News tagged with mass production

India develops 35-dollar 'laptop' for schools

India has come up with a 35-dollar touch-screen "laptop" -- a computing prototype that it aims to make available to students from elementary schools to universities.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (63) | comments 31

Pork meat grown in the laboratory

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Eindhoven University in The Netherlands have for the first time grown pork meat in the laboratory by extracting cells from a live pig and growing them in a petri dish.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (47) | comments 53 weblog

Bend-it e-books get real with EPD in factory mode

(PhysOrg.com) -- LG Display has set the production clock ticking for a plastic EPD (electronic paper display) product which in turn is expected to set e-book marketability fast-forward. In an announcement ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 14 | with audio podcast report

Japanese electric car 'goes 300km' on single charge

Japanese developers have unveiled an electric car they said Wednesday can travel more than 300 kilometres before its battery runs flat.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 18, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 22

Agreement reached on common 'plug' for electric cars: firm

Leading automotive and energy companies have reached agreement on a common "plug" to recharge electric cars, a spokeswoman for German energy company RWE said Sunday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 28

A 'huge step' toward mass production of graphene

Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Climate flux matched Europe's social rise and fall

Ancient tree rings show links between climate change and major events in human history, like migrations, plagues and the rise and fall of empires, said a study this week in the journal Science.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 98

LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms

Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 43

Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Light-generating transistors to power labs on chips

(PhysOrg.com) -- What started out as 'blue-sky' thinking by a group of European researchers could ultimately lead to the commercial mass production of a new generation of optoelectronic components for devices ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Honda will recycle rare-earth metals from batteries

(Phys.org) -- Honda Motor Co. this week made news with its announcement of a recycling breakthrough. The car maker, which manufactures hybrid vehicles, will start recycling rare-earth metals from the nickel-metal ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid

South Korean scientists have developed a walking robot maid which can clean a home, dump clothes in a washing machine and even heat food in a microwave.

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 6

Archaeologists find blade production earlier than originally thought

Archaeology has long associated advanced blade production with the Upper Palaeolithic period, about 30,000-40,000 years ago, linked with the emergence of Homo Sapiens and cultural features such as cave art. ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Nissan hopes zero-emission Leaf will electrify drivers

Billed as the world's first mass-produced electric car, this month's launch of the Nissan Leaf is expected to send a jolt through an auto industry racing to build greener vehicles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 37

Billionaire unveils Russia's first hybrid car (w/ Video)

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov on Monday unveiled a new hybrid car that is due to come on the market in 2012, a first in a country where motorists often show scant regard for the environment.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 2