It's called the Pleo Reborn (or "RB" for short) and the primary features are these: a lithium-polymer battery good for two hours of continuous use, a much tougher hide, and an RFID "sense of smell" that lets it interact with a variety of optional accessories to "eat, " take medicine for virtual injuries and learn new tricks as you go.
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Hycrete's additive is based on a water-soluble molecule that transforms when mixed into concrete, becoming a water-repellent polymer.
The group infused a plastic-like polymer with microscopic capsules containing a liquid healing agent.
Canada will soon join a growing list of countries that use a polymer-based plastic instead of paper for its cash.
As an engineering exercise, EOS also printed the parts for a violin using a high-performance industrial polymer, had it assembled by a professional violin-maker and played by a concert violinist.
The drug-coated stents were invented to solve this problem by preventing this re-healing with a drug-and-polymer coating, and they do that very effectively.
Between these two layers is a water-soluble polymer coating less than 10 microns thick.
Each side of the mat has a high-quality polymer surface that has been tuned to deliver distinct glide characteristics.
It was Peter who began the company's major Asian expansion in 1999 to equip customers with MDI, an important precursor in the manufacture of polyurethanes--a versatile polymer.
The 2550mAh Li-ion-Polymer battery gives a talk-time of more than 4 hours.
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The researchers then spray the crystal's surface with a specially designed polymer dissolved in a hydrocarbon-based solvent.
The SMILE Plug includes a 5V Lithium-Ion polymer battery for back-up power, making it ideal for learning environments where electrical power can be inconsistent.
The team used inexpensive, environmentally friendly, easy to access materials- a commercially available polymer that can be easily processed from dilute solutions in solvents like water.
Dr Greenhalgh's solution was to use a polymer gel-based resin that combines two networks of cross-linking structures, one that holds the material together and the other providing a conduit for charged particles.
Select S Series models sport a premium and elegant design in Black or White with magnesium and aluminum materials, and all of them incorporate a built-in lithium polymer battery that when coupled with the all new and advanced large-capacity optional sheet battery, you can stay mobile and unplugged for up to 15 hours.
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Otto Wichterle, when a professor of chemistry in Prague in the 1950s, had discovered a polymer called hydrogel poly-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, with its affinity for water.
In a 35-nanosecond burst of laser light, 4.3 megabytes of a color image are burned on a photosensitive DuPont polymer film, rearranging the chemistry into a zebra-striped interference pattern.
Dr Hinterdorfer and his team tested this idea by applying a coating of an antigen (an enzyme called lysozyme) to a mica sheet, and suspending an appropriate antibody from the tip of an atomic-force microscope with a flexible polymer tether.
Researchers at Wake Forest University recently developed a new type of light bulb that uses field-induced polymer electroluminescent technology to create a soft white, full spectrum light that could last a decade.
The juice pack is a rechargeable lithium polymer battery in the form of a non-slip, soft grip case and offers the following fantastic features...
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Such nanotechnology involves engineering carbon-based polymer molecules, one-millionth the size of a grain of sand, that attach to fibers to wick away moisture and resist stains, water and static.
It's a blend of cotton and polylactide, a polymer derived from dextrose, which can be cost-effectively made from corn.
The new idea in Nature Communications uses small "islands" of energy-storing materials dotted on a stretchy polymer.
The engineers used a silicone polymer to build a centimeter-long jellyfish consisting of a membrane with eight armlike appendages.
The Z300 headset further supports Turtle Beach's commitment to PC gaming with an advanced wireless solution that includes high-end features such as Dual Band WiFi for an interference-free connection, a rechargeable lithium polymer battery with a 15 hour lifespan and Bluetooth technology.
Polymer banknotes are printed on a non-porous plastic film, making them more durable than traditional rag-based paper bills.
After drying and being treated with another solvent, the polymer settles into a regular hexagonal pattern--a kind of plastic-like screen--on the crystalline surface.
Rick Claus, an electrical engineer at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia, and Jennifer Lalli, a polymer chemist at NanoSonic, a spin-out from Virginia Tech, believe they have solved this problem.
Australia has been using polymer-based cash for more than a decade and the country has seen a significant reduction in counterfeit bills.
With an average speed of 70kph, it will spend the day climbing as its lithium-polymer cells (which account for about a quarter of its 1, 600kg weight) are recharged.
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