deformation
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"The deformation we detected during the initial analysis of the Cassini mission data could have been compatible with a global ocean, but now we know that isn't the full story."
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Flexoelectricity occurs when bending or deformation in a material produces an electrical response.
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While R tracks expansion or deformation of the molecule and its fragments, A provides insight into fragmentation, including how large or small the resulting pieces are.
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Inside its granite layers, researchers discovered numerous grains of quartz marked by tiny structures known as planar deformation features.
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Through large-scale molecular dynamics simulations, they watched how atoms reorganized during deformation and heating.
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