Named after the two-faced Roman god Janus to reflect its dual-purpose design, researchers present a novel membrane system – a Janus channel of membranes (JCM) – capable of simultaneously ...

Some people are two-faced, figuratively speaking of course. The ancient Roman god Janus was two-faced, literally - with one looking forward and another backward, representing transitions and duality.

The original Roman New Year aligned with the city's founding in March. But when Julius Caesar overhauled the calendar, ... January 1st, the first of a month named for the god Janus.

The plant-eating, raptor-like dinosaur lived during a time of great transition around 99 million years ago and was named after the Roman god Janus. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The first month of the new year is named for Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions. Janus is typically depicted as having two faces, such as on this metal Roman coin dating between ...

The researchers even nicknamed the strange object "Janus," after the two-faced Roman god of transition. Of course, Janus also has a more scientific name: ZTF J203349.8+322901.1.

The Roman god Janus, looking back and forward, gives January its name and describes one of the more amusing quirks in the plenty quirky English language. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.