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ELECTRONICS 
June 13, 2017 Graphene offers new functionalities in molecular electronics
The researchers performed the characterization of graphene-based molecular electronic devices at room-temperature and demonstrated that molecules covalently attached to mechanically robust graphene substrates are ideal candidates for next-generation molecular electronic devices. Credit: Alexander Rudnev, University of Bern An international team of researchers led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Bern has […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 10, 2017 New Orleans home and garden calendar, June 10, 2017
RIVER RIDGE BROMELIAD SHOW: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Clearview Mall, Metairie. The 35th annual show offers bromeliads and cryptanthus for sale. Free. (504) 495-0371 SATURDAY PIETY STREET MARKET: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St. Free. (504) 505-4113, [email protected] BASICS IN BEEKEEPING: 10:30 a.m. […]
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CLOTHING 
June 9, 2017 This New Vintage Clothing Concept Might Just Change How You Shop
At first glance, Topper Luciani looks like the guy leading your woodland yoga retreat — with more spirit beads around his neck than a proper monk. But his actual day job is as the fashion CEO of the future, spearheading the earth-first era of fashion and flipping the vintage game on its head. Sure, selling […]
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COMPUTERS 
June 8, 2017 Chrome 59 Rolling Out for Desktop Users, Brings New Material Design Settings Menu
HIGHLIGHTS Chrome 59 is rolling out for Windows, Mac, and Linux users Android and Chrome OS versions coming soon It overhauls the new Chrome Settings menu Google’s Chromium team has now rolled out the stable version of Chrome 59 for its desktop users. It brings a lot of under-the-hood changes, security fixes, and one notable […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
May 24, 2017 Monet’s Home and Garden at Giverny Get a Fresh Look, Thanks to a New Book
Claude Monet’s home and garden at Giverny is the stuff of artistic legend. As is well known, many of the painter’s most famous works depict the water lily pond and surrounding gardens found on the property. But what is less well known is that Monet first glimpsed the small village that he came to call […]
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ALL DEALS 
May 15, 2017 New deals for All Blacks Lienert-Brown and Harris
All Blacks duo Anton Lienert-Brown and Nathan Harris have signed new contracts with the Chiefs and New Zealand Rugby. Centre Lienert-Brown made nine appearances for the All Blacks in his debut international season last year and has renewed until 2020. Four-times-capped Harris, meanwhile, has agreed a deal until 2019, having returned to action last week […]
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NEWS 
May 9, 2017 North Korea’s mystery islands: Man-made keys could be new nuclear launch sites
North Korea is at it again. Or rather, it is continuing what it started five years ago. Artificial islands have been discovered surrounding Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a missile development and testing site roughly 70 miles northwest of Pyongyang. Satellite images suggest the islands are home to military installations and have been under development for […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 6, 2017 New device can harvest indoor light to power electronics
Enlarge / This probably isn’t the first lightbulb you’ve ever seen. We spend a fair bit of energy creating stray electromagnetic fields in order to make sure our cellular and WiFi devices are constantly fed with data. Every now and again, someone suggests that there must be a way to harvest these fields in order […]
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COMPUTERS 
May 2, 2017 Acer Launches New Range of Swift Laptops, New Aspire AIO and Laptops
At its Next@Acer event in New York on Thursday, Acer expanded its Swift series portfolio to launch the Swift 1 and Swift 3 laptops. Both the devices will first arrive in China this year, followed by North America and EMEA in June this year. The company has also launched an all-new Aspire series with a […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 24, 2017 New 3-D printing method creates shape-shifting objects
A team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and two other institutions has developed a new 3-D printing method to create objects that can permanently transform into a range of different shapes in response to heat. The team, which included researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Xi’an Jiaotong University […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
April 22, 2017 New Orleans home and garden calendar, April 22, 2017
SATURDAY SHOTGUN HOUSE TOUR: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., headquarters at Santa Fe Restaurant, 3201 Esplanade Ave. The self-guided tour will feature seven renovated shotgun houses in the Faubourg St. John neighborhood. $25 advance, $30 day of tour, available at headquarters. (504) 581-7032, prcno.org MONOGRAMMING WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. to noon, Gallier House, 1126 Royal St. […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 21, 2017 New quantum liquid crystals may play role in future of computers
These images show light patterns generated by a rhenium-based crystal using a laser method called optical second-harmonic rotational anisotropy. At left, the pattern comes from the atomic lattice of the crystal. At right, the crystal has become a 3-D quantum liquid crystal, showing a drastic departure from the pattern due to the atomic lattice alone. […]
