WEDNESDAY Jan. 22, 2014, 2014 -- Could your warm and cozy home be hindering your weight-loss efforts Dutch researchers say keeping temperatures a little chillier at home and the office might be an additional weapon in the fight against ...
Tags: NST, cool side, Mitchell Lazar, Lose Weight
Trade disputes can often be resolved through dialogue. A good example of this process is the recent deal between China and European Union (EU) concerning solar panels. Dialogue does not always work, however, when it comes to trade between ...
Tags: Sino-US Solar Spat, Mineral
Most of Taiwan's machine-tool makers made encouraging profits in the first third quarters of 2013 in spite of several disadvantageous developments, including the recent revaluation of the New Taiwan dollar against the U.S. dollar that has ...
Tags: Machine Tool, automated equipment
The increase in electricity tariff will push the prices of Indonesian garments by up to 50 percent, making the industry less competitive in both domestic and export markets, Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Producers Association (Asosiasi ...
Tags: Power Tariff, Garment Prices
When it comes to graphene and photovoltaics, for the most part it's only been a story about replacing the indium tin oxide (ITO) used as the transparent electrodes of organic solar cells. But last year Spanish researchers in collaboration ...
Tags: Graphene, Perskovite, organic solar cells, Electrical, Electronics
The stable and good momentum of economic growth in recent months will ensure that China is able to fulfill its expected growth target. The question is how long this growth momentum can last. The consensus is that China’s economy is ...
Tags: Economic Growth, China's economy
Research is under way to develop new techniques for detecting diabetic retinopathy at early onset with the hope of improving prevention and treatment of this major cause of blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of ...
One quarter of the world's cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face extinction within the next few decades, according to the first study to systematically and globally assess their fate. The International Union for Conservation of ...
Tags: Agriculture, Overfished
NPD's annual Toy Fair address reveals Furby Boom, LeapPad Explorer and Innotab as top sellers. The overall size of the market last year was £2.9bn, down one per cent compared to 2012 - however NPD Group has highlighted a number of ...
A doctoral dissertation by a Professor at the Catholic University of Valencia "San Vicente Mártir" (UCV) finds that every cigarette a mother smokes a day during the third quarter of pregnancy reduces the baby's birth weight in 20 ...
Tags: Maternal Smoking, Cum Laude, Alzira-Valencia, pregnancy
If you’re the kind of cotton producer who’s always pushing for top yields, then good for you. Just know that you’re at a higher risk for target spot. “The guys who are pushing the yield envelope on cotton are the ...
Tags: Cotton, DPL, Spot Risk, vulnerable
While many Americans make New Year's resolutions focused on self-improvement, those who are overweight or obese likely prioritize getting down to a healthy weight. However, these resolutions often focus too much on the aesthetic side of ...
Tags: Healthy Weight, Health, Medicine
Creating Smart Road-light circle could be the original necessary step towards developing a smart Location. The road - the structural foundation is created by lighting required for a superior control over lighting, security and other ...
Tags: Smart street lighting, LED
Washington: Your small electric car may soon become faster and more efficient thanks to ‘super capacitors’ that are capable of storing far greater chargeThe amount of electricity present upon the capacitor's plates. Also, the ...
Tags: Raghvendra Pandey, CCTO, Electronic Car, TSU, super capacitors
The capacitors of electronic circuits function something like batteries – storing electrical chargeThe amount of electricity present upon the capacitor's plates. Also, the act of forcing of electrons onto the capacitor's plates. See ...
Tags: AIP Advances, CCTO, AC, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb