Baseball batters use a surprising amount of head movement to track pitches, according to a new study. The findings offer information about how batters keep their eyes on the ball and could lead to new ways to help improve their ability to ...
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Liquid Image's googles with built in cameras on display during the first press event 'CES Unveiled' at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center prior to the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 05, 2014 A ...
Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is gastric bypass surgery and how many people undergo it? Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric operation that results in weight loss and stimulates metabolic ...
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Nearly two thirds (59 per cent) of US consumers who are currently energy drink or shot users say they worry about the safety of energy drinks and shots, according to new findings from market research organisation Mintel. However, despite ...
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New advanced materials like MOFs (metal organic frameworks), advanced high-strength steel, and carbon nanotubes have the potential to enable novel products and disrupt existing businesses. However, material commercialization timelines are ...
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Figure 1 - This animated GIF shows Asteroid 2014 AA, discovered by the NASA-sponsored Catalina Sky Survey on Jan. 1, 2014, as it moved across the sky. Credit: CSS/LPL/UA Several sources confirm that the first discovered asteroid in 2014, ...
The new year will look a lot like the old year for the mattress industry. That's the inference from the most recent bedding forecasts issued by the International Sleep Products Assn., whose statistics committee convenes as a forecast ...
Tags: Bedding Products, Light Industry, Daily Use
Asteroids (or comets) whose orbits bring them close to the earth's orbit are called near Earth objects. Some of them are old, dating from the origins of the solar system about four and one-half billion years ago, and expected to be rich in ...
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The surface of Mars is full of activity, with dust storms, dust devils, and drifting dunes in constant motion. Scientists suspect that similarly rich activity may exist underneath the surface, even though it has never been seen. Now in a ...
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Seven of London's brightest emerging talents who will receive sponsorship to showcase AW14 collections at London Fashion Week (14th – 18th February 2014) from NEWGEN sponsored by TOPSHOP. Catwalk sponsorship: 1205, Marques'Almeida, ...
Tags: AW14 collections, London Fashion Week, NEWGEN, BFC, fashion show, designers
The sun protective apparel makers are expecting an increase in demand for kids clothing range because of the increasing consumer awareness about sun exposure. Speaking to fibre2fashion, Kimberly Hanson, account executive of Portico, said, ...
The U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released a Snapshot Report on LED A lamps, which utilizes the LED Lighting Facts program's extensive product database to help industry stakeholders understand the current state and ...
Carriers participating in the Ontario Trucking Association's (OTA) fourth quarter survey of business conditions reported improved freight volumes in three of the four lane segments, which are monitored by the OTA. But with the peak ...
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Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED(R) technology and materials, today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a decision on the previously-disclosed appeal ...
Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced the development of fabricated nanoparticles that have the ability to self-steer along a programmed trajectory. The particles’ unique design allows for ...
Tags: Self-Steering Particles, Boon, Microfluidics