(AP)—Sony unveiled a new waterproof phone that can take ultra-high-definition video. Nokia introduced three Android smartphones aimed at emerging markets. And Lenovo announced one with an all-glass exterior. Yet most of the ...
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
Like the strings on a violin or the pipes of an organ, the proteins in the human body vibrate in different patterns, scientists have long suspected. Now, a new study provides what researchers say is the first conclusive evidence that this ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Almost one in 10 people will someday experience a kidney stone, which creates what is described as the most intense pain imaginable. This increasingly common condition leads to hundreds of thousands of surgeries in the United States each ...
Tags: New Device, Move Kidney Stones
A lot of attention and speculation has been brewing on GT Advanced Technologies' (GTAT) sapphire screens replacing Corning's (GLW) Gorilla Glass in the iPhone 6. Sapphire is one of the hardest materials on earth and is basically scratch ...
Tags: GT Advanced Technologies, sapphire screens, Corning, Gorilla Glass
Corning Inc (GLW - Analyst Report) recently announced that it has a new manufacturing process in place to mold its shatter-resistant smartphone glass covers. These covers can be molded into three-dimensional shapes, which will allow device ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, 3D Gorilla Glass, Glass
Corning's Gorilla Glass customers include Apple and Samsung Electronics. New smartphone glass screens are set to be developed by American manufacturer Corning this year. The shatter-resistant screens created with Corning's 3D Gorilla ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
We see the world through it. The outside is kept away from our temperature-controlled environment by the use of it. It is glass. Window and door glass has evolved greatly over generations. I remember old window glass in our family’s ...
Tags: Glass, Construction Glass
America will conclude its three-year farewell to inefficient general-purpose incandescent light bulbs on December 31, 2013, the National Lighting Bureau advises. On the following day – January 1, 2014 – it will be a violation of ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
If you own your own home there will be times where you need to make modifications or repairs to your property.Some jobs will simply be too small for calling out a trades person or you may be the type of person who prefers to fix it yourself ...
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The latest truck to roll out of Peterbilt, the vocational Model 567, is currently in full production. The truck or tractor can be configured to meet a wide range of heavy and severe duty applications, Peterbilt Motors Company recently ...
Tags: transportation, vehicle
America will conclude its three-year farewell to inefficient general-purpose incandescent light bulbs on December 31, 2013, the National Lighting Bureau advises. On the following day – January 1, 2014 – it will be a violation of ...
America will conclude its three-year farewell to inefficient general-purpose incandescent light bulbs on December 31, 2013, the National Lighting Bureau advises. On the following day – January 1, 2014 – it will be a violation of ...
Tags: Light Bulb, Lights, Lighting
The concept of a bullet resistant glass has been there since quite some time. It has played a very crucial role in protecting some of the most important people of our time. A number of security agencies whether government operated or ...
Tags: Bullet Resistant Glass, Glass, Construction
Premium tempered Glass is made to protect the LCD from damage and scratches with specially processed glass that has been reinforced to increase shock absorbency.The entire surface of the glass is transparent and the back side is covered ...