Military uniforms of the future may offer a new layer of critical protection to wearers thanks to research by teams at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and several other institutions who are developing a nanotube-based fabric that ...
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Business analytics provider SAS has launched the SAS Student Academy to help staff a big data analytics revolution, through a joint initiative with Birmingham City University (BCU). Further reading Paypal: Big data is a scam Businesses ...
VWR International has entered into an agreement to distribute Illumina's qPCR products in the US. The products include Eco real-time PCR instrument, designed to perform any qPCR application directly on their bench top, and NuPCR ...
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Food scientists at Cornell University, US, have identified predominant spore-forming bacteria in milk and their unique enzyme activity, a finding that could help to extend the shelf-life of dairy products and improve their quality. The ...
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A nanofilm that emits chemical vapor can extend the shelf-life of harvests including fruits, according to researchers working on the project. The studies are being conducted in collaboration between the University of Guelph in Canada, ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have introduced a new tool that will help scientists improve the quality of data that is used to safeguard consumers ...
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The Large Hadron Collider(LHC),which aims to answer fundamental questions of the universe's existence,is one of CERN's most important projects.But as the LHC produces 1PB of data every second,big data and lack of computing resources were ...
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Organizers of the seventh international Energy Forum on Solar Building Skins, which is scheduled to take place December 6-7 in Bressanone, Italy, have announced a list of event topics. This year's topics include adaptive building skins, ...
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A new oxodegradable polymer, a kind of plastic that can decompose in a couple of months when exposed to sunlight, has been developed by the scientists from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga in Mumbai, India. The polymer was ...
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The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India and the University of Guelph, Canada, have collaborated to develop a ‘nano-film’ that would extend the shelf life of fruits by several days. The technology uses a chemical ...
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Following the investment of 25 million euros in Beneq by RUSNANO in April 2012, and as a part of its planned expansion into existing and emerging markets, Beneq is opening a subsidiary company in Russia. The company’s operations in ...
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The lighting, based on field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, also gives off soft, white light – not the yellowish glint from fluorescents or bluish tinge from LEDs. "People often complain that fluorescent ...
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Nestlé has opened a newly extended Product Technology Centre (PTC) for confectionery in the city of York, UK, strengthening its global research and development network. This investment will enable the company to accelerate ...
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Germany-based Siemens introduced an environmental portfolio in 2011 to help reduce gas emissions by 317 million tons. According to Peter Loscher, president and CEO of Siemens, climate change has been affecting people's lives and it is ...
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Health Canada, the department responsible for safeguarding public health in Canada, has introduced new regulations, updating its 50-year-old rules in order to accelerate the authorization of food additives and boost safety. Health Canada ...