With robots increasingly being used on factory floors and elsewhere, researchers are looking for ways to help humans work better with their electromechanical counterparts. Scientists at MIT say the answer is cross-training: Humans and ...
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Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) has signed a three-year agreement with the University of Toledo (UT) College of Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department, in a bid to support research at its new R&D ...
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“People have often thought there’s no upper bound for wind power... that it’s one of the most scalable power sources,” said Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don’t seem likely ...
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Coca-Cola and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are joining forces in a new campaign to help protect the polar bear's Arctic home. For the first time, Coca-Cola is turning its iconic red cans white in celebration of the polar bear and committing up ...
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The luxury segment in Germany is booming thanks to its considerable strengths. High quality, technological innovation and unique design demonstrate the expertise of luxury companies and their employees. These virtues are paying off: all ...
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany, a wholly owned subsidiary of Osram GmbH, is the world's second largest manufacturer of optoelectronic semiconductors after LiteOn and followed third place by Cree Inc. One of the main ...
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Protea Biosciences Group, Inc announced at the ASMS Sanibel Conference the introduction of Amplus® wide-pore core shell HPLC columns, a new line of liquid chromatography columns specifically designed for intact proteins analysis. ...
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Take a walk through a human brain? Fly over the surface of Mars? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher wearing 3-D ...
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Glass is probably one of the most commonly used materials, known to us. Right from simple cookery utensils to eye glasses, lighting systems, construction works (doors, windows), camera components and sophisticated machinery, glass is used ...
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Despite the precision mechanics and computerization of modern agriculture, dogs are a part of farming and as it turns out, probably always have been. In an industry increasingly reliant on complex technology, dogs still herd sheep; watch ...
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News reports indicate that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may propose restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam foodservice products in New York City, ostensibly as a way to increase recycling rates. American Chemistry Council (ACC) vice ...
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The DrySyn MULTI from Asynt allows scientists to perform safe, productive heating and stirring experiments with the widest possible range of laboratory glassware. Affordably priced the DrySyn MULTI converts any standard hotplate stirrer ...
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Organic electronics has already hit the market in smartphone displays and holds great promise for future applications like flexible electroluminescent foils (a potential replacement for conventional light bulbs) or solar cells that convert ...
Honey laundering trails all lead to China Drones begin descent on US agriculture Forensic marker dogs on trail of metal thieves Honey bees are a massive global business, responsible for a third of the world’s food production. Honey ...
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The Woolmark Company Hong Kong office has joined forces with Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) in a bid to get artists working with wool, drawing the fibre into the world of art, via Haptic InterFace. Haptic InterFace 2012 lauched a new ...
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