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What is a material more easily cut than shattered? [closed]
I'm currently developing a sci-fi concept for animation which partially involves a typical "the earth has been overrun by XYZ" scenario.
One of the ideas for XYZ we're thinking of is a species of ...
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Single-molecule magnet with electrically-controlled permeability: How does the Titan Shield from Deus Ex work?
In a recent installment of Deus Ex game series there is an augmentation called "Titan Shield" (it has nothing to do with $\ce{Ti}$ element):
A neodymium skin underlay matrix built of nano-...
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What physical/chemical reasons could have caused Dorian Gray's picture to degrade?
In the novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde, Gray locks away a portrait of his in the attic for 18 years and over that time the picture degrades to an almost unrecognisable version of its ...
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Is it realistic to have a natural oxygen source in a cave?
Is it realistic to have a natural oxygen source in a cave? I am writing a story, about people who live underground in a land that is freezing outside. Heat is taken care of by geothermally heated ...
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