International forum ‘International Polytechnic Week 2017’
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University International Forum "International Polytechnic Week 2017" will take place May 22-27, 2017 at Peter the Great St. Petersburg...
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NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Donna blanket Vanuatu
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Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells
A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, have discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the highest-ever conductivity in its class....
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Internet of things sensors could connect via ambient radio waves
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