Bill Moggridge, the British-born industrial designer credited with the creation of the first laptop computer in 1982, has died of cancer aged 69. Until his death, Moggridge was best known for his design of the Grid Compass, the first ...
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Companies spend $130 billion a year on boxes, bags and blister packs, yet many packaged goods still remain hard-to-open, undersized, or overwrapped for the products inside. Consumer Reports took a close look at common packaging challenges ...
The first official teaser images of the successor to the Ferrari Enzo–codenamed the Ferrari F150–have appeared in the Italian sports car maker's in-house magazine. The shadowy images give us a clear look at the front and rear ...
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John Lewis have all the gift ideas you need this Christmas! LONDON,ENGLAND,August 26,2012/24-7PressRelease/--KitSound Mini Buddy Speakers-GBP9.95 Available in four designs;penguin,owl,football and union jack,these great value speakers ...
Back in July I purchased the TWSBI Vac 700 Fountain Pen with an EF nib and smoke body, then promptly forgot that I had it until a few weeks ago. Of all the office supplies to neglect, this should never happen with a fancy new fountain pen ...
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The Corning Museum of Glass has acquired a rare, early 19th-century American blown-glass creamer for its comprehensive glass collection, which spans 35 centuries. The small light blue creamer, which measures 12.6 cm high and 5.5 cm in ...
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The Discovery Channel's popular science series Mythbusters uses test sensors from PCB Piezotronics in several of its episodes. The show hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to ...
Those who are familiar with my work know that I like it when investment ideas remind me of prior decisions that have worked out well.Corning(GLW)reminds me of other cyclical stocks that have done well once earnings estimates first start to ...
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Over the past few years much has been said about the amazing economic and industrial growth achieved by China.Let's be honest,China's growth has been absolutely remarkable and is the envy of the world.In 2010 China became the world's ...
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Glass has been with us at least from the first century BC,but most of the time we either look through it or drink from it—we don't generally look at it.While the magnificent stained glass windows in Renaissance cathedrals are works of ...
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An enchanted forest, intergalactic science lab, a sweet emporium and a toy 'grand canyon', all can be found at the ...
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Cotton Council International(CCI)and Cotton Incorporated,in cooperation with USDA,jointly presented the seventh biennial Sourcing USA Summit in Rancho Palos Verdes,California.The event,held on November 12-16,attracted 400 delegates from 23 ...
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US-based Sealed Air and Ecovative Design have completed an agreement to boost the production, sales and distribution of Ecovative's EcoCradle mushroom packaging, a technology for green packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts ...
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Swiss food firm Nestléis conducting experiments using zero gravity to enhance its understanding of the foam technology used in its products. According to the comapny,the study could help its scientists create better air bubbles in ...
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Sealed Air has announced that the company’s Protective Packaging segment sales decreased 3% on a reported basis or increased 1% on a constant dollar basis with slightly higher volumes and relatively steady price/mix performance ...
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