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Samsung and LG Will Display Ultra-HD TVs with Curved Screens

Dec 26, 2013

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. said their curved TVs will get bigger and sport the sharpness four times the regular HD television sets. The world's two largest TV makers will display ultra-HD TVs with curved screens that ...

Tags: Curved TVs, TV, Samsung, LG, Consumer Electronics

A LéVy Walk Describes The Foraging Behavior of Animals From Sharks to Honey Bees

Dec 26, 2013

A mathematical pattern of movement called a Lévy walk describes the foraging behavior of animals from sharks to honey bees, and now for the first time has been shown to describe human hunter-gatherer movement as well. The study, led ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

Levi Strauss Created a History of Sorts

Dec 26, 2013

Moving outside the US for launching their new "dENiZEN" brand aimed at Asia, Levi Strauss created a history of sorts. The new brand is aimed at China, Singapore, South Korea, India and other asian continent countries. Based in Hong ...

Tags: Textile

A Sprawling 19,000 Square-Foot, Four-Story Multibrand Fashion Emporium Is Set to Open

Dec 26, 2013

I.T. BEIJING MARKET: A sprawling 19,000 square-foot, four-story multibrand fashion emporium is set to open in Beijing on December 29. The concept and direction of the I.T. Beijing Market, which will be located in the Sanlitun retail ...

Tags: Textile, Luxury Fashion

People with Cancer Face a Higher Risk for Serious Flu-Related Complications

Dec 26, 2013

People with cancer face a higher risk for serious flu-related complications, so getting vaccinated should be at the top of their to-do list this winter, an expert says. "The flu shot is recommended annually for cancer patients, as it is ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, Flu

Yokohama Aids Victims of The Devastating Typhoon That Struck The Philippines

Dec 26, 2013

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. and its overseas group companies have made donations to the Red Cross in their respective countries to support that organization's efforts to aid victims of the devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines in ...

Tags: tire, tyre, Auto Parts

Antibiotics for Children That Are Covered by Private Insurance Cost Five Times More

Dec 26, 2013

Antibiotics for children that are covered by private insurance cost five times more in the United States than in the United Kingdom, where costs are covered by a government universal health plan. That's the finding of researchers who ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, Insurance

The Indiscriminate Use of Antibiotics and Industries Poses a Threat to Public Health

Dec 26, 2013

The indiscriminate use of antibiotics by the agriculture and aquaculture industries poses a threat to public health, but a Canadian expert suggests a user fee. Aidan Hollis, an economics professor at the University of Calgary, and ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

ZeroHour Innovations Has Reached Its $100,000 Kickstarter Goal to Fund ZeroHour

Dec 26, 2013

ZeroHour Innovations has reached its $100,000 Kickstarter goal to fund ZeroHour, a tactical-grade flashlight integrated with a USB Battery Backup that can charge smartphones, tablets, and other USB devices. Over 400 backers will be rewarded ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, smartphones, USB devices, Flashlight

Forage Testing Is a Tool to Determine Current Nutritive Values

Dec 26, 2013

Forage testing is a tool to determine current nutritive values as well as non-nutritive values in forages that can be used for marketing hay, formulating rations, and determining potential toxicities or other problems (i.e., prussic acid, ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

On-Farm Internships and Land-Link Programs Are Two Important Models for Farmers

Dec 26, 2013

On-farm internships and land-link programs are two important models for increasing the number of farmers in the sustainable-agriculture movement, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. The majority of ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Infection Rates of H1N1 Flu Are Spiking in The South-Central United States

Dec 26, 2013

This year's flu season may be off to a slow start nationwide, but infection rates are spiking in the south-central United States, where five deaths have already been reported in Texas. And the predominant strain of flu so far has been ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, H1N1 flu

Nucor, Arcelormittal, NLMK Have Announced to Raise Its Steel Sheet Prices

Dec 25, 2013

Reportedly, the major steelmakers in the US, Nucor, ArcelorMittal and NLMK have announced to raise its steel sheet prices. The three companies set a minimum spot base prices of US$700/short ton for hot rolled coils and US$810/short ton ...

Tags: steel, metallurgy

US Stainless Makers Announced to Cut Alloy Surcharges for January

Dec 25, 2013

Reportedly, the major stainless producers in the US announced to cut alloy surcharges for stainless flat products for January. North America Stainless cut its alloy surcharges for 304 grades to 65.09 cents/lb. for next January from ...

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Computerized People Like Amal Graafstra in The Not-So-Distant Future

Dec 25, 2013

It's likely the world in the not-so-distant future will be increasingly populated by computerized people like Amal Graafstra. The 37-year-old doesn't need a key or password to get into his car, home or computer. He's programmed them to ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics