ChemRar Ventures has entered into scouting agreement with Sanofi for a venture investment in Russia and Asia. As per the agreement, ChemRar Ventures will source early and late stage compounds within a certain defined area of Sanofi's ...
In the context of Chinese ceramics, the term porcelain lacks a universally accepted definition. This in turn has led to confusion about when the first Chinese porcelain was made. Claims have been made for the late Eastern Han period (100 to ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Spine Wave's intervertebral body fusion device. Producing expandable PEEK spacers, the StaXx IB system will now for the first time offer an expandable device with ...
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Last fall I flew halfway across the country to go grocery shopping with Everly Macario. We set out from her second-story apartment in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago and walked to the supermarket to buy a couple of?rib?steaks?that ...
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China's GDP is expected to expand by about 8 percent this year with CPI growing moderately at 3.4 percent, according to a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The think tank said in a blue paper released on Friday that ...
It's taken a while for the humble LED to gain a foothold in the broader consumer market—blame artisanal culture or simple force of habit, people love their cream-colored incandescent bulbs. But as the New York Times devoted 1600 words ...
Stanford University Professor Emeritus Edward Feigenbaum, known as "the father of expert systems," has the distinction of being named the IEEE Computer Society's 2013 Computer Pioneer Award recipient. Feigenbaum received the award "for ...
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The CFDA is thrilled and proud to announce that TV personality and executive Andy Cohen will host the 2013 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday, June 3rd at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Andy Cohen is not only Bravo’s Executive Vice ...
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The BBC has launched the BBC Technology Apprenticeship, working with UK universities and major broadcasters, "to address a critical skills shortage in the broadcast industry and help build the next generation of broadcast engineers", said ...
The US Department of Energy in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences has been testing LEDs over the last few years. In a project that now consists of three parts, they have finished their final stage of testing. This third ...
Wacker Chemie AG is strengthening its presence in South America, and inaugurated its expanded technical center, including training center, near São Paulo, Brazil. The new regional competence center for South America combines research ...
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An auto-glazing apprentice has shown he has what it takes to succeed in one of the UK’s fastest moving sectors of industry, worth an estimated £5billion annually, by winning a major award for his outstanding achievement. ...
A busy road in Quedgeley, a suburb of Gloucester, is to have new lighting installed in a bid to help bring down the number of road accidents that have occurred there over the last few years. Jackie Hall, retiring county councillor for the ...
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Exclusive educational content-led features set to inspire visitors to the show. FESPA has created a whole host of show features to guide visitors around FESPA 2013. The show will provide valuable educational content and hands-on features, ...
A lawn mower is a machine that uses a revolving blade or blades to cut a lawn at an even height. Lawn mowers employing a blade that rotates about a vertical axis are known as rotary mowers, while those employing a blade assembly that ...
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