Avantha Group Company CG (Crompton Greaves) will be opening a new facility at Grenoble in France to produce, test and calibrate over 2 million ZIV smart meters per year. CG has chosen Grenoble to open this new facility, so as to cover the ...
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Sustainability, one of the major topics among current trends in the furnishings and textile sector will apply in equal measure for the world's largest trade fair for home and contract textiles, Heimtextil. Heimtextil, which runs from ...
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Sustainability is one of the major topics among current trends in the furnishings and textile sector. Heimtextil will be devoting itself to the whole issue of sustainability, with inspiring special displays and interesting events. Olaf ...
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Irish dairy co-operative Dairygold has announced plans to invest €117m in its dairy processing facilities at Mallow and Mitchelstown in County Cork. The investment comes in response to the abolition of milk quotas from April 2015 ...
An Australian National University (ANU) team has successfully replicated one of the crucial steps in photosynthesis, opening the way for biological systems powered by sunlight, which could manufacture hydrogen as a fuel. "Water is ...
James Tumbridge, intellectual property lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, considers the implications of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) for Europe and whether it will help or hinder the UK’s electronics sector. The Unified ...
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US-based food company General Mills has opened its new $15m technology and quality centre in China, as the company plans further investment and growth in the country. The 75,000ft2 facility will focus on developing a wide range of food ...
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Siemens PLM Software has granted software to the tune of $79 million to an engineering college at Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district, according to press reports. The MoU to this effect was signed on March 20, 2014. The technological ...
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Photovoltaic technology is increasingly being recognised as a likely major contributor to the world's future energy needs. Lasers are playing an increasingly important role in the design and fabrication of high efficiency solar cells. ...
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Flocks of birds manage to navigate through difficult environments by individuals having predispositions to favour the left- or right-hand side, according to research published in PLOS Computational Biology this week. Scientists at The ...
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In the winter of 2013 Shell and Aibel established a dedicated HSE centre in Haugesund. Since then, almost 900 offshore workers have undergone training at the centre. “Everyone leaving to work on Draugen for the first time has to ...
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Global average temperatures will rise at least 4°C by 2100 and potentially more than 8°C by 2200 if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced according to new research published in Nature. Scientists found global climate is more ...
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The European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh William Hanna handed certificates to a group of the total 8000 apprentices across Bangladesh who recently completed skilled apprenticeships. Just three years ago, there were only 98 apprentices ...
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Tech Mahindra today announced the launch of its Global Centre of Excellence with HP in Bangalore. The centre will focus on IT Application and IT Infrastructure Performance Management solutions that transform customers’ IT Operations ...
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Microsoft is to invest €170m (£141m) to expand its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) data centre in Dublin, Ireland. The expansion is scheduled to be completed by spring 2014, and will create 380 construction jobs and 20 ...