In Great Britain, the construction industry output volume in non-seasonally adjusted, constant (2005) prices, is estimated to have decreased 9.8 percent in November 2012, compared to the same month of 2011, according to a report released by ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in December last year the wholesale selling prices of industrial products in Germany were 3.2 percent higher compared to December 2011. In November, the year-on-year increase ...
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In the week from January 7 to January 13, on the Orbis Steel Index the scrap indexes moved upwards, with the Turkish scrap index rising for the fourth consecutive week. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index maintained its upward ...
Some 200 people gathered at Specialized's headquarters in Morgan Hill, California, on Saturday night for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association's annual awards. The event honored student-athletes, coaches, volunteers and ...
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Turkish steel pipe producer Ozbal Celik Boru has announced that it has received two orders, worth approximately TRY 4.76 million ($2.7 million), from domestic customers for spiral welded steel pipes. The orders are expected to be ...
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In December 2012, the total passenger car output in China amounted to 1,442,300 units, up 0.72 percent compared to the previous month and increasing by 5.72 percent year on year, as announced by the China Association of Automobile ...
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LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan has announced power improvements to its EV-LED family of products (launched last June), allowing single-chip emitters to achieve luminous efficiency of more than ...
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Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University has used nitride semiconductor growth on gallium nitride nanocolumns and nanoporosity achieved with photoelectrochemical etching to boost the light output power of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ...
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Friends, family and supporters of mountain bike racer Burry Stander, who died after being hit by a car last month, are forming a foundation in his name in hope of improving bike traffic safety in ...
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Georgia Gulf has set a 10 cents/lb ($220.40/mt)increase on domestic acetone, effective January 21, according to a letter sent by the company to its customers Friday. The basis of the increase came from higher refinery grade propylene ...
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT (BRAIN) — Ibex's Shak City Roller was designed as a do-it-all riding jacket. The jacket is made in the U.S. from 100 percent Merino wool. It has reflective piping and a 5-inch zippered chest pocket that ...
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Life science research and clinical diagnostic products manufacturer Bio-Rad Laboratories has acquired AbD Serotec, a division of MorphoSys. Under the transaction, Bio-Rad paid euro 53m in cash to AbD Serotec, which offers over 15,000 ...
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New research from Mayo Clinic and Banner Sun Health Research Institute has demonstrated that testing a portion of saliva gland could be a way to diagnose Parkinson's disease. The study, which enrolled 15-patient, collected biopsies from ...
Laserwelt has entered into an agreement to distribute Verisante Technology's non-invasive optical system, designed for the evaluation of skin lesions that may be clinically suspicious for melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and/or basal cell ...
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A new phenotyping research centre in London aims to help doctors diagnose illness more efficiently and choose the best treatments for patients based on their individual metabolic and physiological characteristics. The Imperial Clinical ...
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