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What is Biotechnology

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity states, “Biotechnology is any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for sp...

By: George Royal

Infrared Technology

What are Far-Infrared Rays (FIR)? Simply put, far-infrared rays are light. They are a specific bandwidth of light that cannot be seen, but can be felt as heat. Specifically, FIR waves are light waves in the 5 to 15 micron ...

By: Marji Graf

Infrared And Bluetooth: Connecting Things Easier

With different electrical devices produced everyday, the problem of connecting things is becoming more and more complex. The system that comprises the computers and other electronic devices makes use of varieties of connec...

By: Robert Thatcher

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko poses for a picture on board the space station in this picture released May 16.

Thousands of people are planning viewing parties in the western United States for Sunday's annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon.

Police say a 21-year-old British man has been sentenced to a year in jail for hacking into the Facebook account of someone in the United States .

The new feature debuting Wednesday draws from a Google-built database of more than 500 million people, places and commonly requested things to provide a summary of vital information alongside the m...