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Ford Plans to Produce Fully Autonomous Vehicle for Ride Sharing in 2021
Aug 24, 2016Ford is planning to mass produce driverless cars and introduce them in commercial operation in a ride-hailing service by 2021. To help speed up development of self-driving cars, Ford is investing in or collaborating with four startups on ...
Tags: Ford, driverless cars
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New Research Shows Cooking with Vegetable Oil Releases Cancer-Causing Chemical
Nov 11, 2015A study by researchers at De Montfort University in Leicester found that cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic chemicals which are linked to cancer and other diseases. The scientists recommend food to be fried in olive oil, ...
Tags: Cooking, Vegetable Oil, olive oil, coconut oil
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Stanford Scientists Wirelessly Control Mouse with Blue LED Implant
Nov 11, 2015A blue glowing device the size of a peppercorn can activate neurons of the brain, spinal cord or limbs in mice and is powered wirelessly using the mouse's own body to transfer energy. Developed by a Stanford Bio-X team, the device is the ...
Tags: blue LED, wireless control, mouse
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Ralph Lauren to Launch Innovative PoloTech Smartshirt
Aug 24, 2015Apparel and home textiles marketer Ralph Lauren is launching its innovative PoloTech smartshirt, which it called a seamless blend of sleek, modern style with real-time biometric technology. A Ralph Lauren press release informed that the ...
Tags: Apparel, home textiles, smartshirt
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Red Light in Labelling Food Products Could Help Customers Make Healthy Food Choice
Mar 11, 2015Researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany have found that the use of red light in labelling food products could help customers make healthy food choices. The proposed labelling system in the study used a red light for food items ...
Tags: Traffic Light, Food Labeling
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OIPT Won an Order From The Cuny for Its Plasmapro Etch and Deposition Systems
Jan 8, 2015UK-based plasma etch and deposition processing system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) recently won an order from The City University of New York (CUNY) for its PlasmaPro etch and deposition systems. The PlasmaPro 100 ICP ...
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Ralph Lauren Has Unveiled The High-Performance, Fashion-Forward Polo Tech Shirt
Aug 29, 2014Ralph Lauren Corp. has unveiled the high-performance, fashion-forward Polo Tech shirt on opening day of the US Open. The Polo Tech shirt is an innovative new product from a fashion brand that merges biometrics into active lifestyle apparel, ...
Tags: Ralph Lauren, Polo Tech Shirt, Apparel
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Potential Breakthrough Drug Might Come From Big Tobacco
Aug 1, 2014Big Tobacco, almost unbelievably, is lending a hand in the creation of a potential breakthrough drug, a new class of drugs that could dull grave psychiatric disorders, improve attention of ADHD afflicted children, repel Alzheimer's onset, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Tobacco, Ecigarette
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The Two-Day Conference Program Will Explore Various Topics Surrounding Industry Trends
Apr 2, 2014The conference program for Label Summit Latin America 2014 is now available as registration opens for its 11th edition. The continent’s largest dedicated event, Label Summit Latin America has led the way in professional and commercial ...
Tags: Retailer Surya, Flagship, industry trends
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Doctors in The United States Are Writing More Prescriptions for Sedatives Than Ever Before
Mar 11, 2014Doctors in the United States are writing more prescriptions for sedatives than ever before, and the frequent use of these powerful drugs in combination with narcotic painkillers may be causing medication-related deaths, a new study ...
Tags: prescriptions, Health&Medicine, care visits
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Horses Appear to React Differently to Sweet Tastes Compared to Bitter
Feb 26, 2014Our horses can make some pretty funny expressions sometimes, and the way they appear to react to certain tastes can give us a good laugh. Now Canadian scientists have put the evidence behind the humor: recent research results showed that ...
Tags: horses, tastes, Sweet Tastes
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Soccer Is The Most-Popular and Fastest-Growing Sport in The World
Feb 26, 2014Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field. But researchers warned in a paper published today that not enough ...
Tags: Concussions Account, Soccer Game, symptom, journal Brain Injury
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Team Sees Change in Set Point in Neuromuscular Synapses
Feb 26, 2014Team sees change in set point in neuromuscular synapses Scientists from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have found a clue as to why muscles weaken with age. In a study published Feb. ...
Tags: Muscle, Ben Eaton, clue, exhaustion
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Researchers Are Creating a Wiring Diagram of The Complex Brain Circuits
Feb 25, 2014Researchers are creating a wiring diagram of the complex brain circuits that regulate this intense motivational state While the function of eating is to nourish the body, this is not what actually compels us to seek out food. Instead, it ...
Tags: Drives Appetite, motivational state, BIDMC, AgRP
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Moderate Aerobic Exercise Helps to Preserve The Structure and Function of Nerve Cells
Feb 25, 2014Moderate aerobic exercise helps to preserve the structure and function of nerve cells in the retina after damage, according to an animal study appearing February 12 in The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings suggest exercise may be able ...
Tags: Aerobic Exercise, Nerve Cells, BNDF, blind disease
