Nokia's new Lumia Icon smartphone offers a lot of compelling features. But they don't make up for the fact that the device runs Windows Phone software, which has proved unpopular with both consumers and developers. The Icon is Nokia's new ...
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Anchor Packaging, a US-based food packaging products provider, has added new Culinary Squares separate bases and lids to its Culinary Basics and Culinary Classics lines of polypropylene packages. Available in single and three-compartment ...
Tags: helps maximize performance, renewable mineral additives
If get into the discussion of how diverse the services of the alloys providers are, then it will become clear different groups of service providers are renowned in delivering specific components. Most of these components are nothing but the ...
Acer is expanding its product line-up with the launch of two new devices that will bring a dual proposition of expanded feature sets and competitive pricing to retail stores. The new additions include the Acer C720P Chromebook, which ...
Tags: expanding product line-up, Acer, education environment, twin speakers
Researchers have created a new type of "ultracold" molecule, using lasers to cool atoms nearly to absolute zero and then gluing them together, a technology that might be applied to quantum computing, precise sensors and advanced ...
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Normally, Andrej Shevchenko and his team at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden analyse proteins and fats in the cells of fruit flies or roundworms. In this case, however, the scientists dealt with ...
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University of Utah chemists discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials. "The ...
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For years Beijing stressed that the country’s farmers must grow enough grain to feed the masses. Measures enacted in 1996 called on China to produce 95% of its own grain. That policy reflected concerns rooted deep in centuries of food ...
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There are all kinds of labeling equipment available in the manufacturing world, just like there are all kinds of packaging styles and methods that are being used across industries and countries. Since different products require different ...
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A team of MIT researchers has used a novel material that's just a few atoms thick to create devices that can harness or emit light. This proof-of-concept could lead to ultrathin, lightweight, and flexible photovoltaic cells, light emitting ...
Tags: light emitting diodes, tungsten diselenide, new material
With news that AWA has entered administration, the Australian electronics industry is mourning the demise of one of Australia’s most iconic brands and a company that has spent more than 100 years as part of the Australian technology ...
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(Phys.org) —Photovoltaic spray paint could coat the windows and walls of the future if scientists are successful in developing low-cost, flexible solar cells based on organic polymers. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak ...
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The U.S. manufacturing sector is in the midst of a technology renaissance that has the potential to bring manufacturing work back to North America for years, according to Manufacturing Engineering's annual trends report released with its ...
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With Predictive Powertrain Control being introduced in 2014, Daimler Buses is taking a further step towards improving economy while at the same time reducing the burden on the driver. The "predictive" cruise control system is familiar ...
After wowing crowds and early adopters alike at the International CES in Las Vegas earlier this year, the Pebble Steel smart watch is set to get Australian retail distribution, with Dick Smith picking up exclusive rights to the device. ...
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