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emission

[ih-mish-uhn] / ɪˈmɪʃ ən /


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Because the total emission rate stays the same, this effect has gone unnoticed until now.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Last week, it was announced that the firm is due to receive orders for more than 100 zero emission vehicles through a Scottish government scheme.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Using detailed electromagnetic simulations, the researchers designed cavities that support a dipolar resonance aligned with the main emission feature of WS2, known as the A-exciton.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Simulations indicated no significant enhancement at the excitation wavelength, and experiments using different pump wavelengths consistently produced the strongest emission at the same cavity depth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

General relativity predicts that heavy objects that are moving will cause the emission of gravitational waves, ripples in the curvature of space that travel at the speed of light.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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