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28-Nov-2025
 

What happens to creams and drugs in space? COLIS studies the behaviour of soft matter in weightlessness

Politecnico di Milano
Business Announcement
28-Nov-2025
 

Hybrid onboard model of high-flow dual variable cycle engine based on deep reinforcement learning

SciOpen
Peer-Reviewed Publication
28-Nov-2025
 

The 2026 Mohn prize will be announced at Arctic Futures Symposium

UiT The Arctic University of Norway