propagation
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"We designed our experimental setup so that differences introduced by the different colors and propagation directions didn't influence the photons' polarization," said Li.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
By combining material flow analysis with a multilayer shock propagation model, researchers found that risks often originate in upstream parts of the supply chain but become most severe at key refining and manufacturing bottlenecks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
The mathematical model they built to explain this behaviour wasn't new; it was the same one used to describe the spread of a forest fire or the propagation of an electrical signal through heart tissue.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Centuries of human intervention - selective breeding and propagation - have made the genetic background of many commercial orchids a "disaster", according to leading Dutch orchid breeding firm Floricultura.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
This one battle to patent radioactive salt threatened to extinguish all this goodwill, slowing down the propagation of the cyclotron if not halting it altogether.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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