diffusion

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For many years, biology textbooks have described protein movement inside cells as a largely random process called diffusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Previously, scientists believed actin mainly reached this region by random diffusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The two themes also dovetail neatly with the AI diffusion into the defense industries.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“The light in the sky is actually bouncing off the clouds, so the clouds are a diffusion rather than a straight-up hard light source.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Continental differences in axis orientation affected the diffusion not only of food production but also of other technologies and inventions.

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