Computer chips used in next-generation smartphones and supercomputers can't get much faster without overheating.That's why engineers hope carbon nanotubes offer a possible cooling solution that could enable processing speeds to continue ...
Paper-based protective packaging manufacturer Hexacomb has developed a new paper-based, cost-reducing HexStack packaging system for the transport of larger liquid-filled bottles. Said to feature a single layer of Hexacomb custom-die cut ...
Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives,according to Penn State and University of Florida researchers.The team also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP)—an ...
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers in Canada has found a way around the problem of large nanostructures that are used to combat tumors,remaining in the body after they are no longer needed.In their paper published in the journal Nature ...
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(Phys.org)—In 2012,a team of physicists from Germany proposed a scheme for realizing a nanoscale heat engine composed of a single ion.Like a macroscale heat engine,the theoretical nanoscale version can convert heat into mechanical ...
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Flexible packaging provider SteriPack has announced the launch of two new medical pouches called PeelVent and TearVent. The new pouches have been designed to replace standard chevron peel and linear tear pouches with film to film and ...
US-based packaging products supplier Burrows Paper has started a simultaneous conversion and expansion project at its plants. The project is part of the company's plan to expand Burrows domestic paper and global packaging business groups. ...
If an accounting firm wants to maintain a strong ethical environment from top to bottom,a new study by a Kansas State University accounting professor and her colleagues finds it's important that the firm's environment is viewed the same ...
Renewable and recyclable materials provider UPM is set to shut down its paper mill located at Docelles in France. For closing the Docelles mill,the company had already completed employee information and consultation negotiations,and also ...
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Officeworks has today claimed the title as the first Australian retailer to sell a 3D Printer in stores. The Cube 3D Printer, described as a “must have item”, will retail in 21 selected Officeworks stores across the country for ...
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Muscat:Oman s cement companies are likely to benefit from a reduction in dumping by the neighbouring UAE producers and better demand for cement from within the country this year,said a top-level analyst. The Sultanate s two cement ...
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Eliminating grazing won't reduce the impact of climate change on rangeland, according to nearly 30 scientists in the western United States. The researchers, who work for nine universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, made this ...
CHICAGO, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Doctors spend about a third of their visits looking at a computer screen and as a result their communication with patients suffers, U.S. researchers say. First author Enid Montague, an assistant professor at ...
Compressors come in all shapes and sizes, for a workshop compressor you need a big tank to run your air tools and a high SCFM to keep the tool running. The D55168 is the perfect compressor for a small shop or home garage. It has a ample 15 ...
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SML group opened what is to be the first of its three global RFID Technology and Innovation Centers. The center is located at Corby, Leicestershire, a town 75 miles north of London and home to SML’s UK operations. The group has plans ...
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