North American wine and spirits distribution firm Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has unveiled a new structure and appointments within the Control Region, effective 1 December 2016. The new organizational structure allows Southern ...
A team of Florida State University materials researchers has developed a new type of light-emitting diode, or LED, using an organic-inorganic hybrid that could lead to cheaper, brighter and mass produced lights and displays in the future. ...
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A Florida State University engineering professor has developed a new highly efficient and low cost light emitting diode that could help spur more widespread adoption of the technology. "It can potentially revolutionize lighting ...
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Young women who spend a lot of time on Facebook tend to be more likely to be concerned about their body image and could be at increased risk for eating disorders, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at how much time 960 female ...
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A Florida State University researcher is tackling a new and inventive way to slow down and perhaps prevent preterm labor. The solution A pair of goggles. Specifically, Associate Professor James Olcese is developing goggles - he's ...
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ABB says that it is receiving $2.1m of the $70m grant over five years from the Advanced Manufacturing Office within the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) that is funding the new Next ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK is to play a key part in a US public-private consortium of more than 25 companies, universities and state and federal organizations selected to lead the Next Generation ...
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Innovative work by two Florida State University scientists that shows the structural and DNA breakdown of a bacteria-invading virus is being featured on the cover of the February issue of the journal Virology. Kathryn Jones and Elizabeth ...
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Florida State University researchers have spearheaded a major review of fisheries data that examines the domino effect that occurs when too many fish are harvested from one habitat. The loss of a major species from an ecosystem can have ...
The cleanup technique used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico actually made the spilled oil more than 50 times more toxic than doing nothing, according to a ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—recently honored faculty and student achievements at the ...
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IPC Sports recently announced the expansion of its product line to include new collegiate Fan Bands. Officially licensed Fan Bands are now available for football and basketball teams for 28 of the nation's largest and most popular schools. ...
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AATCC is proud to announce the winners of the AATCC Millennial Marketing Award, a juried, invitation-only, university marketing competition for students studying retail merchandising and marketing. All of the winners are students ...
John Wetenhall was appointed director of the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. In this capacity, he will lead the development of the forthcoming university museum as well as transition The Textile Museum to the GW ...
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a glass coating that prevents fogging without distorting its optical properties. The team, led by Michael Rubner, TDK Professor of Polymer Materials Science and ...
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