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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?

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.

It's a form of fascism.

Which it is. Violence begets violence. If you help legitimizing a system (wrongly called "democracy") where a majority can grab money from the minorities, then do not be surprised if these minorities plot together to grab back some of what they've lost. If you support a system based on the...

Every level of assistance is acceptable, as long as it is voluntary. Forced assistance (sounds like an oxymoron in my ears) is never acceptable. Why? Because economic goods (education, homes, jobs, health care, etc.) do not exist in the state of nature. They require effort and creativity to...

A right to economic goods entails a duty for others to supply those goods. This is a form of slavery.