen. Alghamdi creció en Al Bahah, en la región suroeste de Arabia Saudita, y cuando visitó Palm Springs quedó impresionada por la conexión entre los paisajes y las arquitecturas del desierto. Para Desert X, creó una escultura que sintetiza y hace eco a las formas de construcción tradicionales de su país con la organización arquitectónica que encontró en el Valle de Coachella. El resultado toma la forma de un muro monolítico compuesto por elementos apilados, impregnados de cemento, tierra y tinturas específicas de los procesos de edificación de cada región; expresando un lenguaje sumamente personal que atañe a sentimientos, emociones y recuerdos asociados a un lugar y a un tiempo.
Zahrah Alghamdi explora memoria e historia a través de la arquitectura tradicional como medio y montaje. Su trabajo y meticulosos procesos comprenden el ensamblaje de partículas de tierra, arcilla, rocas, cuero y agua. La noción de “memoria encarnada” sirve como base de producción y prácticas para traducir y delinear temas de identidad cultural, memoria y pérdida. Alghamdi representó a Arabia Saudita en la Bienal de Venecia 2019 y participó en Desert X AlUla 2020.
What Lies Behind the Walls
33.964250, -116.484250
Pierson Boulevard between Foxdale Drive and Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs
On view from sunrise to sunset
Generous support is provided by Ba’a Foundation.
Cannabinoids 101: What Makes Cannabis Medicine
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Friday, December 12, 2014
5th Ave at 89th Street
New York City
Guests enjoyed an after-hours private viewing of current exhibitions, including ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s–60s. After the general public left for the day, the museum’s landmark building filled with the sounds of a live performance by Ben Vida, featuring new compositions of Santeria-inspired rhythms transformed into synthesized music.
Photos: Christine Butler
To learn more or become a member, visit www.guggenheim.org/membership.
Lahore, August 28, 2018: At an event held today, USAID’s Punjab Youth Workforce Development (PYWD) project presented its recently published Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Skills Gap Analysis Report — the most up-to-date account of current and future employment trends in four districts of Southern Punjab. The report synthesizes the findings of 7 studies/reports produced on skills gaps in the country, highlighting their relevance in today’s context, and bringing to light future job opportunities. The report also calls attention to newly emerging sectors in Multan, Bahawalpur, Lodhran and Muzaffargarh, including hospitality and healthcare. Present at the event were representatives from the private sector, vocational training providers including Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), and donors supporting youth capacity-building initiatives in Pakistan.
Speaking at the event, USAID Deputy Mission Director Clay Epperson remarked, “This Skills Gap Analysis Report provides insight into the hiring trends of the market while understanding the needs of the job seekers. Through the PYWD Project, USAID is helping Pakistan maximize job creation in the productive sectors.”
The event provided a platform for TVET sector public-private stakeholders, including Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Punjab Skills Development Fund, TEVTA, PVTC, and Akhuwat, to discuss the findings of the Skills Gap Analysis and propose the best ways to increase youth employment in Pakistan.
During the seminar, USAID’s PYWD project and Allied Solar Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide self-employment opportunities for graduating students in solar panel installation.
USAID’s PYWD Project is providing skills-based training programs for 10,000 youth, including 35 percent females, between the ages of 16 and 29 in the southern Punjab districts of Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffargarh. The three-year program complements the Government of Punjab’s policy to provide skill development opportunities for youth. In addition to contributing to Punjab’s overall economic growth, the project also fosters socially constructive attitudes among youth for increased stability and improved livelihoods.
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the text of the wedding was actually really nice. it was a brief program (brevity is elegance in my view) but managed to touch on several themes that rang true to me as elizabeth feelings. apparently her and zhenya spoke for a relatively short time with iva (i may be misspelling that - my apologies!) about what they wanted but that she very quickly understood and synthesized what they believed in.
Geeta Chandran (Delhi) - Bharatnatyam - 20 October 2010 (Wednesday)
Geeta Chandran has been trained by eminent Bharatanatyam gurus, including Smt Swarna Saraswathy and Guru KN Dakshinamurthi Pillai. She has ably synthesized her eclectic training to present unique dance presentations in which she skilfully weaves abstract notions of joy, beauty, values, aspiration, myth and spirituality. Celebrated for her composite understanding of Bharatanatyam, Geeta is also an accomplished Carnatic vocalist. She is known for her work in television, film and theatre as also in dance education, activism and journalism. She is the founder-president of Natya Vriksha where she teaches and promotes Bharatanatyam. She is also the artistic director of the Natya Vriksha Dance Company, which has travelled all over the world with its superb dance presentations. Geeta has received many prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Padma Shri.
Presentation
In Revision, her presentation for the evening, Geeta Chandran and her Natya Vriksha Dance Company present a selection of classical numbers from the Bharatanatyam repertoire. It is suffused with the dancer’s focus on choreographic processes of intent, content and context. The intent is to celebrate the pristine classicism of Bharatanatyam. Through her Thanjavur bani, Geeta uses the adavu as the basis of her revision. This basic unit of Bharatanatyam is cast and recast in prismatic formations. The content remains the classical. The traditional Mallari, Alarippu, Padam and Tillana form the basis of Geeta’s revision. The context is what’s been altered. Since a solo dance is transformed into a group experience, the inter-body connections create new contexts for movement. There is also the context of the space in which the pieces are being performed. The grandeur of the dance has been re-contextualized for the Purana Qila monument.
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This is a fast model for the environment.
Easy, low polygonal.
Original dimensition/world size.
1 texture map 2048 layered PSD
Antenna, glass, back plate - individual elements.
Dr. Kevin Burgess' research lab in chemistry
Glove box
This graduate student is handling air sensitive catalysts in a glove box. The catalysts are being used to synthesize complex compounds, especially ones of medicinal interest. They are being developed in the labs of Dr. Kevin Burgess, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Texas A&M University. Dr. Burgess is the Rachel Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. His research interests focus on peptidomimetics for mimicking or disrupting protein-protein interactions, development of asymmetric organometallics catalysts for syntheses of valuable chirons, and fluorescent dyes for applications in biotechnology.
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The image demonstrates a catalyst-free synthesis of ZnO nanostructures using platinum microheaters under ambient environmental conditions. Different formations of ZnO nanostructures such us cluster-like, needle-like and hexagonal nanowires are synthesized from the oxidization of Zn thin film by local heating. The size of the microheater is approximately 100 * 50 micron and the microheater can generate around 350 °C by 25 applied voltages.
San Francisco County: Clay Street Railroad Co., San Francisco, 1873
In 1873, Andrew Hallidie, front left, combined his father’s wire rope invention with a simple clamping mechanism, which led to the invention of the first passenger-bearing cable car in the world.
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Clay Street Hill Railroad Co., San Francisco, 1873
Andrew Hallidie, sitting on the left end of the front bench, was a failed miner, bridge architect, and self-taught engineer. He synthesized his father's wire rope invention with a simple clamping mechanism in 1873 to invent the first passenger-bearing cable car.
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EASTERN TERMINUS OF CLAY STREET HILL RAILROAD, 1873
The Clay Street Hill Railroad Company, the first cable railroad system in the world, was invented and installed by Andrew S. Hallidie. It started operation on August 1, 1873 and ceased on February 15, 1942.
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The Clay Street Hill R. R. Co run by Hallidie was boasted to be the first cable car line in the world, 1873
For Zahrah Alghamdi, material and memory are inextricably intertwined. Many of her works involve large accumulations of material that seemingly layer the histories and cultures of the places from which they come. When Alghamdi, who grew up in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, visited Palm Springs, she was struck by the connection between the desert landscapes and architectures. For Desert X, she has created a sculpture that echoes and synthesizes the traditionally built forms from her country with the architectural organization she found in the Coachella Valley. The result takes the form of a monolithic wall comprised of stacked forms impregnated with cements, soils, and dyes specific to each region. It expresses a highly individualized language corresponding to feelings, emotions, and memories associated with place and time.
Zahrah Alghamdi (Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia, 1977) explores memory and history through traditional architecture in both medium and assemblage. Her laborious and meticulous process involves assembling particles of earth, clay, rocks, leather, and water. Her medium and process draw on the notion of “embodied memory” to translate and delineate themes of cultural identity, memory, and loss. Alghamdi represented Saudi Arabia in the 2019 Venice Biennale and participated in Desert X AlUla 2020.
ESPAÑOL
Para Zahrah Alghamdi, el material y la memoria están estrechamente entrelazados. Muchas de sus obras condensan grandes cúmulos de material cual si fuesen estratos superpuestos de historias y culturas de los sitios de donde provienen. Alghamdi creció en Al Bahah, en la región suroeste de Arabia Saudita, y cuando visitó Palm Springs quedó impresionada por la conexión entre los paisajes y las arquitecturas del desierto. Para Desert X, creó una escultura que sintetiza y hace eco a las formas de construcción tradicionales de su país con la organización arquitectónica que encontró en el Valle de Coachella. El resultado toma la forma de un muro monolítico compuesto por elementos apilados, impregnados de cemento, tierra y tinturas específicas de los procesos de edificación de cada región; expresando un lenguaje sumamente personal que atañe a sentimientos, emociones y recuerdos asociados a un lugar y a un tiempo.
Zahrah Alghamdi explora memoria e historia a través de la arquitectura tradicional como medio y montaje. Su trabajo y meticulosos procesos comprenden el ensamblaje de partículas de tierra, arcilla, rocas, cuero y agua. La noción de “memoria encarnada” sirve como base de producción y prácticas para traducir y delinear temas de identidad cultural, memoria y pérdida. Alghamdi representó a Arabia Saudita en la Bienal de Venecia 2019 y participó en Desert X AlUla 2020.
What Lies Behind the Walls
33.964250, -116.484250
Pierson Boulevard between Foxdale Drive and Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs
On view from sunrise to sunset
Generous support is provided by Ba’a Foundation.
This is a PCR cloning vector. Vectors like these are designed to take advantage of some quirks of DNA replication via PCR. PCR products are usually synthesized with extra A overhangs that are then used to bind the DNA into these weird "PCR Cloning Vectors" - otherwise, PCR pieces are nearly impossible to clone.
After gel purifiying the DNA, it is mixed with linear vector and ligated to the two ends. When this works successfully, you get a clone!
From here, the DNA is enzymatically cleaved out of the cloning vector and pasted into the final vector of choice.
This is not just any aspirin, this is aspirin synthesized from Salicylic acid and Acetic anhydride by yours truly!! :D
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 3, 2016) -- Army scientists are on the trail of new high-performing energetic materials.
Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently synthesized a new material called bis-isoxazole tetranitrate, or BITN, with potential applications in propulsion and lethality.
"BITN has a strong potential for improving insensitive munitions characteristics for gun and rocket propellants" said Dr. Jesse J. Sabatini, team leader of the Energetics Synthesis Team within ARL's Weapons and Materials Research Directorate.
Read more:
"A bronze tree supported on a pottery base, the money tree is designated after the coins strung on its branches. It was a popular item for tomb furnishing in Sichuan during the Han dynast period. Like the holy trees from Sanxingdui, money trees were symbolic objects intended to aid communication with the gods. The birds on the holy trees were seen as spirits, while those perched on the money tees were red birds believed to stand for the sun and its brilliance. The coins on the trees usually radiate rays of light suggesting that the original significance of the coin shape derived from the sun. The tree base synthesizes celestial mountains such as the Kunlun, Lingshan, and Yushan. Both the Sanxingdui holy trees and the money trees were syntheses of inspired trees and inspired mountains; they were perceived to have the efficacy of sustaining the connection between heaven and earth and the communication between humankind and gods. The winged immortals depicted on the money tees undoubtedly originated in local shamanistic tradition. The form of the money tree derived from the holy trees at Sanxingdui".
Attention is the highest form of prayer.
~ Nicholas Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche (6 August 1638 – 13 October 1715) was a French Oratorian and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesize the thought of St. Augustine and Descartes, in order to demonstrate the active role of God in every aspect of the world. Malebranche is best known for his doctrines of Vision in God and Occasionalism.
Nicolas Malebranche was born in Paris in 1638, the youngest child of Nicolas Malebranche, secretary to King Louis XIII of France, and Catherine de Lauzon, sister of a Jean de Lauson, Governor of New France. Because of a malformed spine, Malebranche received his elementary education from a private tutor. He left home at the age of sixteen to pursue a course of philosophy at the Collège de la Marche, and subsequently to study theology at the Collège de Sorbonne, both colleges from the University of Paris. He eventually left the Sorbonne, having rejected scholasticism, and entered the Oratory in 1660. There, he devoted himself to ecclesiastical history, linguistics, the Bible, and the works of Saint Augustine. Malebranche was ordained a priest in 1664.
In 1664, Malebranche first read Descartes' Treatise on Man, an account of the physiology of the human body. Malebranche’s biographer, Father Yves André reported that Malebranche was moved by Descartes’ book because it allowed him to view the natural world without Aristotelian scholasticism. Malebranche spent the next decade studying the Cartesian system.
In 1674-75, Malebranche published the two volumes of his first and most extensive philosophical work. Entitled Concerning the Search after Truth. In which is treated the nature of the human mind and the use that must be made of it to avoid error in the sciences, the book laid the foundation for Malebranche’s philosophical reputation and ideas. It dealt with the causes of human error and on how to avoid such mistakes.
The arrays of nickel nanowires have been produced by electrodeposition of nickel into the pores of porous alumina membranes. The membrane has been resolved by chemical etching and free standing nanowires perpendicular to a substrate have been obtained. Due to their ferromagnetic properties, the nanowires have possible applications in high density magnetic recording media. The picture shows a top view of the nickel nanowire array.
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Image Details
Instrument used: Nova Family
Magnification: 80000
Horizontal Field Width: 3.73 mikrometer
Vacuum: 3e-5
Voltage: 5 kV
Spot: 2
Working Distance: 5.0 mm
Detector: TLD