INTRODUCTION Nanotechnology has potential applications in many sectors of the American economy‚ including consumer products‚ health care‚ transportation‚ energy and agriculture. In addition‚ nanotechnology presents new opportunities to improve how we measure‚ monitor‚ manage‚ and minimize contaminants in the environment. While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA‚ or “the Agency”) is interested in researching and developing the possible benefits of nanotechnology‚ EPA also has the
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Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainability Report – InterfaceFLOR A CSR Analysis & Report By (Group 6): Kunal Matta | F032 Gaurav Tolani | F057 Prashant Singh | F054 Ankit Mundhra | F035 Anusha Venkat | F058 Akanksha Singh| F052 “We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds” - Warren Buffet Corporate Social Responsibility -Sustainability Report Page 1 CONTENTS 1) INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03 2) TRIPLE BOTTOM
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Sustainable Innovation Key conclusions from Sustainable Innovation Conferences 2003–2006 organised by The Centre for Sustainable Design Martin Charter & Tom Clark The Centre for Sustainable Design University College for the Creative Arts www.cfsd.org.uk May 2007 Contents 1 Introduction 05 2 Definition and importance of sustainable innovation 09 3 Drivers 12 4 ‘State of the art’ and application 15 5 Obstacles 20 6 Policy needs 28
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About Nanotechnology Email | Print Imagine being able to observe the motion of a red blood cell as it moves through your vein‚ or being able to watch as a type of white blood cell (called a "T-cell") destroys an invading microbe by engulfing it. What would it be like to observe the vibration of molecules as the temperature rises in a pan of water? To observe sodium and chlorine atoms as they get close enough to actually transfer electrons and form a salt crystal? New scientific tools‚ developed
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BIONIC LEG……………………………………………..21 10. BIONIC HAND…………………………………………..27 11. FUTURE OF BIONICS …………………………………29 12. CONCLUSION…………………………………………..30 13. REFERENCE……………………………………………..31 1. Introduction Bionics (also known as biomimetics‚ biognosis‚ biomimicry‚ or bionical creativity engineering) is the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. Unfortunately‚ we are not bestowed with such unique regenerating capabilities
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Evolutionary Robotics and Open-Ended Design Automation Hod Lipson‚ Cornell University Can a computer ultimately augment or replace human invention? IMAGINE A LEGO SET AT YOUR DISPOSAL: Bricks‚ rods‚ wheels‚ motors‚ sensors and logic are your “atomic” building blocks‚ and you must find a way to put them together to achieve a given high-level functionality: A machine that can move itself‚ say. You know the physics of the individual components ’ behaviors; you know the repertoire of pieces available
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2009 Award Winning Essays Organized by Supported by T he Goi Peace Foundation U N ESC O Japan Airlines Foreword The International Essay Contest for Young People is one of the peace education programs organized by the Goi Peace Foundation. The annual contest‚ which started in the year 2000‚ is a UNESCO/Goi Peace Foundation joint program since 2007. The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of
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1.CANCER Cancer /ˈkænsər/‚ known medically as a malignant neoplasm‚ is a broad group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer‚ cellsdivide and grow uncontrollably‚ forming malignant tumors‚ and invading nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the body through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. Not all tumors are cancerous; benign tumors do not invade neighboring tissues and do not spread throughout
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Bio 8.23.10 Chapter 1 Intro: The study of Life Properties of Life 1. Precise organization (Order) 2. Ability to take in energy and use it. (Energy utilization) 3. Ability to respond to stimuli ( Response to the environment) 4. Capacity for growth and development 5. Ability to reproduce 6. Ability to regulate internal environment (Homeostasis) 7. Ability to evolve ( Evolutionary adaptation) 8. Living organisms are cell based‚ made of one or more cells 9. Life
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