Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)—small colored lights available in any electronics store—are ubiquitous in modern society. They are the indicator lights on our stereos, automobile dashboards, and microwave ovens. Numeric displays on ...
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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has unveiled its new website at www.ssi.shimadzu.com.The site now offers a clean,contemporary look and integrates with all of Shimadzu's global websites. The new website features updated navigation with ...
After Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic voyages,another company announced commercial flights to space.A Colorado-based called Golden Spike plans to send tourists?to the moon by 2020.By the end of the decade,Golden Spike intends to send ...
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Federation of Hotels and Restaurants'Association of India(FHRAI)-the apex body of the Indian hospitality industry-plans to set up inexpensive food testing laboratories in the country,in order to provide an affordable way to ensure safety ...
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With NASA's super rover Curiosity successfully investigating Mars,the space agency announced plans to extend its work there and even send up another robotic rover. "The Obama administration is committed to a robust Mars exploration ...
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NASA scientists may be holding onto a"really interesting"discovery on Mars that could be historic. John Grotzinger,NASA's principal investigator for the Mars rover Curiosity mission,said last week that the agency is getting exciting ...
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By blending optical technology with low-cost CMOS semiconductor processing,silicon photonics has tremendous potential as a new technology,according to market research firm Yole Développement in its new report'Silicon Photonics ...
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The Mars rover Curiosity is on a mission to deliver what scientists hope will be groundbreaking scientific research that wouldn't be possible without robotics,according to a NASA chief engineer. "It's critical to this mission,"said Louise ...
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Introduction to Home LED Lights If you are considering replacing your existing incandescent light bulbs or CFLs with bright LED lights, then it is a good idea to learn about pros and cons of each of these different types of home lighting ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, a provider of scientific instruments, has purchased Doe & Ingalls Management for about $175m in cash. Doe & Ingalls will become part of the customer channels division of Thermo Fisher's laboratory products ...
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