Topological defects are quasiparticles whose topological nature provides some stability against perturbations. Skyrmions, domain walls, dislocations in crystals, vortices in superconductors and ...

Think your porous wooden spoon is harboring dangerous bacteria? A leading microbiologist explains why wood might actually be safer than plastic—if you follow these rules.

Abstract: Deep learning is a promising method to achieve automatic wood defects detection which is indispensable for wood production; however, such a technique faces challenges caused by poor ...

IN the very interesting Trueman Wood lecture delivered at the Royal Society of Arts on December 10, Sir Oliver Lodge discussed the utilisation of solar radiation, and recommended, as the best method ...

(Image: Bertrand Russell and W.M. Newton, Editor, BBC Talks Department.) The inaugural Reith Lecture was given on 26 December 1948 by Bertrand Russell. In a series of 6 talks Russell spoke on the ...

The design of polymer networks is one of the oldest and most important challenges in chemistry, impacting many of the highest volume chemical industries from rubber to adhesives to biomedical ...

Abstract: Automatic defect detection on wood surface is essential for ensuring product quality. Semantic segmentation methods have shown outstanding performance in wood defect detection. However, it ...

Educational aid Global Medical Physics: A Guide for International Collaboration explores the increasing role of medical physicists in international collaborations. The book comes in paperback, ...