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China's Rare Earth Industry Suffered a Sharp Drop in Profits in 2013
Feb 26, 2014China's rare earth industry suffered a sharp drop in profits in 2013 despite modest revenue growth, a report said. Industry revenue was close to 77 billion yuan (12.6 billion US dollars) last year, up 7.9 percent, but profits fell 28.1 ...
Tags: Rare Earth, Mineral
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Ovum Suggests That Retailers Should Adapt to The Changing Tastes of Their Customers
Feb 26, 2014Ovum, suggests that the decline in High Street shopping will continue if retailers do not adapt to the changing tastes of their customers. High Street retailers are being urged to get closer to their customers and improve their shopping ...
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What Is Antibiotic Resistance and Is It Right to Describe It as a 'looming Global Threat'
Feb 26, 2014What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
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Topological Insulators Are The Key to Future Spintronics Technologies
Feb 26, 2014Topological insulators are the key to future spintronics technologies. EPFL scientists have unraveled how these strange materials work, overcoming one of the biggest obstacles on the way to next-generation applications. Spintronics is an ...
Tags: EPFL, Future Electronic, Material, Physical Review Letters
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Sigma Is Releasing a Geometrical MTF Chart and a Diffraction MTF Chart
Feb 26, 2014Related Sigma Sigma Lenses Get Firmware Update For Nikon D5300 Sigma Sigma Adds 24-105mm F4 ‘Art Lens’ Sigma Sigma Adds Mount Conversion Service Sigma Sigma Reveals Pricing On 18-35mm F1.8 Lens Ronkonkoma, N.Y. — Sigma ...
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Temperature Feedback Magnifying Climate Warming in Arctic Is Found by Researchers
Feb 26, 2014(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with the Max Planck Institute in Germany, has found that temperature feedback in the Arctic is causing more warming in that region than sea ice albedo. In their paper published in the journal Nature ...
Tags: Max Planck, polar cap, Arctic, Climate Warming
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Black Children Are Twice as Likely as White Children to Be Readmitted to The Hospital
Feb 26, 2014Black children are twice as likely as white children to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma - a disparity due in large part to a greater burden of financial and social hardships, according to a new study. Researchers at Cincinnati ...
Tags: Likelihood, Black Children, GCARS, Cincinnati Children
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Paick Launched a Portable Battery with a Design Meant to Mimic The Smartphone It Charges
Feb 26, 2014The Sleek comes in glossy white or black for a $49.99 suggested retail. Related power A4WP Debuts Rezence Brand For Wireless Charging Shenzhen, China — Paick launched a portable battery with a design meant to mimic the smartphone it ...
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Acetaminophen May Be Linked to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity-Like Behavior
Feb 26, 2014LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Acetaminophen, a commonly used drug for pain and fever during pregnancy, may be linked to attention-deficit hyperactivity-like behavior, U. S. researchers say. Study author Zeyan Liew of the University of ...
Tags: Acetaminophen, Pregnant, Medicine
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Poll Shows a Majority of Americans Are Dissatisfied with Current Gun Laws
Feb 26, 2014A recent Gallup “Mood of the Nation” survey shows that a majority of Americans are dissatisfied with current gun laws. Gallup reports that 55 percent of participants stated they were not satisfied with current firearms laws, ...
Tags: Mood of the Nation, Gun Laws, national demographic, terrorism
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iPort to Ship Versions of Launchport and Control Mount Products for Apple's iPads
Feb 26, 2014iPort’s $399 in-wall Control Mount for iPad Air. Related ipad Solid Holiday Sales For Tablets, Smartphones ipad The Internet of Things: Changing Business Models for CE Brands ipad Focusrite Bows One-Box Recording Solution ipad ...
Tags: Recording Solution, in-wall mounting kit, Control Mount
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Men's Wearhouse Announced That It Has Increased Its Cash Tender Offer for Jos a Bank
Feb 26, 2014The Men's Wearhouse announced that it has increased its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. to $63.50 per share from $57.50 per share. Expiration of the amended tender offer has been moved up to ...
Tags: Men's Wearhouse, Jos A Bank
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Jakobshavn Isbr Is Moving Ice From The Greenland Ice Sheet Into The Ocean at a Speed
Feb 26, 2014Jakobshavn Isbr (Jakobshavn Glacier) is moving ice from the Greenland ice sheet into the ocean at a speed that appears to be the fastest ever recorded. Researchers from the University of Washington and the German Space Agency (DLR) measured ...
Tags: Jakobshavn Isbr, Fastest Glacier, Greenland, DLR
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A Number of Companies Are Building Mechanical Systems That Use Air as The Storage Medium
Feb 26, 2014When it comes to storing energy on the grid, giant batteries are the only game in town. Now, a number of companies are building mechanical systems that use air as the storage medium. U.K.-based Highview Power Storage last week said that ...
Tags: Liquefied Air, Electronics
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Sales of Basf Group in 2013 Slightly Above The Same Period of The Previous Year
Feb 26, 2014BASF increased sales and earnings in 2013 compared with the previous year. Sales of BASF Group in the fourth quarter of 2013 were €18.1 billion, slightly above the same period of the previous year. Volumes increased in all segments. ...
Tags: BASF, Keep Head Above Water
