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synthesis

[sin-thuh-sis] / ˈsɪn θə sɪs /


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Zhang's broader research also covers nanomaterial synthesis, radiation damage in nanostructured materials, the mechanical behavior of nanostructured metals, and functional materials.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

One is synthesis: Whole genomes can already be built to order for simpler organisms, leaving mostly a manufacturing challenge of scale and cost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Mr. Argue applies the same brilliant synthesis of influences and mastery of several musical idioms that has distinguished his own magnificent 18-piece Secret Society ensemble, but here carrying a less urgent, more subdued feel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Scientists have been exploring enzymatic DNA synthesis as a gentler alternative because it uses water and more closely resembles the way living cells naturally build DNA.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

These studies have called attention to parts of the puzzle, but they provide only pieces of the needed broad synthesis that has been missing.

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

Not only research but also industrial applications in pharmaceutical syntheses and in materials science could all benefit from the results.

From Science Daily Jan. 9, 2024

The papers were reviews and syntheses of research by groups of scientists in several countries around the polar region.

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 2022

“Resynthesizers” is like a Russian nesting doll of thought experiments — a synthesis of syntheses — one that is partly explained by a dense handout flyer printed in tiny sans-serif font.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2021

In August, the group debuted a list of the best, most up-to-date evidence syntheses on COVID-19.

From Science Magazine Oct. 8, 2020

Since Toynbee’s attempt, worldwide syntheses of historical causation have fallen into disfavor among most historians, as posing an apparently intractable problem.

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




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