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Why do I only get page numbers on page 2 and not the abstracts? And then it starts over again with page 1 on the first page in the TOC...And then it starts over again on the first page of the first chapger... \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report} \usepackage{epsfig}...

So, the relevance of Shakespeare's quote here is that a body (water droplet) on a slippery (superhydrophobic) surface will "give up" trying to adhere to it?

Hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces that repel water and and reduce the accretion and adhesion of ice.

OK, thanks. Do you think it's a relevant quote?

I'm not sure if I understand the quote :P English is not my native language, and Google translate wasn't really helpful in this case...

Hi, I'm writing a Master's thesis on superhydrophobic surfaces aimed at preventing ice accumulation, and I'm looking for an appropriate quote to include in my introduction. Any suggestions?

Is it correct to say that a water droplet on a surface freezes by heat transfer from the droplet through the water-substrate interface, and a subsequent nucleation process whereby minute particles on the surface (or the surface roughness) acts as nucleation centers? Do you know of a...

Is there a way to calculate the linear change when a piece of MgO is exposed to a stress of 100 MPa?

Homework Statement In a nanocrystalline material the grains grow from d0 = 5nm to d = 10nm over a period of t = 1h. The temperature is 500K and the material constant is k0 = 1/s. Homework Equations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_growth#Ideal_grain_growth The Attempt at a...

Thanks for replying. No, nothing else is given. It is a so-called Failure Assessment Diagram (FAD).

Homework Statement http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5112/ph2b.jpg a) This steel beam has a quadratic cross-section (A=100mm2). The force F is 10 kN. Calculate the stress in the rod and show that this stress does not exceed the yield strength of the...

A lot more than today, as most countries are socialist. As high as possible.

Of course I dont. That would be a violation of other people's rights.

Homework Statement http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8514/unbenannthz.png In this system, a single-span beam is exposed to the following stresses: \sigma_{max}= 255 Mpa at F_{max} = 50 kN and \sigma_{min}= 102 MPa at F_{min} = 20 kN The stress range is accordingly \Delta\sigma = 153 MPa...

I have a constitutional right to ridicule. This right is totally harmless and does not impose any obligation on others. I don’t ask the government to force anybody to provide me a venue to perform this right, like leftists and conservatives do when they assert their right to health care, their...