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emission

[ih-mish-uhn] / ɪˈmɪʃ ən /


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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

Because the WS2 layer was continuous across the sample, researchers could directly compare emission from different regions under identical conditions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 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

When the cavity resonance matched the WS2 emission band, the light output increased by about 20 times compared to the least resonant cavity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

If you travel toward the observer at almost the speed of light, you will become enveloped in an eerie chromatic radiance: your usually invisible infrared emission will be shifted to the shorter visible wavelengths.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan