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synthesis

[sin-thuh-sis] / ˈsɪn θə sɪs /


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His research will examine reaction pathways and rates associated with silicate dissolution, repolymerization, carbonation, glass formation, and silicone synthesis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

For Vitamin B-2, which aids cellular metabolism, he devised a synthesis that improved on European methods while avoiding their patents, cutting the price by more than 99%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“It’s the most comfortable synthesis of all the things I do.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The group combines material synthesis, in situ nanomechanical testing, and advanced atomic-scale microstructure analysis to develop metallic materials that are both strong and deformable.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Worse than mud, even: It looks like the sort of primordial goo that could generate new amino acids, which would inevitably combine to initiate protein synthesis and create brand new life forms.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Not only research but also industrial applications in pharmaceutical syntheses and in materials science could all benefit from the results.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024

The papers were reviews and syntheses of research by groups of scientists in several countries around the polar region.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022

“Resynthesizers” is like a Russian nesting doll of thought experiments — a synthesis of syntheses — one that is partly explained by a dense handout flyer printed in tiny sans-serif font.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021

In August, the group debuted a list of the best, most up-to-date evidence syntheses on COVID-19.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 8, 2020

Since Toynbee’s attempt, worldwide syntheses of historical causation have fallen into disfavor among most historians, as posing an apparently intractable problem.

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




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