Scientists from east China's Zhejiang University have for the first time identified the relationship between airway diseases and environmental particulate matter (PM). Scientists discovered that autophagy, a normal physiological process ...
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Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has received two orders for research MBE machines. The Fraunhofer HHI (Heinrich Hertz Institute) in ...
Frutarom Health BU offers a new approach to tackle iron deficiency in vegan and vegetarian diets. AB-Fortis, a patented encapsulated iron system, supports vegans/vegetarians, as well as women of childbearing years, who commonly suffer ...
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Light and electricity dance a complicated tango in devices like LEDs, solar cells and sensors. A new anti-reflection coating developed by engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, in collaboration with researchers at the ...
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Spurred by major and emerging markets, global photovoltaic (PV) demand has grown substantially this year. According to the latest Gold Member Report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, installed capacity worldwide for 2015 is ...
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Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting and the City of San Jose officially announced a project to pilot 50 Philips SmartPoles, which bring together energy efficient LED lighting and fully integrated 4G LTE wireless technology by ...
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China makers whose PV modules may not be able to meet the government's procurement requirement are looking to ship their products to India, which has set a target PV installation of 12GWp for 2016, according to industry sources. ...
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Hybrid optoelectronic devices based on blends of hard and soft semiconductors can combine the properties of the two material types, opening the possibility for devices with novel functionality and properties, such as cheap and scalable ...
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Viewing that demand for crystalline silicon solar cells has been increasing, Taiwan- and China-based solar cell makers are expected to try their best to expand production capacities as soon as possible and consequently currently idle ...
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General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC) are modifying a Chevrolet Colorado midsize pickup truck to run on a commercial hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system and will expose the ...
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The sluggish growth of the mono-Si market this year is notable given the fact that many cell manufacturers had switched from multi-Si to mono-Si production in the second half of 2014. Statistical research conducted by EnergyTrend for the ...
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The global xEVs (x-electric vehicles) market has performed impressively this year mainly because of the Chinese market, which has expanded due to strong government support. EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, estimates that xEV sales in ...
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Older adults in long-term care facilities often spend their days and nights in dimly-lit rooms with minimal time spent outdoors. The constant, unvarying dim light found in many long-term care facilities means that older adults are not ...
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New research may help explain why drug treatments for addiction and depression don’t work for some patients. The conditions are linked to reward and aversion responses in the brain. Working in mice, researchers at Washington ...
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With feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in the key markets of Germany and Italy about to be reduced, and financial problems spreading around the Mediterranean, there has been speculation of an accompanying decline in demand for solar cells used to ...
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