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Americans Still Managed to Shop on Christmas Day-Increasingly on Their Smartphones
Dec 30, 2013Most stores were closed but Americans still managed to shop on Christmas Day—increasingly on their smartphones. An IBM survey showed Christmas Day online sales were up 16.5 percent over last year, with a strong boost from ...
Tags: Christmas Day, smartphones, Christmas Day online sales, mobile traffic
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The First Detailed Molecular Structure of a Member of The Tet Family of Enzymes
Dec 30, 2013Scientists have obtained the first detailed molecular structure of a member of the Tet family of enzymes. The finding is important for the field of epigenetics because Tet enzymes chemically modify DNA, changing signposts that tell the ...
Tags: enzymes, epigenetics, Tet enzymes
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Get Set for a Fitness Market Buzzword Likely to Get Louder in 2014
Dec 30, 2013Get set for a fitness market buzzword likely to get louder in 2014, the quantitative self. Sensors embedded in wearable items communicating data via Bluetooth to people's watches, smartphones, and tablets will be promoted to help athletes ...
Tags: sensors, wearable items, enthusiasts track, Sensoria smart sock
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Perpetual Motion Machines May Be More Than Pie-in-The-Sky Notions
Dec 30, 2013The concept of a perpetual motion machine is an enticing one: Imagine a machine that runs continuously without requiring any external energy—a feat that could make refueling vehicles a thing of the past. While a perpetual motion ...
Tags: perpetual motion machine, negative absolute temperatures
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FDA Allergenic Committee Will Meet to Discuss Bla for Ragweed Sublingual AIT Tablet
Dec 30, 2013Denmark-based pharmaceutical company ALK-Abello has announced that the FDA Allergenic Products Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will meet on 28 January 2014 to discuss the biologic license application (BLA) ...
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The BGU Lab's Breach of The System Appeared to Have Been Carried out on a Device
Dec 30, 2013Israeli researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) said a security flaw was discovered by a team member, a PhD student, and that this vulnerability could enable interception of data on Samsung mobile devices based on the Knox ...
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Apple Has Been Awarded Patents That Include One for an Accurate Touch and Hover Panel
Dec 30, 2013Apple has been awarded patents that include one for an accurate touch and hover panel, originally filed back in 2010, and another for an embedded heart rate monitor, originally filed in 2009. Details of the patents were reported by ...
Tags: Apple, patents, accurate touch, hover panel, embedded heart rate monitor
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Deco Lighting Has Innovated A Line of Affordable, High-Performance LED Wallpacks
Dec 30, 2013Deco Lighting has innovated a line of affordable, high-performance LED wallpacks, canopies and floods designed for distributor stock. The product comes in LED wattages from 20W to 60W, replacing HID wattages from 70W to 250W. The selection ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
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Climate Change Has Not Been Strongly Influenced by Variations in Heat From The Sun
Dec 30, 2013Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new scientific study shows. The findings overturn a widely held scientific view that lengthy periods of warm and cold weather in the past might have ...
Tags: climate change, solar activity, periodic changes in climate
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Ralec Electronic Is Expected to Report Double-Digit Growth in Revenues for 2014
Dec 30, 2013Chip resistor firm Ralec Electronic is expected to report double-digit growth in revenues for 2014, buoyed by brisk demand for LED lighting, growing shipments of metal plate products, as well as its expanding OEM business, according to ...
Tags: Ralec Electronic, Lighting
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Sanan Optoelectronics Expands Capacity by Adding 100 MOCVD Machines to Total of 264
Dec 30, 2013China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics will expand production capacity by adding 100 MOCVD machines to total of 264 in 2014, according to industry sources. Sanan has signed with China-based EMC (energy ...
Tags: LED chipmaker, LED lighting
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IC Design Houses Lands an Influx of Short Lead-Time Orders From The Gaming Console Sector
Dec 30, 2013Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed an influx of short lead-time orders from the gaming console sector as well as China's LED lighting industry, according to industry sources. Among IC vendors, Champion Microelectronic, On-Bright ...
Tags: LED Lighting, IC Design
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Greece's Government Wednesday Ruled out Reducing a Tax on Heating Oil
Dec 30, 2013Greece's government Wednesday ruled out reducing a tax on heating oil despite a sharp increase in smog resulting from extensive wood-burning. "Reducing the price is not the solution (to the smog problem)," Finance Minister Yannis ...
Tags: Greece, heating oil, extensive wood-burning, tax hikes, energy prices
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There are many topologies that can be used to power LEDs
Dec 30, 2013. But as you probably already know, it all starts with having the design requirements in place before you start. Without this, you may end up with a design that is less than optimal, or worse, one that may not always operate properly. ...
Tags: LEDs, LED Lighting
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The Company Will Gain an LED Lighting Product Purchase Project of at Least RMB 300 Million
Dec 30, 2013San’an Opto has announced on Dec. 25th that the company has signed the “Cooperation Framework Agreement” on Dec. 24th with Zijin Mining Group and Fujian Anxin Contract Energy Management Co. The company will gain an LED ...
