The American Apparel & Footwear Association applauded President Barack Obama for signing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576). The AAFA-supported legislation, an update of the Toxic Substances ...
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Del Monte Foods, a North American food production and distribution company, plans to eliminate the use of hazardous chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) lining in cans used for food packaging. Starting in May 2016, the company plans to commence ...
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Grocery chain Trader Joe's has recalled two types of chocolate bars after it found that its supplier has not disclosed milk in those products. The company has voluntarily issued an alert on the consumption of its Chocolate Orange ...
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In a world where technology is reformed every now and then, diversities in devices are a fad off late. Likewise, LED screen displays are fast replacing LCDs, which is indeed a hint at the redefining ways of technology. Here our experts ...
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A company was sued and will give two million yuan (308,000 U.S. dollars) in compensation for dumping contaminated water, announced by Dalian People's Procuratorate in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Tuesday. China-Japan joint ...
Zhai Ruiren, a doctor in the Eastern coastal city of Qingdao is treating a patient 1,800 kilometers away via the Internet. The patient, 11-year-old Rinchen from Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, has myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), ...
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Scientists from east China's Zhejiang University have for the first time identified the relationship between airway diseases and environmental particulate matter (PM). Scientists discovered that autophagy, a normal physiological process ...
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Enbridge said it is still eyeing a 2017 start date for the largest pipeline project in company history as oral testimony began in Canada Monday over the Line 3 replacement project. Two weeks of testimony from the First Nations to Canada's ...
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To capitalize on the growing interest in cadmium-free quantum dot (CFQD) technology within the lighting industry, Nanoco Group announced the formation of a new division dedicated to furthering CFQD® Quantum Dot technology in the ...
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Plessey is retrofitting its manufacturing facility with LED modules designed using the company's GaN-on-Silicon MaGIC LEDs. The retrofit involves replacing aging fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs in existing fixtures to use ...
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A study by researchers at De Montfort University in Leicester found that cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic chemicals which are linked to cancer and other diseases. The scientists recommend food to be fried in olive oil, ...
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Advances at Oregon State University in manufacturing technology for “quantum dots” may soon lead to a new generation of LED lighting that produces a more user-friendly white light, while using less toxic materials and low-cost ...
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Schott has developed a chemically strengthened glass cartridge that is up to three times more resistant to breakage. Schott has developed a chemically strengthened glass cartridge that is up to three times more resistant to breakage. The ...
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Just a day after Toyota released the new Prius with hybrid components the Japanese automaker said that it is planning sell 30,000 fuel cell vehicles by 2020. The Japanese automaker also added that by 2050, most of the vehicles it plans to ...
In the wake of a huge emission scandal, Volkswagen has announced that the company is planning to cut investment by €1bn a year. The company is facing up to $18bn in penalty after it was accused of designing software for some of its ...