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Decending motion of particle and its effect on ozone hole chemistry
Particle descending motion is one possible process which causes ozone loss near the tropopause in the Antarctic spring. However, this particle size distribution has not yet been measured. Particle settling is an important redistribution process of the chemical constituents contained in the particles. To understand particle settling effects on the Ozone Hole, information on the size distribution and the chemical composition of the particles is necessary
Ghost and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends
The Japanese have ambivalent attitudes toward death, deeply rooted in pre-Buddhist traditions. In this scholarly but accessible work, authors Iwasaka and Toelken show that everyday beliefs and customs--particularly death traditions--offer special insight into the living culture of Japan.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/usupress_pubs/1065/thumbnail.jp
Ghost and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends
The Japanese have ambivalent attitudes toward death, deeply rooted in pre-Buddhist traditions. In this scholarly but accessible work, authors Iwasaka and Toelken show that everyday beliefs and customs--particularly death traditions--offer special insight into the living culture of Japan
Magnetic Control of the Light Reflection Anisotropy in a Biogenic Guanine Microcrystal Platelet
Bioinspired but static
optical devices such as lenses, retarders,
and reflectors have had a significant impact on the designs of many
man-made optical technologies. However, while numerous adaptive and
flexible optical mechanisms are found throughout the animal kingdom,
highly desirable biomimetic copies of these remarkable smart systems
remain, in many cases, a distant dream. Many aquatic animals have
evolved highly efficient reflectors based on multilayer stacks of
the crystallized nucleic acid base guanine. With exceptional levels
of spectral and intensity control, these reflectors represent an interesting
design pathway towards controllable micromirror structures. Here we
show that individual guanine crystals, with dimensions of 5 μm
× 20 μm × 70 nm, can be magnetically controlled to
act as individual micromirrors. By applying magnetic fields of 500
mT, the reflectivity of these crystals can be switched off and on
for the change in reflectivity. Overall, the use of guanine represents
a novel design scheme for a highly efficient and controllable synthetic
organic micromirror array
Kosa transport over Japan Sea
金沢大学大学院自然計測応用研究センター場所:東京大学弥生講堂,共催:文部科学省21世紀COE「環日本海域の環境計測と長期・短期変動予測」,大気環境学
Atmospheric Environment in East Asia : Importance of the Japan Sea
金沢大学大学院自然科学研究科Scedule:17-18 March 2003, Vemue: Kanazawa, Japan, Kanazawa Citymonde Hotel, Project Leader : Hayakawa, Kazuichi, Symposium Secretariat: XO kamata, Naoto, Edited by:Kamata, Naoto
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