Using the new beamline, 911-4, at MAX-lab in Lund, Sweden, researchers can study a wide range of different types of material with a resolution of a few nanometres. This could be useful for both basic research and industry in general. The facility is the result of a DanishSwedish collaboration
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Our introduction to the new Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG took place this winter in the mountains of Southern California, where broad interstates leaving San Diego become two-lane byways. We dawdled past avocado farms, blasted along straight and empty roads between small towns, and challenged the brakes and suspension by taking 25 ...
Read More »The Rum Maestro’s Overture
On April 23, 2003, to celebrate the opening of the new state-of-the-art Visitor Centre at the Bacardi distillery in Cata
Read More »Golf: Baker’s Dozens
Peter Whalen, the head pro at the new Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club in the Bahamas, predicts light traffic for the community’s Tom Fazio–designed course.
Read More »Video: 7-year itch, 3-year glitch
A new study finds that the new fast-paced lifestyle of the 21st century is speeding up the desire to flee from love. Dr. Jennifer Harstein gives tips for couples.
Read More »Bovet’s Timely Roadster
With the new Amadeo 45 Chronograph Cambiano edition 2011 ($19,800), Bovet builds on its collaboration with famed Italian automotive design house Pininfarina. Design elements such as the blackened Amadeo case, oscillating weight, and screws were carried over from its predecessor, last year’s Tourbillon Ottante.
Read More »Video: First woman receives 3D mammography in U.S.
A Boston woman became the first in the U.S. to receive a 3D mammogram outside of a clinical trial. Dr.
Read More »Tailored to Convenience
“I just wanted to create the perfect high-quality dress shirt,” says Roderick Tung, the 34-year-old cardiologist and designer of the new LA-based brand Tung, whose line of men’s dress shirts are available on his web site, and will be launched at Neiman Marcus this fall. By the start of his ...
Read More »Christina Hendricks models for Vivienne Westwood jewelry
"Mad Men" actress is the new face of the designer's "Get a Life" palladium jewelry collection
Read More »Christina Hendricks models for Vivienne Westwood jewelry
"Mad Men" actress is the new face of the designer's "Get a Life" palladium jewelry collection
Read More »The Setai Fifth Avenue
From the ice cave in its Auriga Spa to the mattresses in its guest rooms, the new Setai Fifth Avenue is built to pamper. The former—an 8-by-10-foot chamber where guests rub themselves with chunks of ice—is Manhattan’s first.
Read More »FrontRunners: Heavy Metal
Much of the roughly 700-pound weight of the new 5-foot-7-inch-tall Sonus Faber Flagship loudspeaker (www.sonusfaber.com) rests in the huge vibration conveyors at the cabinet’s top and bottom. The considerable mass and clamshell shape of these anodized aluminum blocks trap and collect the energy generated by audio frequency resonance. A vertical ...
Read More »Gluten-free? Luxury hotel chain caters to guests
Toronto-based Fairmont Hotels and Resorts last week introduced a new series of menus chain-wide with different dishes specifically created for guests with special dietary needs.
Read More »Age-appropriate exercises gain ground in 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Health clubs, aware that the fitness needs of boomers, people in their 30s and 40s and youths differ, will be offering more age-appropriate workouts in the new year.
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