News tagged with paper
Sony eBook Store Announces Access to More than 1 Million Public Domain Books from Google
The eBook Store from Sony, together with Google, today announced it is providing access to more than 1 million free public domain books - from classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island to biographies, ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Can Recycling Be Bad for the Environment?
(PhysOrg.com) -- By now, nearly everyone knows that it is important to recycle. It helps the environment. Even my six-year-old knows that. But what if it doesn't? While it seems pretty straightforward, in ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Toxin detection as close as an inkjet printer
If that office inkjet printer has become just another fixture, it's time to take a fresh look at it. Similar technology may soon be used to develop paper-based biosensors that can detect certain harmful toxins ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 13, 2009 |
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How to Spot an Influential Paper Based on its Citations
(PhysOrg.com) -- At first it may seem that the number of citations received by a published scientific paper is directly related to that paper's quality of content. The higher the quality, the more people read ...
Jul 04, 2009 |
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Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper
(AP) -- If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task - while saving you cash.
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Peeling stickers may lead to stretchable electronics
A study of stickers peeling from windows could lead to a new way to precisely control the fabrication of stretchable electronics, according to a team of researchers including one at MIT.
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Beetle shell inspires brilliant white paper
An obscure species of beetle has shown how brilliant white paper could be produced in a completely new way. A team from Imerys Minerals Ltd. and the University of Exeter has taken inspiration from the shell ...
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Amazon unveils large-screen Kindle DX
Online retail giant Amazon.com unveiled a large-screen version of its popular Kindle electronic reader on Wednesday designed for newspapers, magazines and textbooks.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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Electrofluidic Display Technology puts electronic book readers ahead by a wide margin
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thinking about getting an e-reader but not sure if you like reading the dim screen? An international collaboration of the University of Cincinnati, Sun Chemical, Polymer Vision and Gamma Dynamics ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Web-only newspapers? Don't junk the presses yet
More than a half-a-dozen newspapers in the United States and Europe have gone "Web only" in the past year in a bid to stave off bankruptcy. But the first cold-eyed analysis of this approach is not encouraging.
Apr 21, 2009 |
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New method could lead to narrower chip patterns
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT have found a novel method for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip, using a material that can be switched from transparent to opaque, and vice versa, just by exposing it to certain ...
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Teachers cutting paper usage; kids loving it
In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Fujitsu launches world's first colour e-book
Fujitsu has launched the world's first e-book with a colour display in Japan, the company said Thursday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Probe into faked studies rocks medical community
A trail-blazing anesthesiologist, whose research shaped pain-relief for millions around the world, has been fabricating data for more than a decade, a hospital where he once practiced claimed Saturday.
Mar 15, 2009 |
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Call for doctors to lead the way on 'greener' healthcare
Clinicians have an important role to play in reducing hospital waste and should not be discouraged by lack of knowledge or the threat of legal liability, according to a paper published on bmj.com today.
Mar 11, 2009 |
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