The next generation of food entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to combine a high quality degree and on-the-job training under plans for new food degree apprenticeships, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced. The three ...
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An election promise made by Premier Mike Baird, the container deposit scheme will reward the public with 10c each container they return and recycle. Similar programs were established in South Australia and the Northern Territory in the ...
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Food packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak has launched a new food processing homogenizer Tetra Pak Homogenizer 500, which it claims to produce up to 63,600 litres per hour, minimizing operation cost. The device, which is touted to be ...
Rensselaer Professor Mariana Figueiro, Light and Health Program Director at the Lighting Research Center was an invited speaker and panelist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Workshop: Shift Work at Night, Artificial Light at ...
Ford announced that its new 2017 Escape will feature driver-assist technology which can help in keeping drivers in their respective lanes, maintain speed limit and distance on the highway and helps to park in tight spaces. The new Escape, ...
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Toyota is working to develop wearable devices for blind and visually impaired that can help them do more with greater freedom, independence and confidence. The project is called BLAID. The project reflects the company's commitment to ...
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Spun-off from ITT Corporation in October 2011, Xylem Inc. was formed from ITT's separate water businesses and now operates as a global water technology organization. The company was organized into the five areas of transport, treatment, ...
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E) Electric Vehicle Grid-Integration pilot project, signaling the "green light" for the company to own and install thousands of electric vehicle (EV) ...
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Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has approved the country's participation in the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), senior government officials said Wednesday. Presidential Communications Operations ...
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Chinese tech companies are making good on President Xi Jinping's promise that China will provide investment and technical support to expand Internet access in developing countries. They are busy advertising international projects and ...
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Highly efficient, LEDs could slash the world’s electricity consumption. They are already sold in stores, but more widespread adoption of the technology has been hindered by high costs due to limited availability of raw materials and ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a four-day state visit to Britain from Oct 20 to 23, during which the two countries signed cooperation agreements worth a combined 40 billion pounds, including Chinese investment in a British nuclear power ...
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PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has unveiled worldwide PPG HI-TEMP 707 HB spray-on insulation coating, which delivers high levels of personal protection and energy efficiency while preventing corrosion under ...
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Coca-Cola has launched a new $5.7m PET bottling line in Liberia which was formally commissioned by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who has challenged Liberians to create the enabling environment for businesses investing in this country to ...
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Volatile Free, Inc. (VFI) has launched VFI-714, a nominal, closed cell, two pound, spray polyurethane, wall foam. It features a 6.6 R-Value that results in fast acting expanding properties that fill all voids, cracks, gaps and crevices. ...
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