The UK’s University of Leeds has fabricated what is claimed to be the world’s most powerful terahertz (THz) laser chip, exceeding 1 Watt output power from a quantum cascade laser (QCL) (Lianhe Li et al, ‘Terahertz quantum ...
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Soil conditions that are typically seen as negative during the crop season could help keep things in better shape this winter, especially when high winds make soils susceptible to erosion, which is most common during this time of year, 2 ...
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Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan have used evanescent wave coupling to enhance the light output power of red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by a factor of 3.8 [Guo-Dong Hao ...
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Despite graphene's many impressive properties, its lack of a bandgap limits its use in electronic applications. In a new study, scientists have theoretically shown that a bandgap can be opened in graphene by folding 2D graphene sheets ...
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A new water-resistant material could provide another tool for medical device designers. Boston University and MIT researchers in the journal Nature describe a material with a novel surface structure that provides very high level of very ...
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University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) has developed semipolar (20-2-1) nitride semiconductor laser diodes (LDs) without using aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) as the cladding material for optical confinement [A. Pourhashemi et al, ...
Creative procedures were used to lessen the penetration caused by water before the availability of the sheet products for flashing carpenters. For the completion of the works such as angling roof singles away from the joint, building steps ...
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Custom Building Products introduces a new line of medium-bed mortars designed for large format tile (LFT) and stone installation. The expanded LFT mortar line consists of the just released Complete Contact-LFT Rapid Setting Mortar and ...
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RGF Environmental, a US-based food safety systems provider, has unveiled PHI Treatment Tunnel-PLUS system for meat processors as an addition to its patented PHI Treatment System portfolio. PHI Treatment Tunnel-PLUS system provides direct ...
Researchers from the universities of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and of New Mexico (UNM) have demonstrated semipolar nitride semiconductor blue and green laser diodes (LDs) with part of the upper cladding replaced by indium tin oxide ...
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Rebar is a metal rod that provides reinforcement to concrete structures. The name itself literally shows this metal rod's purpose, as rebar is acronym for reinforcing bar. The most common use of rebar is to build concrete reinforcing ...
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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has launched the Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar, a premium on/off road truck tire aimed at consumers who drive mostly on the highway but want an off-road capable tire. Introduced in January at ...
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These days, builders have several variety of materials to choose from for construction. One of the most essential and versatile of those materials is stainless steel rebars, or reinforcing bars. In the field of construction, a rebar is a ...
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For the first time in more than a decade, evian natural spring water has redesigned its bottle. Sleeker and with cleaner lines, the new evian bottle leans on transparency to celebrate its contents: evian Natural Spring Water, a distinctly ...
Danone Waters of North America has introduced evian Natural Spring Water in a new redesigned bottle. Sporting a label-less look, the new evian bottle is sleeker and leans on transparency. The bottle's front features a simplified reduction ...
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