polarization
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By changing the light's polarization, the researchers can control which direction the nanorobot faces.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
It’s not a silver bullet that cures polarization, settles complicated policy debates or ensures that everyone gets along.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Scientists can rotate that electron beam by adjusting the polarization of the two phase-coherent optical fields.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
But we share a conviction that in an age of loneliness, polarization and technological disruption, America needs more spaces where people can show up as whole human beings and practice citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Given Walt’s need to exert control and Chris’s extravagantly independent nature, polarization was inevitable.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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Due to their different polarizations, each standing wave attracted and corralled one of two groups of atoms, depending on their spin.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
“It may create a divide between the transitional government and the public. We are looking for a decent discussion based on the interests of Sudan without any polarizations or accusations.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2020
Before being measured, the photons’ polarizations are in a superposition of being both horizontal and vertical.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2020
To double the time shift, they simply leave their polarizations alone.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2017
The arrangement of the rooms in which polarizations are performed has an important bearing upon the accuracy of the results obtained.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
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