Posted by Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 3/25/2013 12:22:33 PM The U.S. Department of Energy has approved of the first bionic eye for use in the U.S. The creation of this retinal prosthesis stems, in part, from DOE support for a decade of ...
Tags: FDA, Packaging, Packaging Digest
A way to generate electricity from bacteria has been discovered by researchers at the University of East Anglia. The researchers have found that proteins on the surface of bacteria can produce an electric current by simply touching a ...
Tags: bio-batteries, Electrical, Electronics
Firefly BioWorks has expanded its FirePlex miRSelect to enable multiplexed detection of up to 68 user-selected microRNA species in a single well of a 96 well plate from a maximum of 23. The new version of the company's product enables ...
Tesco and Sainsbury, two of the popular British supermarket chains, have applied with the Indian Government to open sourcing centres in the country, Union Commerce and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma said on the sidelines of a discussion ...
Tags: retail chains, retail, Apparel
IBM and ASTRON are on the hunt for scientists to take part in what is described as the world’s biggest big data challenge – researching the origins of the universe. The two organisations are inviting professors, scientists and ...
Tags: IBM, computer systems, computer
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have taken another step towards bio-fuel cells. The research shows that it is possible for bacteria to lie directly on the surface of a metal or mineral and transfer electrical charge through ...
Tags: Bacteria, Bio-Fuel Cells, Electronics
Glass brings beauty to us; it is an indispensible material in our life, a senior official of the International Commission on Glass (ICG) said in an exclusive interview with China Daily. China is currently the world leader in float glass ...
Tags: glass industry, glass, float glass
Internet connectivity to North Korea was restored Friday after a day-and-a-half-long outage that the country's official media blamed on international hacking. Connections to the Star, North Korea's sole Internet service provider, hit ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
PPG Industries has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for “significant achievements” in advancing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting technology. Dennis O’Shaughnessy, Ph.D., PPG associate ...
Tags: PPG Industries, OLED Lighting, Electrical
Scientists in the University of Lincoln, UK are working to create a flexible computer system which can be used to detect faults in food products and packaging on the production line. The 823,277 Trainable Vision-based Anomaly Detection ...
The Planck space mission has given scientists new information about the age, content and origin of the universe. Planck, which lifted off in May 2009 on a mission to decipher the mysteries behind the creation of the universe, has created ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Related Media Honey laundering trails all lead to China Honey bee toxin may destroy HIV Honey bee losses defy solitary explanations Could a robot honey bee actually pollinate an orchard or crop field? With a carbon fiber body and titanium ...
Tags: Honey Bee Robots, Agriculture, Electrical, Electronics
Arklu has announced a new agreement that will see Lottie dolls join retailers across Canada. Îlot 307, located in Quebec, distributes educational games and toys throughout Canada and the US, and is now the exclusive distributor of ...
Tags: Lottie Dolls, Toys
After a computer glitch sidelined NASA's Mars rover Curiosity late last month, another problem has it down again. NASA reported that Curiosity put itself into safe mode on Saturday after a software bug caused a command file to fail a ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Inventor and TAFE educator Keith Higgins has criticised the lack of support in his home country, after he had to look to China for help developing his LED lighting innovations. Higgins told the Blacktown Sun that, over five years, he ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED, lighting