Communities across the US restrict the use of clotheslines for aesthetic reasons, even though it is estimated that clothes dryers account for 6% of America’s electrical consumption.
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Kathmandu Holdings investigates data breach at online trading websites - 1 views
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New Zealand-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu Holdings has opened an investigation into a data breach with its online trading websites
Smelly socks raise silver stink - 0 views
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Swedish researcher Rickard Arvidsson felt that these experiments were essentially missing a trick. They looked for evidence of silver in the water after the socks and shirts had been washed. What they didn't do was look in the sludge that accumulates when water is treated.
40,000 Cycles - Nanotechnology Catapults Battery Technology Forward - 0 views
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What the researchers did was start with a pigment called “Prussian Blue,” which is a compound of iron and cyanide, and they replaced half of the iron with copper, then they manufactured crystalline nanoparticles of the compound. Then they coated it on a cloth resembling carbon substrate. Then, finally, they submerge it in an electrolyte solution called potassium nitrate.
Buildings could melt to save energy - Phase change material - 0 views
Promising power source for wearable electronics - 1 views
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Researchers from Kyung Hee University and electronics giant Samsung in Korea have devised a textile-based organic photovoltaic cell that they believe could be a promising approach for powering wearable electronics
Foldable Palmtop/Laptop - Noahpad Can Be Hung On Coat Hanger (VIDEO) - 0 views
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The Noahpad is a funky cross category Palmtop/OLPC/low cost UMPC gizmo and is notable for its odd attribute including a split keyboard, the ability to fold back on itself and be hung up with a clothes hanger. You don’t see those features everyday.
Hi-Def Hologram Fashion Show - Target Uses Holographic Models (GALLERY) - 0 views
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Target has announced they will host a completely model-less fashion show in Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Instead of human models parading down the catwalk in real clothes, Target will present a live fashion show created with high-definition holograms.
Chile - Codelco says new uses of copper may boost demand by 300,000t/y - 1 views
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Chilean copper producer Codelco expects that new uses of copper, mainly related to its antimicrobial capacity, will boost world demand by 300,000t/y within the next eight years. Potential end use sectors include copper fiber clothes, copper mesh cages for fish farming, and copper surfaces in health care centres and public transport. Codelco participates in development programmes which aim to promote the benefits of using copper.
Researchers Weave Wearable Memory Out of Copper - 0 views
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Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center have created a proof-of-concept design for a flexible memory fabric made of platinum and woven copper and copper-oxide wires that form a memory circuit. In tests, this e-textile system
Wearables market to reach $8bn by 2018 - 2 views
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The market of electrical and electronic components for wearable electronic products is also expanding rapidly, and component market value is about 66% of that of products.
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