conduction
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The material displayed a flat electronic band, meaning that the range of electron energies associated with electrical conduction changed very little.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
That allowed the heat carrying vibrations to travel farther through the material, much like easing congestion on a busy highway, leading to much more efficient heat conduction in the direction of the electric field.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Excitons form inside semiconductors when electrons absorb energy and jump from their resting state in the valence band to a higher energy state in the conduction band.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
She’s not surprised that axon beads could affect signal conduction and calls the finding a “compelling” discovery that adds to the mechanisms that make the brain so adaptable.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
Roughly, he estimated that “neural conduction time” was around one hundred meters per second.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Mr. Morris tended to use very little written music in his conductions, working from scraps.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2013
After 20, he had become an internationally admired creative force, presenting conductions at concert halls worldwide and maintaining regular workshops and performances at the East Village spaces Nublu, Lucky Cheng’s and the Stone.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2013
Though the bulk of his conductions were with those trained in jazz or new music, many different kinds of performers could take part, as long as they had learned his method.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2013
Nothing in his past life, nothing in his conductions, nothing in his expensiture, nothing to find fault with.
From Light by Fitzwater Wray
"Indeed, then, you're right, ma'am," put in nurse, who happened to be in the room, adding, with a pointed glance at me, "I wonder what the dear lady would 'a' said to this day's conductions!"
From We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses by Barbara Yechton
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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