Last November, the Telegraph reported that England will become the first country in the world to mandate computer programming in primary and secondary schools. This is set to happen this year. During my college days, I worked on a project ...
Tags: Does Technology, Volumetric Efficiency, pen-and-paper process
As a pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Sarah Denny has seen her share of the life-threatening reactions that can happen with food allergies. That didn't make it any less scary when her son Liam, then 18 ...
The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), which uses a fine-tipped probe to scan surfaces at the atomic scale, will soon be augmented with a chemical sensor. This involves the use of a hollow AFM cantilever, through which a liquid - in this case ...
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The new guide reveals numerous key stats, including that one in ten families have experienced unexpected bills after letting their child play with an adult tablet or smartphone. As LeapFrog reports that more tablets were given to children ...
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With tablet use growing and mobile devices becoming more popular than ever in retail stores, Samsung has launched a new range of tablets targeted at prosumer users and those wanting to upgrade from a small-screen tablet experience. Making ...
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Wang Wei and Meng Haoran were both skilled at depicting natural scenery in five-character lines. The extant works of Wang Wei (AD 701 -761) include more than 400 poems. His landscape and pastoral poems mainly describe his reclusive life and ...
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New game challenges kids to draw their own hero LeapFrog has kick started its 2014 with the launch of a new action hero game franchise called Adventure Sketchers. Boosting the firm's expanding game portfolio, Adventure Sketchers is a ...
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It’s a peculiar business strategy, but it seems to have garnered Samsung its marketshare success: make a ridiculous number of products in every size conceivable and then sell them around the world to anyone who’s willing to buy ...
Scientists are reporting the development of a novel metal ink made of small sheets of copper that can be used to write a functioning, flexible electric circuit on regular printer paper. Their report on the conductive ink, which could pave ...
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News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "The present invention relates to a solder paste droplet ejection apparatus, patterning system having the same, and control method thereof. ...
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Cows performed very well in October and I had the expectation that November would be no different. However, as I did my daily check of the bulk tank weights I immediately saw that there was a problem during the first week of the month; ...
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Beef cattle nutrition, breeding and bedding were among the subjects NDSU researchers studied in 2013. Beef cattle diets, breeding systems, drylot vs. pasture cow-calf production, forage digestibility enhancements, grazing and effects of ...
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Now on exhibit at Glenn Aber Contemporary is a distinctive collection of glass sculpture from three leaders in the field. American artists Marlene Rose and Brian Usher and Greek-American artist Phillip Tsiaras comprise the trio of sculptors ...
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Your old pair of denim has a story. You adopted them and in return they gave you years of comfort. Do not let that story end. Lee brings to you they’re-denim project', a unique initiative that allows you to donate your old denims ...
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Meeting with your banker has taken on a whole new meaning at UMB Bank's Kirkwood, Mo. branch, where a robot and computer monitor are used to conduct some account services. UMB is one of a handful of national banks that are investing in ...
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