The new CF2000 Series for high-resolution separation and fractionation of nanoparticles, from Postnova Analytics, has won the prestigious GIT Innovations Award 2012 in the category ‘Analytical Instrumentation and Software’. The ...
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As published in the December 20 issue of Nature, an international consortium of scientists has assembled a 'gold standard' sequence of the simplest cotton variety (Gossypium raimondii) and compared it to 'draft' sequences of three other ...
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A recent research study into paint degradation caused by illumination has been misinterpreted by the press to throw LED light bulbs into a bad light. Indeed, a report from the Independent last week entitled Sunflowers wilt: Van Gogh's ...
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Now, University of Georgia scientists have fabricated what is thought to be the world's first LED that emits warm white light using a single light emitting material, or phosphor, with a single emitting center for illumination. The material ...
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Scientists from Bangalore and Mainz have demonstrated that captured ions can be cooled through contact with cold atoms and could be stored in so-called ion traps in a stable condition for longer periods of time. This finding runs counter to ...
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Genea Stem Cells Pty Ltd (GSC), a supplier and developer of disease-specific human stem cells, has announced that 25 of its disease specific embryonic pluripotent stem cell lines have been placed on the USA National Institutes of Health ...
Scientists at the University of Georgia claim to have developed the world's first LED lights that emit warm white light using a single emitting material. The move means that LEDs could soon become even more suitable for people to use in ...
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Despite the widespread research in quantum computers, no-one has built a machine that uses quantum-mechanics to solve computational problems faster than a classical computer. Quantum computers harness the power of atoms and molecules to ...
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A research study looking at paint degradation caused by illumination has been misinterpreted to throw LEDs into a bad light. Museums and art galleries are often touted as excellent applications for high-quality LED lighting, provided that ...
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Scientists from University of Georgia have made breakthroughs on creating an LED that emits a warm white light using a single light emitting material, or phosphor, with a single emitting center for illumination. One of the researchers on ...
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University of East Anglia scientists have undertaken an £800,000 research project to artificially replicate photosynthesis - the process by which plants transform sunlight into energy to help them grow. The energy created will be ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...
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Led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, a team of researchers in the Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics at Empa (the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) has raised the energy conversion efficiency record for copper ...
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As part of the recent Plant and Animal Genomic Conference held in San Diego, Dr. Don Jones of Cotton Incorporated presented the 2012 Cotton Biotechnology Award to five outstanding researchers that were instrumental in mapping the cotton ...
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Redd&Whyte, the specialist developer of enabling liquid handling technology, has announced a further senior appointment as part of a significant restructuring programme, in order to expand Redd&Whyte's customer base across Europe and north ...
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