Managing supply insecurities and instability of prices will be required in the global cotton supply chain to avoid a fall in cotton's market share, particularly when alternative fibres are largely replacing cotton, says a cotton expert. ...
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Producer and marketer of recycled nylon fibres Aquafil has entered into a partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by 11 time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. An Aquafil press release informed that ...
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Continental has announced a voluntary recall program involving approximately 8,500 passenger vehicle tires. The tires involved in the recall are Continental ContiProContact 225/45 R17 91 H produced between February and May 2015 and sold ...
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BorgWarner supplies its wet friction technology for ZF's new eight- and nine-speed automatic transmissions. The 8-speed transmission features BorgWarner's multi-segment friction plates with intricate groove designs, and the torque ...
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Japanese automotive giant Toyota's US arm has issued a callback of around 109,000 Prius v hybrid vehicles on grounds of software glitches. The recall covers those vehicles that were manufactured between 2012 and 2014. The software snag ...
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A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on major foodborne pathogens, and are most effective when in cold temperatures (between ...
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and University of California Santa Barbara in the USA have developed a wafer bonding technology for III-V materials and silicon (Si) using transparent conductive oxide (TCO) interlayers of ...
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For fiscal third-quarter 2015 (ended 31 May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $3.5m, down 23% on $4.6m both last quarter and a year ago but at the mid-point of the $3-4m guidance range. ...
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Through its Milpitas, California-based Isolink subsidiary, Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched a low-loss, high-performance wideband DC-6GHz hermetic gallium ...
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University of Oklahoma in the USA has developed interband cascade (IC) lasers on indium arsenide (InAs) substrates with low threshold and high-current operation [Lu Li et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p251102, 2015]. The researchers claim ...
University of Oklahoma in the USA has developed interband cascade (IC) lasers on indium arsenide (InAs) substrates with low threshold and high-current operation [Lu Li et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p251102, 2015]. The researchers claim ...
US-based Kettering University's Advanced Power Electronics Lab (APEL) has joined hands with German automotive lighting and electronic products firm HELLA for bringing about an innovation towards charging electric vehicles (EV). HELLA has ...
Net revenues slipped 6 per cent year over year on a reported basis at denim jeans marketer Levi Strauss & Co. for the second quarter ended May 31, 2015. Net revenues declined six per cent to $1.01 billion on a reported basis in the second ...
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OEM Group of Phoenix, AZ, USA (which supplies new and re-manufactured semiconductor capital equipment and upgrades focused on emerging markets) says that a leading LED maker has placed a repeat order for an AGHeatpulse RTP (rapid thermal ...
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has agreed to help Autogrill in reducing food waste and losses. The three-year deal will see FAO provide Autogrill with tools to track and cut food losses and waste throughout its ...
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