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I am keen to know a) if one can grow plant from a seed in the lab without using conventional soil, fertilizer, sunlight etc., but only using essential ingredients like minerals, water, Co2,...
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Materials lose mechanical properties with constant use and wear and tear. What is it that makes them prone to this and why? (After all, the basic constituents remain the same.) I mean, why will...
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I mean many a times you wish to fully formulate and refine your idea based on input you receive from a wider community as on RG who have many experts ready to contribute and offer valid criticism....
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I am very keen to control transition probability for deexcitation of excited states. Normally there is no control over deexcitation, they compete depending upon population of excited states...
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In the present days of global reach, we find the authorship of a given research paper running in huge numbers. The collaborations range from 3 authors to more than 500 authors. As long as the...
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