1. Constraining the mass-dependent Ti isotope composition of the chondritic reservoir – An inter-laboratory comparison study 

   Anguelova M.; Vilela N.; Kommescher S.; et al. (2024)

   Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

   Titanium isotopes are a promising tracer for planetary differentiation processes. The application of this tracer is, however, currently hampered by the lack of a robust estimate for the chondritic reservoir. Here, we conducted an inter-comparison Ti isotope study of three laboratories with the aim of providing an accurate and precise estimate for the chondritic reservoir. While previous estimates may suffer from heterogeneities on the ...

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2. Slab design combining interlocking blocks with a structural sheet 

   Ronen M.A.; Feldfogel S.; Viner N.; et al. (2024)

   Structures

   The construction of structural slabs is one of the more complex, costly, time consuming, and hazardous processes in constructing buildings. This is mainly due to the on-site formwork placement, reinforcement arrangement, and concrete pouring — all required for commonplace slab designs. In theory, industrialization-ready slab designs pose a promising path towards overcoming these challenges. However, designs that can deliver on this promise ...

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3. Reconstructing the Evolution of Foreland Fold-And-Thrust Belts Using U-Pb Calcite Dating: An Integrated Case-Study From the Easternmost Jura Mountains (Switzerland) 

   Madritsch H.; Looser N.; Schneeberger R.; et al. (2024)

   Tectonics

   This case-study from the Jura Mountains in the foreland of the European Alps demonstrates how the coupling of subsurface analysis and U-Pb carbonate dating can provide absolute timing constraints and shortening rate estimates of fold-and-thrust belts. It is confirmed that the initial Late Cenozoic foreland deformation driving the formation of the easternmost Jura Mountains in Switzerland was predominately thin-skinned with contractional ...

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4. Pricing carbon in a multi-sector economy with social discounting 

   Kalsbach O.; Rausch S. (2024)

   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

   Economists tend to view a uniform emissions price as the most cost-effective approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This paper scrutinizes the assumptions in general equilibrium which underlie the established view that uniform emissions pricing is optimal, focusing on economies where society values the well-being of future generations more than private actors. When social and private discount rates differ, we show that a uniform ...

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5. Observing quantum many-body scars in random quantum circuits 

   Andrade B.; Bhattacharya U.; Chhajlany R.W.; et al. (2024)

   Physical Review A

   The Schwinger model describes quantum electrodynamics in 1+1 dimensions, it is a prototype for quantum chromodynamics, and its lattice version allows for a quantum link model description that can be simulated using modern quantum devices. In this work, we devise quantum simulations to investigate the dynamics of this model in its low-dimensional form, where the gauge field degrees of freedom are described by spin-12 operators. We apply ...

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