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Nanoindentation hardness and modulus of Al2O3-SiO2-CaO and MnO-SiO2-FeO inclusions in iron

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Dataset corresponding to the following manuscript: Slagter, A., Setyadji, J.A., Vogt, E.L. et al. Nanoindentation Hardness and Modulus of Al2O3–SiO2–CaO and MnO–SiO2–FeO Inclusions in Iron. Metall Mater Trans A (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-024-0 ...

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SPIE2025

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Modern neuroscience research is generating increasingly large datasets, from recording thousands of neurons over long timescales to behavioral recordings of animals spanning weeks, months, or even years. Despite a great variety in recording setups and expe ...

EPFL2024

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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2025

Dataset for '3D printing of customizable transient bioelectronics and sensors'

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This data set contains the data collected during the FNS project Green Piezo (Grant no. 179064) in association with the recent publication entitled “3D printing of customizable transient bioelectronics and sensors”. This work aims to study and demonstrate ...

Zenodo2024

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Elsevier BV2025