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  Vladimir Baulin

  

  UK's research evaluation system pushes academics to churn out lower-quality research, new study shows

  phys.org - Queen Mary

  The UK Government's research evaluation system encourages a higher quantity and lower quality of work from academics, according to a paper published …

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  Vladimir Baulin

  

  Packing and emergence of the ordering of rods in a spherical monolayer

  rsc.org - Dharanish Rajendra

  Soft Matter, 2022, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D2SM00799A, PaperDharanish Rajendra, Jaydeep Mandal, Yashodhan Hatwalne, Prabal K. Maiti Spatially …

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  Vladimir Baulin

  

  Directly visualizing the cooperative adsorption of a string-like molecule onto a solid with double-stranded DNA

  phys.org - Thamarasee Jeewandara

  Macromolecules in diverse phases can adsorb onto natural systems, composite materials, and thin-film devices. In a new report now published in Science …

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  Vladimir Baulin

  

  Particles from everyday wall paints can harm living organisms, but a novel membrane shows high filtering effects

  phys.org - Christian Wißler

  Dispersion paints are mostly used in households for painting walls and ceilings. An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Bayreuth …

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  Vladimir Baulin

  

  Researchers boost sensitivity and speed of Raman microscopy technique

  phys.org - Optica

  Researchers have developed a label-free and non-invasive Raman spectroscopy approach that can acquire microscopic images of biological samples and …

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  Vladimir Baulin

  

  Stretched skin cells divide without DNA replication

  nature.com - Aki Stubb, Sara A. Wickström

  Analysis of zebrafish larvae reveals that epithelial cells in their skin undergo tension-driven division without DNA replication. This allows rapid …