Researchers in the biomedical engineering department at Case Western Reserve University have found that epileptic activity can spread through a part of the brain in a new way,suggesting a possible novel target for seizure-blocking ...
The recent report by the Health Council of Canada puts Canada in last place among OECD countries for healthcare wait times with major concerns regarding access to care. With only 31 per cent of Canadians getting a same-day or next-day ...
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One of the inconvenient truths about fuel cells for powering automobiles—a key to the establishment of the so-called hydrogen economy—is that it is extremely costly and energy intensive to isolate hydrogen gas. The last couple ...
Tags: Gas Production, Hydrogen Gas, nanomaterials
With its new pilot plant,Mühlenchemie GmbH&Co.KG offers pasta manufacturers an additional service. At the pasta laboratory in Ahrensburg,customers can now verify the possible effects of enzymes and other additives on noodle products ...
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China saw its aggregate volume of natural gas imported from overseas jump 25 percent year on year in 2013, approaching one-third of its apparent consumption, a new report has showed. The country imported 53 billion cubic meters of natural ...
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Related smartphones Kantar: Apple Loses Q4 Smartphone Share In U.S., Other Markets smartphones Solid Holiday Sales For Tablets, Smartphones smartphones Connected Device Shipments To Exceed 2.3B In 2013 smartphones Cellular Headed Toward OS, ...
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By letting DNA strands grow together with gold, scientists at Uppsala Berzelii Centre for Neurodiagnostics and Science for Life Laboratory have developed a brand new concept for super sensitive diagnostics of different diseases. The study ...
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High school students who were at risk for dropping out greatly improved their math test scores and school attendance with the help of intensive tutoring and mentoring, according to a new study by the University of Chicago Urban Education ...
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In 1965, Alaska, Rhode Island, Delaware and Pennsylvania had the highest mortality rates, but by 2004 the highest death rates moved south, researchers say. Andrew Fenelon of Brown University and the Population Council -- a group that ...
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BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China will see a wider shortage of paraxylene (PX) supply in 2014, a research report warned on Thursday. The supply gap will be up to 9.5 million tonnes in 2014, said a report by the economics and technology ...
Tags: PX, Sinopec, Chemical, environment
If you are planning to get a new sheet metal guillotine, there are a number of important factors you should consider. First, you must take note of the design of the guillotine, its guards and operating mechanism. Then you should decide on ...
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Global lifestyle brand Zumba announces its Spring/Summer 2014 (SS'14) active wear collection available on Zumba.com. The line features a range of functional workout attire that easily transitions into sophisticated feminine ...
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BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) broke ground today on the construction of its world-scale isononanol (INA) plant in Maoming Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Maoming, China. At start-up in 2015, the plant, which ...
Mondelēz International, a US-based food and beverage firm, is geared up to invest around £75m in its Cadbury plant in Bournville, Birmingham. The investment will be used to upgrade equipment at the facility over the next three ...
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A Hydraulic ram cylinder is a mechanical device for trading power by the usage of high drive oil acting against the surface area of a chamber inside the chamber. A weight driven barrel gives immediate constrain in one center point in either ...
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