Engineering
A team of Baylor University researchers who have identified a variety of low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions have now developed a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors.
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More comprehensive plan needed to assess risks of the technology.
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Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.
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With words like "meltdown" and "turmoil" being widely used to describe the current state of the financial system, it may seem like an odd time for scientists to consider careers in finance. But in the spirit of good investment advice--buy low, sell high--this may be a good time for the finance-curious to give the industry a look.
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There are considerable opportunities for imaging systems in the European life sciences industry. However, imaging modalities vendors should focus primarily on providing cost-benefits to users by offering the best package of technology, quality and customer value. Vendors with such a combination will be able to successfully capture the market.
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The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $20 million to the Princeton Center for Complex Materials, an interdisciplinary research program dedicated to improving and developing materials for uses ranging from alternative energy production to quantum computing.
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Research presented on July 8 at the International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals in Brazil provides insight into factors that influence the injection efficiency. A balanced injection of positive and negative charge carriers into the organic layer is important to achieve high quantum efficiency, but the interface between the metallic coating and organic layer where the injection occurs is poorly understood.
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The EC-funded MINOS-EURONET project has combined a series of methods to showcase Micro Nano Technology R&D Capabilities from New Member States for a better integration of their research activities into the European Research Area (ERA)
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Nanofabrication could become relatively easy and cheap by using a 'bottom up' integrated assembly, Michael J. Heller said at the recent LabAutomoation 2007 conference.
Heller, co-founder of Nanogen and professor
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Reliability means reducing surprises and failures. Testing for weaknesses can include freezing, heating, dropping, and more.
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Hardly a day goes by that someone working in a research laboratory doesn't come up with an idea for a new, improved tool to be used in the discovery process.
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