Apple has already implemented means of detecting if its devices have experienced liquid submersion – liquid sensors. However, through a recently published patent application, the Mac maker is now proposing a new way to let vendors know what exactly that returned device has endured. "The system may include an i... |
6 August 2009
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Metal-oxide nanoparticles are among the most commonly used in the industry, because they are relatively easy to produce, and can be grown in very small sizes. Now, their production process has been refined even further, as experts from the Ohio State University (OSU) have developed a new process for creating them sma... |
9 July 2009
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The New Zealand-based company Veritide Ltd. announced yesterday, June 25th, that it managed to create a device able to detect anthrax spores at the 100-percent efficiency marker. In over two weeks of studies, conducted at the Midwest Research Institute, in Florida, the Ceeker™ (pronounced “seeker”) ... |
26 June 2009
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The analytical technique of mass spectrometry allows the identification of the chemical composition of a sample or of a compound based on the mass-to-charge ratio of its charged particles (ions). This ratio of the particles is observed via passing them through the electric and magnetic fields of a mass spectrom... |
31 October 2008
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A new project with a bold goal has recently emerged: provide several crucial seconds of warning before an earthquake occurs. Following the example of the SETI@home project, the Quake Catcher Network (QCN) also relies on using a wide network of personal computers in order to do the job. The idea was surprisingly inspi... |
31 October 2008
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Picture this: you start receiving tons of spam from a lot of foreign countries and it takes so much of your inbox that you can't really find your regular email conversations even if you go to the third page or so. And if you're looking back to the third page you must be either really anxious about reading t... |
15 November 2007
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A new and improved material can produce sensors used in explosives detection. The fluorescent sensor could find practical applications in new devices built for rapid detection of explosives in security screening, criminal investigations, and other applications. Southern Illinois University's Ling Zang and colle... |
28 May 2007
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