Smartphone-based health-monitoring devices are a quickly growing segment, as evidenced by a novel device that converts a mobile device or laptop into a medical-grade pulse oximeter. The device, which was covered by Qmed's sister publication ...
Tags: health-monitoring devices, Health, Medicine
Changing the texture and surface characteristics of a semiconductor material at the nanoscale can influence the way that neural cells grow on the material. The finding stems from a study performed by researchers at North Carolina State ...
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VDMA's Photonics Congress forecasts rapid growth of the sector in Germany and beyond. Industrialists and politicians mingled at Photonics Congress 2014 in Berlin. At last month’s Photonics Congress 2014, which was hosted in ...
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Farmers rely more on individual private health insurance plans than most so many were a tractor or truck accident away from bankruptcy, a U.S. expert says. Heidi Johnson, Dane County University of Wisconsin-Extension crops and soils ...
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A £3 million indoor illumination attraction will open in Blackpool this April. The 45,000 square foot Olympia Arena at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens is currently being transformed into a new attraction which will feature more ...
Tags: Indoor Illumination, LED Lighting
A while back we did an introduction to our Crown Boiler project. We had an older boiler from the 60′s that was over-sized and it was time to replace the boiler. After doing some research, I went with a Crown. Mainly because they ...
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"World Book Day has certainly been increasing in popularity in recent years, as has book character dress-up." As the popularity of World Book Day increases year after year, Rubie's is confident that this year's event will mark 'another ...
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Earnest Eats, creator of whole food happiness, has expanded its line of Hot & Fit Cereals with the addition of new Superfood Blueberry Chia. Featuring a one-of-a-kind trio of superfood grains including whole oats, amaranth and quinoa, ...
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Carmit Candy Industries launches a new line of gluten-free chocolate clusters for healthy indulgence at Natural Products Expo West, Anaheim, March 7-9, booth #571. The new line will be available in multiple international markets. "Our new ...
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In the past two months, both the United States (the largest exporter in 2012/13) and China (the largest producer and consumer in 2012/13) announced changes to their agricultural policies, including cotton. On February 7, 2014, President ...
Tags: Cotton Policies, Apparel
Mrs. Freshley's, a snack cakes and pastries brand owned by Flowers Foods, has teamed up with chocolate manufacturer Hershey to create two new snacks - Peanut Butter Flavored Swiss Rolls and Double Chocolate Mini Donuts. The new snack ...
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Researchers have discovered how Native Americans may have survived the last Ice Age after splitting from their Asian relatives 25,000 years ago. Academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the Universities of Colorado and Utah ...
The Opel Astra OPC EXTREME that makes its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in six days is a real race-bred performance car. Developed on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the most challenging race track in the world, it is powered ...
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Angolan April crude cargoes have sold steadily so far with more than half of the program already cleared, but Asian demand is expected to slow down ahead of a heavy refinery maintenance season, trading sources said Thursday. Activity on ...
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Nigerian crude values for April are beginning to rise steadily on higher refining margins and healthy demand from Europe, trading sources said Friday. Spot trade in Nigerian cargoes has increased this week, with some high offers and deals ...
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