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Burckhardt Compressors Is Picked by JiangSu for Naphtha Cracker

Nov 12, 2013

Burckhardt Compression has been awarded an order from JiangSu Sailboat Petrochemical Co., Ltd. to deliver two Hyper Compressors as Secondary Compressors and two Process Gas Compressors as Booster/Primary Compressors for their LDPE-EVA plant ...

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The Polio Outbreak in Syria Could Spread,20 Million Children Will Be Vaccined

Nov 12, 2013

One day after a journal said the polio outbreak in Syria could spread, health officials said 20 million children will be Vaccined in Syria and other nations. In a joint statement, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said Friday the ...

Tags: Syria, polio vaccine, children, health officials

Speaking More Than One Language Tends to Slow Memory Loss by as Much as Five Years

Nov 12, 2013

For people who develop dementia, speaking more than one language tends to slow memory loss by as much as five years, compared to those who speak one language. Thomas Bak, of the University of Edinburgh and colleagues at the Nizam's ...

Tags: Alzheimer, second language, memory loss

Cotton Advisory Council Is Launched by Ivory Coast Minister

Nov 12, 2013

The Minister of Agriculture of Ivory Coast, Coulibaly Mamadou Sangafowa, has launched the outsourcing of agricultural advisory council in the cotton sector, during the second day of Agricultural Administration Relocated program in the ...

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Researchers Warn Infectious Disease Could Silently Spread to Europe as Refugees Move About

Nov 12, 2013

It's been confirmed Syria has 10 cases of polio, and two German researchers warn the infectious disease could silently spread to Europe as refugees move about. Dr. Martin Eichner of the University of Tubinge in Germany and Dr. Stefan ...

Tags: polio, Syrian, refugees, virus spread

Brolis Semiconductors Approved European Union Structural Funds Support

Nov 11, 2013

Brolis Semiconductors Ltd of Vilnius, Lithuania says that the Lithuanian Minstry of Economy has approved European Union (EU) structural funds support for the expansion of its R&D facility in 2014. The EU is to cover 46% of the total project ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

SiC Has Been Shown to Give an Accurate Resistance Standard

Nov 11, 2013

Graphene on silicon carbide (SiC) has been shown to give an accurate resistance standard and to outperform the presently used gallium arsenide (GaAs) devices in many aspects. Now, researchers at the Centre for Metrology and Accreditation of ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

GeneSiC Semiconductor Announced The Immediate Availability of 8000V SiC PiN Rectifiers

Nov 11, 2013

Silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor supplier GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc of Dulles, VA, USA has announced the immediate availability of 8000V SiC PiN rectifiers; 8000V SiC Schottky rectifiers, 3300V SiC Schottky rectifiers and 6500V SiC ...

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Skyworks Solutions Reported Revenue of $477m

Nov 11, 2013

For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to 27 September), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $477m, up 9.4% on $436.1m last quarter and 13.3% on $421.1m ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

Vodafone Has Failed to Meet Its Obligation to Deliver 3G Coverage to 90 Per Cent

Nov 11, 2013

Vodafone has failed to meet its obligation to deliver 3G coverage to 90 per cent of the UK's population, according to an assessment by communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom found that rival networks EE, Three and O2 had hit the target but ...

Tags: 3G, Computer Products, software

Edward Snowden Persuaded NSA Colleagues to Give Him Their Login Details and Passwords

Nov 11, 2013

Prism whistle-blower Edward Snowden persuaded other National Security Agency (NSA) colleagues to give him their login details and passwords, which he later used to gain access to classified information that he later leaked to the media. ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

More and More Consumers and Corporations Are Touting The Benefits of "Local" Foods

Nov 11, 2013

More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...

Tags: local food, organic food, farming

Chemical Fertilizers Have Largely Become The Norm in Modern Farming.

Nov 11, 2013

Long the standard used in supposed "science-based" agriculture, chemical fertilizers have largely become the norm in modern farming. But these synthetic and man-made varieties are becoming increasingly more expensive and difficult to ...

Tags: simple manure, toxic chemicals, fertilizer, agriculture

A Flu Shot Can Reduce The Risk a Person Gets The Flu, Make The Flu Less Severe

Nov 11, 2013

A flu shot can reduce the risk a person gets the flu, make the flu less severe if caught and help those who can't be vaccinated, a U.S. health official says. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service and ...

Tags: infants, influenza, flu, shot

Reckless Overuse of Synthetic Fertilizers Is Creating an Ecological Catastrophe

Nov 11, 2013

Reckless overuse of synthetic fertilizers is creating an ecological catastrophe, warns a recent feature in Grist magazine. In traditional farming, the nitrogen available in the soil imposes a strict limit on how much food can be grown. ...

Tags: Nitrogen, synthetic fertilizers, overuse, catastrophe

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