The discovery of what is essentially a 3D version of graphene – the 2D sheets of carbon through which electrons race at many times the speed at which they move through silicon - promises exciting new things to come for the high-tech ...
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Vacuum skin packaging (VSP) for meat officially entered the UK market this week. Linpac Packaging trialled VSP last year, working with machine manufacturer, Mondini and film producer, Bernis, to create a pack that combines the extended ...
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A common problem at Pearl Harbor, biofouling affects harbors around the world. It's the process by which barnacles, muscles, oysters, and tubeworms accumulate on the bottom of boats and other surfaces. Now researchers at the University of ...
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At the beginning of each New Year, I, like many others, like to take an inventory of my life - both personally and professionally. I think about which attitudes and behaviors have served me well in the previous year, and consider which ...
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Since its inception in the 1940s, thermal transfer printing has been a huge boon for creating product labels. It has also become a better alternative than hot stamp printing, which is still used for certain products today. While hot stamp ...
Montana, known around the world as having some of the highest quality beef genetics, is continually looking for new markets. This year, after receiving funding, the Montana Department of Agriculture meat and livestock marketing officer ...
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A new technology for artificial muscles could be a boon to medical device manufacturers, according to a recently published paper in the Journal of Advanced Materials. The paper, dubbed Powerful, Multifunctional Torsional Micro Muscles ...
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There's a lot of bearish news for corn lately. But, there's hope for the bulls in the hog business. No, it's not going to get any easier for you to add value to your grain by feeding a few hogs on your place like what was the case in ...
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Sony Professional Solutions MEA has announced the signing of a US $143 million project with Al Jazeera Media Network. The project involves building 3G broadcast infrastructure, including a network-wide Broadcast IT project, providing ...
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Expect automotive sales to top 16 million next year,according to Detroit-based research firm IHS Automotive. That would be up from the 15.65 million in sales estimated for 2013,The Detroit News reported. The auto industry has seen sales ...
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A novel microfluidics device by IBM could be a boon to the oncology market. The new device can assist oncologists in identifying different types of cancer, offering several improvements over existing biopsy techniques. When a patient has ...
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The chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) predicts that the construction industry will add as many as 300,000 new jobs next year to decisively rebound from a recession that had crippled it. This could mean ...
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While SSL experts regularly project the demise of the lightbulb form, the popularity of stories focused on LED-based lamps with our readers make it clear that today it remains a very hot topic, outpacing even packaged LED stories. As 2013 ...
As the EU begins to impose punitive tariffs on Friday on a number of Chinese solar exports, the world's largest solar market, which once fueled China's wild solar expansion, is now behind the industry's slim-down. The dust has finally ...
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Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced the development of fabricated nanoparticles that have the ability to self-steer along a programmed trajectory. The particles’ unique design allows for ...
Tags: Self-Steering Particles, Boon, Microfluidics