Fine art and haute couture mingle at the Louvre
Paris' Louvre Museum has juxtaposed its collections of decorative art and dresses by designers and fashion houses. Running ...
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Free University of Brussels selected to host incoming Flemish Tier-1 supercomputer
The Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC) has selected the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Free University of Brussels) to host and manage the next Flemish Tier-1 supercomputer. The supercomputer will be ...
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Researchers Develop Strongest-Ever Armor With 2D Mechanically Interlocked Material
Researchers in the United States have smashed two records within the realm of armor material, or material designed to protect people from projectiles. By creating the first-ever two-dimensional ...
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Flemish Government orders new methanol-ready hybrid pilot boat
Belgium’s Flemish Government has ordered a new 80 meter EUR 54.36 million battery hybrid pilot boat. Its current Pilot Boat 1 and Pilot Boat 7 are due for replacement and the new boat is describe as ...
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US creates strongest-ever armor material with 100 trillion bonds per cm²
In the future, this could be used to develop lightweight yet high-performance body armor and other such tough materials, a press release said. It was in the 1980s that Fraser Stoddart, then a ...
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New chainmail-like material could be the future of armor
With further work, it holds promise for use in high-performance, light-weight body armor and other uses that demand lightweight, flexible and tough materials. Publishing on Friday (Jan. 17 ...