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The Unpredictability of Electrostatic Charging by Lacks, Daniel J.

“…Capricious charges: The electrostatic charging that occurs when two surfaces come into contact is familiar to everyone, and has been known for millennia…”
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A Plasma-Water Droplet Reactor for Process-Intensified, Continuous Nitrogen Fixation at Atmospheric Pressure by Toth, Joseph R, Abuyazid, Nabiel H, Lacks, Daniel J, Renner, Julie N, Sankaran, R. Mohan

“…Current industrial production of ammonia via the Haber–Bosch process has a massive carbon footprint because the hydrogen gas feedstock comes from the…”
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Charge segregation depends on particle size in triboelectrically charged granular materials by Forward, Keith M, Lacks, Daniel J, Sankaran, R Mohan

“…Experiments are carried out to examine triboelectric charging in granular systems composed of particles that are chemically identical but differ in size. A…”
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Iron isotope fractionation at the core–mantle boundary by thermodiffusion by Lesher, Charles E., Dannberg, Juliane, Barfod, Gry H., Bennett, Neil R., Glessner, Justin J. G., Lacks, Daniel J., Brenan, James M.

“…The D” layer at the base of the Earth’s mantle exhibits anomalous seismic properties, which are attributed to heat loss from and chemical interaction with the…”
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Electrostatic forces alter particle size distributions in atmospheric dust by Toth III, Joseph R, Rajupet, Siddharth, Squire, Henry, Volbers, Blaire, Zhou, Jùn, Xie, Li, Sankaran, R. Mohan, Lacks, Daniel J

“…Large amounts of dust are lofted into the atmosphere from arid regions of the world before being transported up to thousands of kilometers. This atmospheric…”
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Energy landscape picture of overaging and rejuvenation in a sheared glass by LACKS, Daniel J, OSBORNE, Mark J

“…Molecular simulations and an energy landscape analysis are used to investigate the effects of shear on aging in a glass. Shear beyond the yield point is shown…”
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A life of its own: The tenuous connection between Thales of Miletus and the study of electrostatic charging by Iversen, Paul, Lacks, Daniel J.

“…Thales of Miletus, a Presocratic Greek Philosopher, is often credited with discovering electrostatic charging and carrying out the first experiments or…”
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Enhanced Triboelectric Charge Stability by Air‐Stable Radicals by Im, Sooik, Frey, Ethan, Lacks, Daniel J., Genzer, Jan, Dickey, Michael D.

“…This paper demonstrates that air‐stable radicals enhance the stability of triboelectric charge on surfaces. While charge on surfaces is often undesirable…”
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Long-standing and unresolved issues in triboelectric charging by Lacks, Daniel J., Shinbrot, Troy

“…Static electrification is among the earliest of the sciences, well known to us all and with widespread and important consequences. Yet, its most basic…”
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Particle-size dependent bipolar charging of Martian regolith simulant by Forward, Keith M., Lacks, Daniel J., Sankaran, R. Mohan

“…The intense dust devils and dust storms on Mars are believed to generate large electrostatic fields that significantly alter geophysical and geochemical…”
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Isotope fractionation by thermal diffusion in silicate melts by Lacks, Daniel J, Goel, Gaurav, Bopp, 4th, Charles J, Van Orman, James A, Lesher, Charles E, Lundstrom, Craig C

“…Isotopes fractionate in thermal gradients, but there is little quantitative understanding of this effect in complex fluids. Here we present results of…”
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Triboelectric Charging of Granular Insulator Mixtures Due Solely to Particle−Particle Interactions by Forward, Keith M, Lacks, Daniel J, Sankaran, R. Mohan

“…Triboelectric charging is widely observed in granular systems, but the physics underlying the phenomenon is not well understood. A critical challenge for…”
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Molecular dynamics investigation of MgO–CaO–SiO2 liquids: Influence of pressure and composition on density and transport properties by Zhang, Liqun, Van Orman, James A, Lacks, Daniel J

“…Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to address the influence of pressure and composition on the properties of liquids in the MgO-CaO-SiO2 system. At…”
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An overview of advances in understanding electrostatic charge buildup in gas-solid fluidized beds by Mehrani, Poupak, Murtomaa, Matti, Lacks, Daniel J.

“…Electrostatic charging of particles in gas-solid fluidized beds often results in operational complications in commercial processes. This paper provides a…”
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Triboelectric charging of lunar regolith simulant by Forward, Keith M., Lacks, Daniel J., Sankaran, R. Mohan

“…We present an experimental investigation of the triboelectric charging behavior of lunar simulant (JSC‐1). Our experimental approach ensures that the JSC‐1…”
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Oxazine Ring-Related Vibrational Modes of Benzoxazine Monomers Using Fully Aromatically Substituted, Deuterated, 15N Isotope Exchanged, and Oxazine-Ring-Substituted Compounds and Theoretical Calculations by Han, Lu, Iguchi, Daniela, Gil, Phwey, Heyl, Tyler R, Sedwick, Victoria M, Arza, Carlos R, Ohashi, Seishi, Lacks, Daniel J, Ishida, Hatsuo

“…Polymerization of benzoxazine resins is indicated by the disappearance of a 960–900 cm–1 band in infrared spectroscopy (IR). Historically, this band was…”
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Experimental and Simulation Investigation of the Nanoscale Charge Diffusion Process on a Dielectric Surface: Effects of Relative Humidity by Bai, Xuejie, Riet, Adriaan, Xu, Song, Lacks, Daniel J, Wang, Haifeng

“…Electrostatic charge generation and diffusion on the nanoscale were studied by atomic force microscopy and Kelvin probe microscopy. The charge diffusion…”
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First-Principles Study of the Charge Distributions in Water Confined between Dissimilar Surfaces and Implications in Regard to Contact Electrification by Fu, Rui, Shen, Xiaozhou, Lacks, Daniel J

“…The role of humidity in contact electrification is complex and multifaceted. With the aim of elucidating this role, we carry out first-principles molecular…”
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Microscale Bipolar Charge Distributions on Surfaces after Liquid Wetting and Evaporation in an Electric Field by Heinert, Carter, Sankaran, R. Mohan, Lacks, Daniel J

“…Studies have shown that when insulator surfaces become electrostatically charged, complex spatial distributions of charge are produced, which are made up of…”
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ab initio study of Mn-based systems for oxidative degradation by Crago, Colin, Zhong, Shifa, Rajupet, Siddharth, Zhang, Huichun, Lacks, Daniel J.

“…Organic contaminants can be removed from water/wastewater by oxidative degradation using oxidants such as manganese oxides and/or aqueous manganese ions. The…”
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