impurity
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As more and more electrons participate, they collectively surround the impurity and ultimately conceal its magnetism.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
But in a metal containing a magnetic impurity, resistance stops falling when the Kondo temperature is reached.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
The magnetic impurity contains unpaired electrons whose spin gives the atom its magnetism.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Synthetic indigo, commonly used to dye bluejeans, can contain aniline, a manufacturing impurity that can slowly leach from clothing and penetrate skin, says Valenta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Perhaps she’s the impurity in him, the static in his signal that the bullies can sense.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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However, the graphite available in German-controlled territory contained impurities that made it unsuitable for the same purpose.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
That combination of high sensitivity and molecular selectivity could make the technology valuable for detecting impurities that are difficult or expensive to identify using conventional methods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
As freezing begins and the ice forms from outside in, various impurities in the water get pushed towards the centre.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
According to Prof. Schmidt, the new theory provides a versatile way to describe quantum impurities across different spatial dimensions and a wide variety of interactions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
At the Cavendish, gold resisted the disintegration effect, except for a modest result the scientists traced to contamination of the heavier targets by light impurities such as boron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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