"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a ...
The history of cooking vessels before the development of pottery is minimal due to the limited archaeological evidence. The earliest pottery vessels, dating from 19,2000–20,000 BP, were discovered in Xianrendong Cave, Jiangxi, China. ...
Volkswagen is bringing more power to the people with a revised four-cylinder engine that will bring a power boost to the Beetle Turbo and Jetta GLI this month, making it the most powerful Beetle ever offered in the United States. Produced ...
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Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to space tourism, launching its first rocket-powered flight of a space vehicle earlier Monday. The company, which is looking to be the world's first commercial spaceline, now is in the final phase of ...
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Downlights are lights that are placed in a hole in the ceiling as opposed to lights that are hung from it. They are gaining in popularity, especially for light in the kitchen or bathroom, but as they can also give soft light, they are ...
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LED lights are becoming more and more popular as home owners and renters alike realise that they can save energy and money on your electricity bills. Not only are they more efficient but they also last longer (up to ten years), saving you ...
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Industrial ovens are widely and mainly used for heat-related applications such as curing, drying or preheating. Mostly, these devices are tunnels or heated chambers used in various heat related operations. Basically, these have the capacity ...
Third quarter 2012, Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) has submitted the ALTLED® A55 LED light bulb, with a 360° omnidirectional lighting, for Energy Star certification—approved in January 2013. For many consumers and ...
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For first-quarter 2013, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE, Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €40.2m, down 4% on €42m a year ago and 48% on last quarter’s €77.5m. Fiscal Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Q3/2012 Q4/2012 ...
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The economic incentive for European refiners to mix ethanol into gasoline supplies and meet government mandates has been dwindling rapidly due to competition from cheaper bio-based ETBE, sources told Platts this week. Ethanol and ETBE are ...
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In ancient times, chopsticks were called 'Zhu'. At that time, our ancestors liked to steam or boil food. It was difficult for them to use spoons to dip vegetables in the soup. So they cleverly invented 'Zhu' to nip food, thus it has become ...
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Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall Summary Name of Product: 12-volt heated jacket ...
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In this modern and technological era, everyone is familiar with cooking ovens that we use at homes. But, very few people are aware of what actually an industrial oven is and what they do? Technological improvements happening at regular ...
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Japan, a net importer of low sulfur fuel oil, exported more fuel oil in the week ended April 13 than it has in the last 20 months due to dwindling demand for the product from the country's utility companies, data released Wednesday by the ...
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LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $4.8m, down 23% on $6.2m last quarter and 39% on $7.9m a year ago, for its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to end-February). Impacted by the drop in ...