The war on smartphones at concerts and other live events seems unending. In the latest salvo, the art-punk trio called the Yeah Yeah Yeahs tried to keep smartphone-using fans at bay at a recent New York City Webster Hall concert, ...
Furniture for the always connected lifestyle was bound to happen.After all,our furniture is a reflection of how we live. In the last few years,as we have become increasingly reliant on high tech gadgetry,manufacturers have begun making ...
In 2012, the global solar market was affected by incentive policy changes in various countries. Now such incentive programs are mostly aimed at pushing steady market growth until grid parity is achieved. In Europe, solar PV installations ...
US-based thin-film solar firm, First Solar, has announced full-year 2013 financial guidance with net sales forecast at US$3.8-4.0 billion. The firm expects total module shipments in 2013 to reach 1.6-1.8GW. First Solar also stated that ...
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LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has obtained orders with shipments scheduled through the end of May and therefore expects consolidated revenues for the second quarter to significantly increase sequentially, according to company ...
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LANXESS is strengthening its product portfolio for biocides to serve the megatrend urbanization. The German specialty chemicals group has acquired Singapore-based PCTS Specialty Chemicals Pte. Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. The transaction ...
The Coatings Industry is playing its part in helping meet the UK Government’s ambition to double export receipts to £1 trillion by 2020. Figures from the latest Building Materials & Components Report published by the Department ...
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The European Coatings Show (ECS) took place in March 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany, at a time of continued static demand in the European Union’s coating market. The exhibition and the congress that was held at the same time is one of ...
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The Counter Terror Expo, at the Olympia Exhibitions & Conference Centre in London, is an event to mitigate threats, protect against terrorist attacks and understand current modern day risks. Electronics-related workshops include the ...
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One brand, Bosch, has topped our dishwasher Ratings for many years, with a $700 model, the Bosch Ascenta SHX3AR7[5]UC, top of the list most recently. Until now. In our latest tests of dishwashers, the Kenmore Elite 12783, $1,200, edged out ...
Need more room in the refrigerator? A couple of newcomers to Consumer Reports' tests of French-door refrigerators should deliver. With claimed 33-cubic-foot capacities, the Kenmore Elite 72093, $3,400, and the LG LFX33975ST, $3,000, are the ...
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Targeting broadcast and studio lighting, LED Engin has introduced a new 5300K white LED, and added to its RGBW portfolio with an LED delivering a 30% performance gain. LED Engin is now offering the Studio White family of LEDs that produce ...
The Climate Group has released details on SSL street light projects in Haldia, Thane, Burdwan, and Cuttack, India, and has also published the final report on the global LightSavers trial. With support from the British High Commission, The ...
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The Climate Group has released details on SSL street light projects in Haldia, Thane, Burdwan, and Cuttack, India. With support from the British High Commission ,The Climate Group has undertaken four LED street-light projects in the India ...
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Saint Petersburg governor Georgy Poltavchenko and Anatoly Chubais, CEO & chairman of RUSNANO (Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, a sovereign investment corporation based in Moscow, Russia), visited the St Petersburg site of LED chip ...
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