membrane
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His design costs roughly £74 and involves about ten components, from the printed pieces that the liquid flows through, to a membrane, gaskets, electrodes and current collectors.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Over the next two weeks, dozens of workers from Ukrainian emergency services faced freezing winds as they battled to put out the fire that spread through the membrane between the roof and the ceiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Using carefully controlled pressure, researchers pushed liquid whey through a fine membrane and achieved more than twice the typical concentration of alpha-lactalbumin, a protein that is highly valued in infant formula production.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
A membrane forms around unwanted material, and recognition proteins help guide enzymes that break down old or damaged components.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
The sail heals like a membrane, until all that remains is a faint scar where the tear had been, a slightly deeper beige than the rest of the canvas sail.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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During ferroptosis, oxidation damages critical molecules, particularly the fatty molecules that make up cell membranes, eventually causing the cells to break down.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Our membranes show almost ten times better separation performance compared to existing technologies, while remaining flexible, stable, and scalable," he said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
"Highly selective membranes such as these can lower energy use while maintaining the stringent standards required in pharmaceutical production."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
At the center of the discovery is phosphatidylcholine, one of the most abundant lipids found in biological membranes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Furthermore, fats are very widely distributed in the organs and tissues of the whole body, even being constituents of cell membranes.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Life Science: Cell Biology
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function
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