Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin,in collaboration with colleagues at Taiwan's National Tsing-Hua University and National Chiao-Tung University and at the Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute ...
Amplified'weak'IR light shows PV,medical potential 25 Jul 2012 Dutch researchers harvest infrared photons,amplify power 3300 times in technique inspired by photosynthesis. Chemists and materials scientists from the University of ...
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The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called for immediate action to ensure enough young people study science,technology,engineering and maths(STEM)subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Without ...
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Researchers at University of California,Santa Barbara(UCSB)have developed what is claimed to be the first violet nonpolar vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)based on m-plane gallium nitride(GaN). The latest development is ...
Grundfos has given a US$20 000 grant to the University of Kansas (KU) School of Engineering to support senior design projects in mechanical engineering that concentrate on environmental and sustainability issues. The Danish pump company has ...
White LEDs formed directly onto paper 18 Jul 2012 PhD project's'first'achievement of direct to paper fabrication of pure white LEDs promises new illumination capabilities as well as humidity sensors and cheap photovoltaic devices. ...
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While many people do not want to build their own loft beds, this task is actually much easier than it seems. Loft bed kits take little energy and skill to put together. They combine three top priorities: maximizing space, minimizing ...
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Privacy advocates today welcomed news of a possible Google proposal to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges related to its surreptitious tracking of Apple Safari users. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, ...
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Norway-The Norwegian Television School has replaced its existing stock of miniature microphones with 20 DPA 4060 omnidirectional miniature microphones,which were chosen for their ruggedness and reliability. Supplied by DPA's Norwegian ...
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Infoworld - With its much-anticipated Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" OS release imminent, Google is keeping Apple on its toes in the mobile computing space, say software developers. "Jelly Bean" offers a host of feature improvements, ...
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has called for a meeting with home secretary Theresa May after an unprecedented response to his online campaign to block UK student Richard O'Dwyer's extradition to the US. O'Dwyer faces up to ten years in ...
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UK-The Gus Dudgeon Foundation and JAMES have confirmed that their Post Graduate Summer Course will take place on 15-21 July at the Gus Dudgeon MCI Studio Suite based at The Atrium Campus of Glamorgan University in Cardiff. Tutored by ...
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US-Italian"Hark!"group develop novel practical photon source with positive implications for high speed optical communications. Two of a kind:Photon pair generation,in which input pump photons spontaneously create pairs of ...
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For the first time,researchers have used fMRI-which detects your brain activity in real time-to allow someone to embody a robot hundreds of kilometres away using thought alone. "The ultimate goal is to create a surrogate,like in ...
Cisco has joined forces with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to bring Shakespeare to thousands of students across the UK, with the aim of bridging the gap between the digital and creative industries. Hosted by Ravensbourne College, ...
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