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diffusion

[dih-fyoo-zhuhn] / dɪˈfyu ʒən /


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A team from Cambridge's MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit analyzed MRI diffusion scans from 3,802 individuals ranging from newborns to 90 years old.

From Science Daily

In photochemistry, light energizes the catalyst, and the excited catalyst must encounter another molecule through diffusion in order to pass along an electron.

From Science Daily

Of course, supporting the diffusion of innovative technologies, such as AI, to make the broad swath of firms more efficient matters, too.

From Barron's

Softening the digital image was a diffusion filter mounted behind the lens, an effect the cinematographer suggests “breaks up the highlights and skin tones in a very beautiful way.”

From Los Angeles Times

The new device that can enable a brain-like chip is called the "diffusive memristor" because of the ion motion and the dynamic diffusion that occurs with the use of silver.

From Science Daily