Emotions, fast and slow: processing of emotion words is affected by individual differences in need for affect and narrative absorption.

Emotional words have consistently been shown to be processed differently than neutral words. However, few studies have examined individual variability in emotion word processing with longer, ecologically valid stimuli (beyond isolated words, sentences, or paragraphs). In the current study, we re-analysed eye-tracking data collected during story reading to reveal how individual differences in need for affect and narrative absorption impact the speed of emotion word reading.

Laser-induced depletion of ultrathin PFPE lubricants using a quantitative coarse-grained model.

Knowledge of laser-pulsed processing of ultrathin liquids on solid surfaces is of great importance in advancing the understanding of synthesis, characterization and applications of functional nanofilms. In this work, we performed molecular dynamics simulations coupled with a novel quantitative coarse-grained model to study laser-induced local heating and depletion behaviors of Fomblin Z2000 lubricants. It was found that the Fomblin lubricant films experience severe evaporation and thermodiffusion-related degradation under laser heating.