conduction
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This result directly contradicts the Wiedemann-Franz law, a well-established principle that states heat and electrical conduction in metals should be proportional.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Excitons form inside semiconductors when electrons absorb energy and jump from their resting state in the valence band to a higher energy state in the conduction band.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
She’s not surprised that axon beads could affect signal conduction and calls the finding a “compelling” discovery that adds to the mechanisms that make the brain so adaptable.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024
Watanabe’s team modeled this interplay mathematically and also recorded the speed of signal conduction in real mouse neurons with different degrees of pearling.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024
At the beginning of this century, for example, it was thought that everything could be explained in terms of the properties of continuous matter, such as elasticity and heat conduction.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing conduction
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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