Nortel to sell itself off in pieces
(AP) -- Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company.
Business
Jun 20, 2009
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News tagged with equipment
Making masks and PPE with hydrophilic surfaces, could reduce infection risk
Since the COVID-19 virus spreads through respiratory droplets, researchers in India set out to explore how droplets deposited on face masks or frequently touched surfaces, like door handles or smartphone touch screens, dry.
General Physics
Aug 11, 2020
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Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, study shows
Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels—according to a new study, published in the peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis journal Biofuels.
Environment
Aug 4, 2020
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3-D printing coming in reach of consumers
It may sound like a prop from a sci-fi movie, or some garage inventor's holy grail: a device that converts a computer file into a three-dimensional physical object.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 4, 2010
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Second skin protects against chemical, biological agents
Recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of chemical weapons in the Syria conflict have provided a stark reminder of the plethora of chemical and biological threats that soldiers, medical personnel and first ...
Bio & Medicine
May 7, 2020
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Researchers control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature to create flexible quantum magnets
Some of our most important everyday items, such as computers, medical equipment, stereos, generators, and more, work because of magnets. We know what happens when computers become more powerful, but what might be possible ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 26, 2023
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Plant-based spray could be used in N95 masks and energy devices
Engineers have invented a way to spray extremely thin wires made of a plant-based material that could be used in N95 mask filters, devices that harvest energy for electricity, and potentially the creation of human organs.
Nanomaterials
Oct 7, 2020
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Long-term study of SS Thistlegorm wreck suggests artificial reefs are as full of life as natural reefs
A team of oceanographers at the University of Bologna and The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity has found, via a seven-year study, that artificial reefs may provide a unique opportunity to study new ...
Self-powered paper-based 'SPEDs' may lead to new medical-diagnostic tools
A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical analyses - powered only by the user's touch - and reads out the color-coded test results, making it ...
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2017
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NASA mulls spacewalks to fix space station
A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2013
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