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In fact, in 2024, scientists taught hydrogels—soft, flexible biphasic materials that swell but do not dissolve in water—to play Pong, inspired by the company’s earlier research.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 2 Mar. 2026
This biphasic sleep pattern seems to have been quite common throughout history.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The former Army medic from Portland, Oregon died three years after she was diagnosed, at 35, with biphasic mesothelioma.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
What is biphasic sleep?
—Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2022
In other words, segmented (or biphasic) sleep used to be the norm.
—Richard Sima, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
In hospitals, biphasic defibrillators can now restore a regular pulse in up to 99 percent of patients.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Feb. 2012
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 2 Mar. 2026
This biphasic sleep pattern seems to have been quite common throughout history.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The former Army medic from Portland, Oregon died three years after she was diagnosed, at 35, with biphasic mesothelioma.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
What is biphasic sleep?
—Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2022
In other words, segmented (or biphasic) sleep used to be the norm.
—Richard Sima, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
In hospitals, biphasic defibrillators can now restore a regular pulse in up to 99 percent of patients.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Feb. 2012
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“Biphasic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biphasic. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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biphasic
adjective
bi·phas·ic
(ˈ)bī-ˈfā-zik 
: having two phases
a biphasic life cycle
a biphasic immune response
a biphasic stimulatory effect
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