twiller n.— «Recently, a handful of creators (present company included) have scrapped pen and paper for mobile phone and keypad, and started texting their novels—in real time, just a few characters at a time. Our medium is Twitter, a...
beach nourishment n.— «Depositing sediment onto a beach and bulldozing it into place—a practice called beach nourishment—has become one of the more controversial functions of the Corps” Civil Works Directorate. Besides building...
Mottness n.— «Understanding the detailed mechanism for how quantum traffic jams (technically referred to as “Mottness” after the late Sir Neville Mott of Cambridge, UK) impact superconductivity in cuprates may point scientists...
hubba n.— «“I was skateboarding on the hubba,” he said, pointing to a metal box in the center of the area where he does tricks.» —“Seeking Law and Order on a Crowded Playground” by Katherine Bindley New York...
hole doping n.— «In the insulating “parent” materials from which high-temperature superconductors arise, which are typically made of materials containing copper and oxygen, each copper atom has one “free” electron...
foot drop n.— «I underwent a hip operation in 1997 and was attempting to get back in trim but was concerned about my right leg, I had something called “foot drop.” It didn’t lift up and didn’t quite work.» —“How MS has...