US based automobile manufacturer Terrafugia is planning to build a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) plug-in hybrid-electric flying car, the TF-X. The TF-X will be equipped with electric motors and custom-made rotors and will be powered ...
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The history of cooking vessels before the development of pottery is minimal due to the limited archaeological evidence. The earliest pottery vessels, dating from 19,2000–20,000 BP, were discovered in Xianrendong Cave, Jiangxi, China. ...
A partnership that sought to make it easy for Americans and Canadians to buy the virtual currency bitcoin has dissolved into a US$75 million lawsuit. Bitcoin startup CoinLab alleges that the largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox in Tokyo, ...
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IDG News Service - Researchers at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an insect-like robot that achieves flight by flapping a pair of tiny wings. The robot is small enough to sit on the tip of a ...
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Ninety per cent of passwords are vulnerable to hacking because even supposedly secure passwords typically share common characteristics. Because people are required to generate so many passwords with particular characteristics - at least ...
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Working of a cordless grill is not very easy to understand. Rather, it is important for a person to understand about two important facts. These two important questions are related to circular torque motion and power of grill. If you get a ...
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Steel is an alloy which essentially comprises of iron and varying rates of carbon. Elevated carbon steel antiquities and weapons going back to as far as 400 BC have been found in distinctive geographical areas like India and Eastern Africa. ...
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Tomy Europe has strengthened its team with two new appointments in its Agriculture Division. Drew Gibson (pictured) has joined the marketing team as sales and marketing co-ordinator for the Britains and John Deere brands. Gibson takes ...
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Hijab, the quintessential headscarf worn by Muslim women, got an American style twist at the recently concluded American Hijab Contest, which showcased a range of highly innovative yet modest head gears by various amateurs as well as ...
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Liquidia Technologies is planning to set up a new ophthalmology-focused company to manufacture products that address the unmet needs, growth therapeutic areas and to maximize the return for its investors. The proposal follows the success ...
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ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013 Exhibition will bring together the world’s leading textile technology manufacturers in Istanbul on 29 May-1 June 2013 at Tuyap Beylikduzu Fair and Congress Center. Turkey is ranked in the top five export ...
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The world of precision engineering has seen several advancements over the last decade due to a persistent need of finer tolerances in products. This need has been felt due to certain industries where one has to have products of very high ...
Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) announced the launch of SIWW Virtual Water Expo today, an online exhibition platform to deepen engagement between exhibitors and buyers in the global water industry. The first of its kind in Asia ...
Soitec of Bernin, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers (as well as III-V epiwafers through its Picogiga International division), has finalised the ZAR 1,000,000,000(more than $100m) solar ...
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The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a trade association comprised of brands, retailers, manufacturers, government and non-governmental organizations and academic experts, and representing more than a third of the global apparel and ...
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