After a huge earthquake caused severe damage to the Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant in 2011, Japanese plant scientists have been working to determine the impact of radioactive contamination on wild and cultivated plants. In a special issue ...
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The North American International Auto Show will see the U.S. debut of the latest Golf R, the most powerful version of the Golf ever to be sold in this market. With an estimated 290 horsepower, the new Golf R has 34 hp more than the ...
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Volkswagen of America is set to introduce a production version of the Passat Performance Concept - 'Passat Sport', in early 2014. The new Passat Sport sedan will join the Passat line-up between the SE and the SEL Premium trims. ...
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Jaguar Land Rover has announced the first wave of third party apps for its innovative new smartphone integration platform - InControl Apps - which has been developed in conjunction with BOSCH SoftTec. Jaguar Land Rover has worked closely ...
Spooky lights heralding the onset of earthquakes have been tied to divine portents or UFO sightings in the past. But the true culprit may be certain rocks that release electric charges when stressed by the Earth's seismic shifts, ...
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Volvo’s new cloud-based Sensus Connect connectivity system will allow drivers to find and pay for parking from their car, pre-heat or pre-cool their car remotely, and quickly access Wikipedia and tens of thousands of digital radio ...
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Kia has showcased 24 concepts for future telematic and infotainment technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with a focus on hands-free control systems. The technological showcase is designed to show how telematic and ...
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Poring through data from a large sky survey, astronomers have found more than 100 small, dwarf galaxies with characteristics indicating that they harbor massive black holes feeding on surrounding gas. The discovery confounds a common ...
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With many facing bone-chilling cold and snow in the United States and Canada, Environment Canada says even those accustomed to cold should reassess how to cope. Officials at Environment Canada and Health Canada said there's no rocket ...
About Automotive connectors Parts and Its Product Range: There are hundreds of different types of connectors that are used for all sorts of applications, including automotive applications. In simple terms, an electrical connector is just ...
Hi-Tec Sports is launching a new storytelling campaign for 2014 that highlights its revolutionary Big-Fit System - a volume adjusting technology - which allows its kids' shoes to grow with its wearers. "The Evergrowing Monster is a fun, ...
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Getting better control of the light emitted from organic LEDs (OLEDs) could lead to faster links between the Internet and mobile devices, according to a Scottish researcher. Anyone who's tried to use the Wi-Fi on a crowded airplane or a ...
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2014 promises to be the year small drones will start showing off what they can do—at least if the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration comes through with regulations that allow them to take to the air. But there's one first for a ...
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An international team of astronomers using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) has discovered a pulsar that is orbited by two white dwarf stars. Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that can be used like precision astronomical clocks. This ...
Galaxies can be remarkably dusty places and supernovas are thought to be a primary source of that dust, especially in the early Universe. Direct evidence of a supernova's dust-making capabilities, however, has been slim and cannot account ...
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