Sony today launced the new VAIO Fit PC in the UAE, which features a multi-flip hinge that transforms the PC to tablet or viewer modes while offering the functionality of a traditional clamshell laptop. Now available at select ...
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Asset management of ageing switchgear equipment continues to be a thorny issue for both utility companies and industry. For utilities, with Ofgem's updated 'RIIO-ED1' price control regime due in 2015, transmission and distribution network ...
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Ageing infrastructure is a major problem for almost every power utility in the developed world, and it's a problem that becomes particularly acute when the original manufacturer gives notice that support will soon be withdrawn for an asset ...
Despite graphene's many impressive properties, its lack of a bandgap limits its use in electronic applications. In a new study, scientists have theoretically shown that a bandgap can be opened in graphene by folding 2D graphene sheets ...
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Given that CARTS International 2013 was held in Houston, TX, a key center for energy exploration, it should come as no surprise that a number of papers presented discussed parts that can operate reliably in harsh environments, with ...
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Heavy pot users -- smoking marijuana daily for three years -- had abnormal changes in their brain structures related to working memory, U.S. researchers say. Lead study author Matthew Smith, an assistant research professor at Northwestern ...
The Indian power sector scenario remains gloomy. Although power reforms started about a decade back, the achievements are only dismal. Financial health of most state electricity boards remains critical, mainly due to the uncontrolled use of ...
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The United Steelworkers (USW) union released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) draft report on the August 6, 2012, explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., that sent at ...
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Specialty chemicals company Archroma has opened its first sustainable effluent treatment (SET) facility at its textile chemical site in Jamshoro, Pakistan. With an investment of PKR371m (US$3.5m), the facility is Archroma's biggest-ever ...
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Storage elements that buffer energy of the most diverse forms, and make it available for subsequent conversion processes, are significant components in modern power supplies and frequencyThe number of complete cycles or vibrations per unit ...
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Pure Flavor, a leading and innovative greenhouse produce company, has unveiled new packaging and design for its Aurora Bites - mini peppers and Beefsteak Slicer Tomatoes. These new designs adhere to the central design elements that formed ...
LED by the World Wildlife Fund, BIBO's objective is to grant public recognition to companies that demonstrate the best environmental practices related to water, reforestation and resource management in Colombia. The jury evaluates the ...
UK-based label printing firm Sturdy Labels has purchased an Edale eight colour UV dual servo FL-3 machine at their Skelmersdale factoy in the UK. The machine, measuring 350mm in width, features an array of additional options including ...
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Unraveling the Complexities of Level DetectionA Whitepaper from TURCK, Inc. When considering using sensors for level detection it is important to understand that no two applications are the same. This is essentially due to the ...
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China's natural gas sector will develop quickly in the near future, which offers "golden opportunities" for business and cooperation, an Hong Kong-based think-tank said in a report on Monday. The paper, known as "CEFC China Energy Focus: ...
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