diffusion

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Previously, scientists believed actin mainly reached this region by random diffusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

For many years, biology textbooks have described protein movement inside cells as a largely random process called diffusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

“There is a noticeable gap in AI diffusion between the world’s most advanced economies and the developing world,” Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The two themes also dovetail neatly with the AI diffusion into the defense industries.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

These examples, at first so bizarre to us, illustrate well the roles of geography and of diffusion in the history of technology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond