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Unveiling molecular structure and nanomechanics of peptide nanotubes using high-resolution AFM

Physics World

Though his expertise now contributes to industrial development of SPM technology as of 2018, his work continues to inspire and influence academic ventures in this field. Vladimir has currently published more than 40 scientific papers, including several in Nature.

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EFSA Panel Concludes That Titanium Dioxide Cannot Be Considered Safe as a Food Additive

Nanotech

According to EFSA, the Panel applied for the first time the 2018 EFSA Scientific Committee guidance on nanotechnology to the safety assessment of food additives. After oral ingestion, the absorption of titanium dioxide particles is low, however they can accumulate in the body.” less than 100 nanometres) to which consumers may be exposed.”

2018 76
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Lichens Slow to Return After Wildfire

Science & Climate

To test how lichens recolonized in chaparral systems after fire, the scientists in 2018 sampled lichen communities at two UC Davis natural reserves — Quail Ridge and nearby Stebbins Cold Canyon in Napa and Solano counties. If we lose these lichens, we’re losing a lot of the actual biodiversity that’s there.”. Not lichen’ frequent fire.

2018 52
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How Does Applied Microeconomic Research Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation?

Environmental and Urban Economics

& Zhao, Daxuan, 2018. " Kahn, 2017. Will Climate Change Cause Enormous Social Costs for Poor Asian Cities? ," Asian Development Review , MIT Press, vol. 34(2), pages 229-248, September. Kahn, Matthew E. The impact of climate change skepticism on adaptation in a market economy ," Research in Economics , Elsevier, vol. 72(2), pages 251-262.

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AI and particle physics: a powerful partnership

Physics World

My own graduate research “Muon/pion separation using convolutional neural networks for the MicroBooNE charged current inclusive cross section measurement” ( DOI: 10.2172/1437290 ), published in 2018, also featured CNNs. Over the last three decades, the particle-physics community has welcomed AI with open arms.

2016 106
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Guest commentary: A ground-breaking judgment in Germany

Law Columbia

The IPCC Special Report of 2018 is not saying that the 1.5C Assuming that this is more than lip-service paid to the Paris Agreement and the IPCC’s 2018 Special Report, Global Warming of 1.5 threshold must not be passed. Last but not least: the precautionary principle requires that potentially colossal damage be averted.

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Is Highway 413 dead, or just on snooze?

Enviromental Defense

It’s even died once before, only to be raised from the dead in 2018 by Premier Ford’s government. Local communities along its path of destruction have fought it for many months (and in some cases, years) with municipal resolutions opposing it, petitions, and thousands of calls and emails.