Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is poised to play a substantial role in fulfilling the need for increased power generation capacity across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. According to Solarbuzz, the total PV project ...
Smart clothing could help transition wearables from being a separate device to being one that users naturally wear. The technology, which is already getting the attention of athletes, features sensors that disappear into clothing. ...
Tags: Smart Clothing, Clothing
The environmental sustainability promoting NGO, Redress, has recently launched the R Cert recycled textile clothing standard, a verification standard that aims to educate consumers about the recycling process and the environmental savings ...
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Few things illustrate our country’s packaging problem as acutely as the post-Christmas cleanup. New electronics toys, of course, can be blamed for a good part of the clutter. Heaps of boxes and plastic packs — often impossibly ...
The Consumer Action Law Centre has welcomed the Competition Policy Review Draft Report and its emphasis ‘on protecting competition and not competitors.’ But Consumer Action will be asking the review’s panellists to ...
Tags: energy market, Consumer Action Law
ESCATEC, one of Europe's leading providers of contract and manufacturing services, has nearly doubled the size of its ISO Class 7 cleanroom to meet the increasing need for miniaturized, multi-function components and 'smart ...
Miniature solar photovoltaic systems, including pico solar and solar home systems, are moving rapidly from specialized niches for enthusiasts and early adopters into the mainstream. These systems are particularly well-suited for ...
Tags: pico solar, solar home systems
With video surveillance market continues to evolve, network video surveillance market concentration in the main safe city, transportation and several other major industries. Network surveillance cameras from the "standard definition" based ...
Tags: Monitoring, Security, Protection
It's too early to tell, but the total artificial heart might be the next potential medtech goldmine. Shares of artificial heart maker Carmat climbed nearly 20% in mid-day trading on September 5 amidst recently-confirmed rumors that the ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Artificial hearts
Taiwan photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers have received rush orders since the end of August, leading to higher utilization rates and boosting optimism among Taiwan PV producers about demand in September. Yet Chinese demand remains weak as ...
Tags: Photovoltaic Industry, Sloar Cell
POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Canada – which, through subsidiary OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA, has developed the proprietary planar-optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic ...
Tags: POET, Electronic Technology
Those making or intending to make electric cars or their components have big strategy decisions ahead. These decisions must be made in the context of all car-like vehicles, whether homologated as cars or as something else. As the new ...
Tags: Big Strategy, Electric Cars, Decoration
China manufacturers of metallized film capacitors are strengthening the category, spurred by the forecast 15 percent annual sales growth in coming years. While most continue to enhance the performance of mature types, major players venture ...
The European semiconductor distribution industry continues to deliver good news. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) semiconductor distribution sales in Q2/CY14 grew by ...
Tags: European, Growth, Electronics
Animin will be backed by an expansive online, print, TV and social marketing campaign. Animin, a digital pet that uses the latest augmented reality technology, will be available in all major UK games, toy and supermarket retail outlets ...