Week after week we read headlines pronouncing that China is about to overtake the U.S. and other advanced economies and become the number one global economic force. Recently there have been a number of high profile announcements that China ...
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It goes without saying that China has proven it is a true heavyweight global contender. The herculean growth achieved by China over the past two decades is unprecedented in the annals of human history. China has overtaken Japan to become ...
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Picture doing a remote software upgrade. Now picture doing it when the machine you're upgrading is a robotic rover sitting 350 million miles away, on the surface of Mars. That's what a team of programmers and engineers at NASA are dealing ...
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Dept of Energy's Antineutrino Detector Image courtesy of the Department of Energy All sorts of ideas may pop into your head about the above image featuring the Department of Energy's Photo of the Day, including possibilities of new outer ...
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR)would investigate the issue related to developing Bt cotton from a gene patented by a US firm,raised by the Sopory panel,S Ayappan,director general of ICAR has said. Speaking to media ...
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Evans Analytical Group (EAG) announced that EAG Coatings Solutions (formerly CAS-MI) is moving to Missouri and joining their sister company, Chemir. Now called Chemir a division of Evans Analytical Group, the company will continue to offer ...
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With the Mars Curiosity rover's science instruments working well, NASA engineers are getting ready for two big tests of their robotic rover -- blasting a rock with a laser beam and getting the rover moving. Curiosity's first drive will be ...
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Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office or residence hall. Wake Forest scientists have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale lighting. The lighting, based ...
Misleading statements and fiction about toy safety are often communicated to the general public. The public must have access to the facts, so that they can make informed decisions about purchasing safe toys for their children. We want to ...
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Harvard University researchers have developed a squishy robot that can disguise itself or change its color to stand out from its background. Those features, scientists say, could help surgeons plan complicated operations or aid search and ...
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Panasonic said Monday it has developed a new system for artificial photosynthesis that can remove carbon dioxide from the air almost as well as plants do, as part of the company's push to join an industry-wide trend toward greener tech. ...
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Within the framework of the research project (AiF-Nr. 17377 N), scientists at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim are aiming to optimise functionality and comfort of sportswear for wheelchair users. Project leader Anke Klepser ...
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Medical researchers at the University of Melbourne have made a discovery that could lead to a simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Mad Cow disease. Using genetic sequencing, the scientists found that cells infected ...
FUTURE computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an annual forecast. The seventh annual "IBM 5 in 5", a list of innovations that ...
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To put clothes on their characters, computer graphic artists usually simulate cloth by creating a thin sheet, then adding some sort of texture. But that doesn’t work for knit sweaters. To make the image realistic, the computer has to ...
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