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Déterminisme technologique

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The goal of these review papers is to summarize the recent advances in the metallurgy of aluminium alloys and from this analysis, to try to outline future developments in this field. Part I deals with the transformation of aluminium alloys from the liquid ...

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From closed testaments to books: Virtual X-ray Reading as an alternate digitization technology for fragile documents

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This study analyzes the effect of different external technology sourcing modes on the creation of radical innovation in companies. Moreover, since prior research has indicated that exploration consists of looking beyond both organizational and technologica ...

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Low firing temperature thick-film piezoresistive composites : properties and conduction mechanism

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