U.S. disaster funding distribution is deeply inefficient, with huge cash infusions disbursed after a disaster, only to fall abruptly later, researchers say. Dr. Jesse Pines, director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation at the ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Disaster Preparedness
An object discovered by astrophysicists at the University of Toronto (U of T) nearly 500 light years away from the Sun may challenge traditional understandings about how planets and stars form. The object is located near and likely ...
Tags: brown dwarf, new object, star formation, young planet
Researchers at Korea's Chonbuk National University and Korea Institute of Science and Technology have improved the contact of graphene with p-type gallium nitride (p-GaN), resulting in improved near-ultraviolet (NUV) light-emitting diodes ...
Tags: Near-ultraviolet LEDs, Graphene GaN MOCVD, Gallium Nitride
After years of sleuthing for clues about where and when pantherine felids ("big cats") originated, a Smithsonian scientist and an international team of researchers are one step closer to understanding the evolutionary history of these ...
Tags: pantherine felids, big cats, Smithsonian scientist, evolutionary history
Tera-Barrier Films (TBF) has invented a new stretchable plastic film to offer longer shelf-life of pharmaceuticals, food and electronics. The new plastic film featuring an encapsulated nanoparticle layer acting as an air and moisture ...
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Of all the AV brands at CES this year, Sharp is perhaps the one that has most closely aligned itself with the large screen size message. This time last year, the brand began a campaign in Australia to sell its "spectacularge" 90-inch flat ...
Tags: Sharp, Tv Resolution, 4k Quality
Total U.S. healthcare spending in 2012 increased by 3.7 percent -- 0.4 percentage points higher than in 2011 -- the lowest rate since 1960, U.S. officials say. An analysis by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and ...
Switzerland leads a study of 34 nations for life expectancy at 82.8 years, followed by Japan at 82.7, Italy at 82.7, Spain at 82.7 and Iceland at 82.4. Health at a Glance, a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and ...
Annual conference media advisory 3 The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) annual conference in Austin, TX, from Feb. 13-15, will feature 80 symposia and more than 2,000 posters on new research in a range of topics - the ...
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About Abrasives NSN Parts and Its Product Range: Abrasives in general are simply rough materials that are used to shape or finish work pieces, essentially like sandpaper. This product is extremely common for countless applications, ...
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Since kitchen knives will be an investment that is used daily for all your cooking days, selecting good quality ones that have durability, strength, good handling, and endurance is a must. Types There are many different types of knife ...
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Despite efforts from some US states to re-evaluate their net-energy metering (NEM) policies, the impact of any potential changes on the US photovoltaics (PV) industry is expected to be negligible in 2014, according to IHS. "States ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Solar Markets, Solar, Energy
Japanese electronics maker Sharp is bridging the gap between expensive 4K TVs and HD versions with an in-between solution that's also priced in the middle. Its new Quattron+ technology doubles the vertical resolution of a high-definition ...
Tags: Sharp, 4K TVs, HD version, Quattron+technology
The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says the quicker Canada can achieve a free trade agreement with South Korea the quicker the Canadian pork industry will be able to catch up to its major competitors in that market. While ...
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A new type of touchscreen glass that combats bacteria and fungi has been unveiled US firm Corning said its Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass contains ionic silver, a substance that has been used to fight germs for more than 100 years. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Glass