Following its first series of seminars in India (in Bangalore) in 2012, UK-based equipment maker Oxford Instruments has completed its second series of seminars. Focussed on nanotechnology tools and their use in multiple fields, more than ...
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Three hundred children are being recruited for a clinical trial to establish whether or not specialist silk clothing really does help in the treatment of eczema. The £1m CLOTHES trial — Clothing for the relief of Eczema ...
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Eating plenty of oily fish, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and other life-giving nutrients, several times a week can significantly reduce people's risk of having a stroke or developing other cerebrovascular diseases. These are the ...
Gorilla Glass, which is used in the displays of mobile devices such as the iPhone, is pretty tough stuff. That said, it still isn't that uncommon to see iPhones with cracked screens. Such carnage may become a less common sight, however, if ...
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Traditionally Gallium Nitride (GaN) LED devices are produced on either sapphire or silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, due to the good crystal lattice matching between the materials and the GaN, with typically 2” or 4” diameter ...
Samco Inc of Kyoto, Japan, a supplier of etch, CVD and cleaning systems for the semiconductor industry, says it has expanded its OPTO Films Research Laboratory in California's Silicon Valley in order to strengthen its research structure and ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that it would launch a review into its handling of the horsemeat scandal. The food safety watchdog announced this at a board meeting in Cardiff. The independent investigation will be led by ...
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Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has announced an agreement with HP, allowing the enterprise services provider to implement an electronic patient records (EPR) system eHospital programme aimed at improving services. Worth over ...
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The issues with sharing confidential patient information needs to be tackled before the NHS attempts to go paperless, according to Dr Jonathan Richardson, clinical director of informatics at the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation ...
ThoseE Facebook 'likes' can reveal a lot more than you think. Research shows patterns from these Facebook preferences can provide surprisingly accurate estimates of the user's race, age, IQ, sexuality and other personal information. The ...
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PA Consulting and Raspberry Pi have selected the finalists of their programming challenge who will present their ideas to six expert judges on 20 March. The competition was intended for school and university students to present ...
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A 3D spintronics IC built at Cambridge University could increase chip density by 1000 times. The technique uses an electron’s spin to store data. This is the first time a spintronics device has been built in 3D. The chip is built ...
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The Open University (OU) has launched a new company to increase UK students' access to some of the country's top universities. Futurelearn, an independent company but majority owned by the OU, will offer free, online courses from UK ...
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It's fitting that Spokane-based Imprezzio Inc. is running a software contest for technical students in Cluj, Romania. Many people don't know that Spokane boasts a steadily-growing presence of successful IT and technology companies. It's ...
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Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science. Cambridge University is using chips normally found in computer game consoles to drive cutting-edge ...
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