A new technical brochure (TI 1459) that details the use of regular- and low-color Carbon Black Pigments dedicated to tinting applications in paints and coatings is now available from Orion Engineered Carbons. The 12-page brochure explains ...
Tags: particle properties, coloristic properties, Construction
Halfords boss Matt Davies will take up role in June, while Tesco plans for 43 store closures and consolidation of head office locations. Retail giant Tesco has seen an improved performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales ...
Tags: Christmas, store management, Toys
Researchers at Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Semiconductors have achieved a 42% enhancement in light output from flip-chip indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by incorporating a photonic crystal ...
Tags: photonic crystal(PHC)structure, light-emitting diodes, Electrical
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the USA has developed nitride semiconductor solar cells with high quantum efficiency for short wavelengths (370-450nm) and concentrated photovoltaics at temperatures up to 400°C [Liang Zhao et al, ...
Tags: PV Performance, Electrical
Researchers in Germany have developed gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) on silicon carbide (SiC) layers on silicon wafers [Wael Jatal et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online 11 December 2014]. ...
Tags: Cubic Silicon Carbide, Electrical
The Surface Design Show provides the perfect setting to discover the latest interior and exterior surfaces for the built environment. The show returns to the business design centre from February 10 to February 12, 2015. Where ...
Taiwan-based LED firms are targeting DoB (driver on board) orders from 6,000-7,000 small- to medium-size regional lighting vendors mostly in the US and Europe, according to industry sources. DoB integrates high-voltage chips and driver ...
Tags: LED Makers, LED Lamps, driver on board, LED
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to control the rising prices of vodka to avoid consumption of spurious, cheaper liquor. Reuters quoted Putin as saying: "The overshoot of vodka prices leads only to ...
Tags: liquor, bootleg, Agriculture
China’s Xidian University has been developing III-nitride double heterostructures (DHs) with indium gallium nitride (InGaN) channels with a view to high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [Yi Zhao et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol105, ...
Tags: HEMTs, InGaN channels
Following its Manufacturing Advanced Functional Materials (MAFuMa) call issued in February, the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded £20m to 10 new research projects that aim to advance the ...
Tags: Functional Materials, Electronics
According to the designer team of Heimtextil, the trade fair for home and contract textiles, upholstery fabrics, curtains, wallpaper, bed and table linen, etc. trigger feelings in us and inspire us emotionally. “When customers ...
Tags: Heimtextil, Home Textile
Sinotruk Wangpai light truck with engine produced by EGR+DOC+POC technology were warmly welcomed during the national IV products tasting in Xinjiang. The operations of the light trucks have been ...
The Yihe Mansions in Nanjing recently received an award by UNESCO for its protection of historical buildings in the Asian-Pacific region in 2014. This is the only awarded project in China. The Yihe Mansions have 26 historical buildings ...
In recognition of the importance of sustainable parking facilities and practices to the development of sustainable communities, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), the certification body for the U.S. Green Building ...
Tags: parking, architecture, engineering, technology, Construction
Magnolia Solar Corp of Woburn, MA and Albany, NY, USA says that on 25 November the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its subsidiary Magnolia Solar Inc a patent (US Patent No. 8,895,838) describing an improved ...
Tags: multi-junction solar cell, absorber materials, Electrical