Kellogg Australia has reformulated Special K Food manufacturer Kellogg Australia has launched a new recipe for its breakfast cereal brand Special K. The new three-grain recipe includes added ‘wholegrain’ oats and ...
Tags: breakfast cereal, live an active lifestyle, Agriculture&Food
February 24, 2014 Sophie Langley Some yoghurts and cheeses may reduce risk of diabetes by one-third Higher consumption of yoghurt, compared with no consumption, may reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes by 28 per cent, according ...
Tags: Yoghurts, Diabetes, EPIC-Norfolk, MRC
The Sun was once thought to provide energy for all life on Earth - meaning that life could not survive without it. In the 20th century, as astrobiologists began to explore the Earth's most remote and harsh environments, scientists began to ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
U.S. rail intermodal traffic declined 5.7% in the week ended Feb. 15 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Railroads moved 236,625 intermodal trailers and containers that week, AAR said ...
Tags: Intermodal Rail, declined, Transportation
Kitchen appliance manufacturer Sharp Australia has launched the Sharp Slow Juicer — the Company’s first “slow” juicer, and part of the new Sharp Australia small appliance range. Sharp Australia said the new juicer ...
Tags: small appliance, change the way people think, safety sensor
Australia's Kupang Resources said Friday it was waiting for approval from the Indonesian government to begin exporting manganese ore from its West Timor project following a ban imposed last month on exports of ore containing less than 49% ...
Tags: Manganese Ore, Indonesian Project, Mineral
Two Indiana coal companies have received state regulatory approval for new or extended mining operations that could produce an additional several million short tons of high-sulfur steam coal annually for the US electric utility market, a ...
Tags: Coal Production, Mineral
Indonesian thermal coal exporters are now required to produce a certificate clearing the miner to produce coal before they ship material overseas, a government official said. The latest move is the second regulatory obstacle encountered ...
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New research, published in Earth and Planetary Research Letters, led by scientists from the University of Cambridge, used plankton – tiny bugs, whose shells litter the ocean floors. By drilling into the seabed scientists can extract ...
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TUESDAY Feb. 4, 2014, 2014 -- People who've had weight-loss surgery need to closely monitor their nutritional intake and may require dietary supplements, according to the results of a small, new study. Researchers looked at 23 patients ...
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The Ugandan government has signed a long awaited deal with UK-based Tullow Oil, Total and China National Offshore Oil Corp, to develop its oil sector, paving the way for the country's first commercial crude production. The pact details ...
Tags: Oil Development, Mineral
Engineers intrigued by the toughness of mollusc shells, which are composed of brittle minerals, have found inspiration in their structure to make glass 200 times stronger than a standard pane. Counter-intuitively, the glass is ...
Tags: AFP, 3D, Nature Communication, brittleness
January 28, 2014 Sophie Langley Eating a diet rich in tomatoes may protect against breast cancer A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to research from Ohio State University. ...
Tags: tomatoes, Electra Paskett, breast cancer, Adana Llanos
In work that has major implications for improving the performance of building insulation, scientists at the University of Namur in Belgium and the University of Hassan I in Morocco have calculated that hairs that reflect infrared light may ...
Tags: Scattering Light, Light, Electrical, Electronics
With just four short months left before publicly traded electronics component manufacturers doing business in the United States must report to the U.S. federal government any use of so-called conflict minerals sourced from Africa, many ...
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