For decades, futurists have been predicting the era of the "smart" home, where you don't need to be home to lock your doors, dim your lights or adjust your thermostats. But except for the homes of the wealthy and a few hobbyists, the smart ...
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Google has purchased Nest Labs, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion. Nest Labs, founded by Apple alums, first came on the scene in 2011 with its digital learning thermostat that has since shaken up the staid ...
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Given North America's recent record-breaking cold with its thousands of cancelled airline flights, ice and aviation are very much in the news-especially the ice that cakes up on wings and tails, requiring trips to de-icing stations on the ...
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Scientists from SLAC, Stanford and Berkeley Lab grew sheets of an exotic material in a single atomic layer and measured its electronic structure for the first time. They discovered it's a natural fit for making thin, flexible light-based ...
The Kepler team today reports on four years of observations from the W. M. Keck Observatory targeting Kepler's exoplanet systems, announcing results this week at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington. These observations, ...
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Food items that are rich in sugar are referred to as Confectionery. To make such food items even more delicious, a variety of flavors like chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, etc, are added to them. In fact, there is a separate industry, Food & ...
Kent-based savoury ingredients manufacturer Jardox has invested in four Loma IQ3 metal detectors and two CW3 checkweighers in the last three years. Meeting retailer standards – and in particular the stringent M&S code of practice for ...
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Water is the basis requirement of every living being living in the society. Water is required for our day-today requirements such as drinking, bathing, and washing clothes. It is very important to know that if the water we are consuming is ...
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The garment industry in India occupies a very important place. It is amongst the earliest sectors that evolved in the country. This industry caters to one of the basic needs of a person and has immense significance in improving the quality ...
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Researchers have tried a variety of methods to develop detectors that are responsive to a broad range of infrared light—which could form imaging arrays for security systems, or solar cells that harness a broader range of sunlight's ...
Air compressor is the most common industrial device that is used for the safe and convenient use of air. This equipment converts power into kinetic energy usually with the help of electric motor, diesel engine and gasoline engine. The ...
Before we get started you should probably understand what the Iris is. Iris is basically a smart system for your home that really does everything except make coffee. You can detect intruders, set pin codes for your door locks, monitor the ...
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Hydrogen gas impurity analyzer manufacturer Power+Energy Inc (P+E) of Ivyland, PA, USA has established sales alliances with Labcare Scientific Group in mainland China, HongKong and Macau SAR as well as AccuDEVICE Co Ltd in Taiwan. Both ...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Digital X-Ray Market - Includes Forecast to 2018" report to their offering. Analog X-ray systems, which had major share in the market until 2005, are ...
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Following home-heating safety measures will help keep you and your family safe this winter, experts say. "Every year, tragically, people are burned, start fires, get an electric shock and even die from carbon monoxide poisoning because ...
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