Samsung has successfully built new DRAM that can be packaged as a 4GB module for mobile devices. The new 8-gigabit LPDDR4 mobile DRAM is built using Samsung’s 20nm manufacturing process, and trumps the previous 4-gigabit DDR3 RAM ...
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Volkswagen is extending its partnership with its Chinese joint venture partner First Automotive Works for further 25 years. Apart from the partnership extension, the companies are planning to invest in the Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) ...
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A few days ago, I was in Washington, DC for a conference. On the sidelines of the conference, I met some American friends. We had an interesting discussion about China-US relations. It seems to me that a debate is going on in the United ...
Tags: China-US Relationship, Opinion
Wireless heart-monitoring device maker Preventice has merged with eCardio Diagnostics, which makes more traditional remote cardiac monitoring systems. Preventice's BodyGuardian patch, worn on the chest, delivers information to a ...
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IBM is investing $3bn over the next 5 years in two broad research and early-stage development programs to push the limits of chip technology needed to meet the emerging demands of cloud computing and ‘big data’ systems. The ...
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Net Driven announced that strong growth in online marketing investments by North America’s automotive businesses is fueling continued expansion at the provider of website and Internet marketing solutions for tire, automotive service, ...
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X2 Biosystems will supply its Integrated Concussion Evaluation (ICE) software system for use by select teams in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) during the 2014-2017 soccer seasons. Major League Soccer and the National Football League ...
Intel hopes to take hardware performance to the next level with its latest Xeon Phi supercomputing chip, which packs an array of new hardware technologies that could eventually find their way to laptops and desktops. The new Xeon Phi ...
Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has launched a new GVW 8.55-ton medium-duty truck in Turkey. Based on the existing Canter light-duty technical platform, the truck achieves ...
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Anvil Semiconductors Ltd of Coventry, UK has been awarded a grant by the UK's Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to evaluate the feasibility of using its unique stress relief technology to enable the production of low-cost, high-brightness ...
Researchers in Switzerland and Norway have used strain to alter the light-emitting properties of gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanowires [G. Signorello et al, Nature Communications, vol5, p3655, published online 10 Apr 2014]. The researchers from ...
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Once this year's harsh weather has faded, the U.S. economy could be poised for a breakout year — its strongest annual growth in nearly a decade. The combination of an improving job market, pent-up consumer demand, less drag from ...
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Not content with selling gas domestically, some of China's private gas distribution companies are becoming increasingly ambitious and are planning to enter the LNG import business, competing directly with state-owned LNG buyers such as ...
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An international team of scientists led by physicists from the University of York has paved the way for a new class of magnetic materials and devices with improved performance and power efficiency. Magnetic materials are currently used to ...
GU Energy Labs has promoted Michael Littleton to vice president of finance, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet to vice president of innovation and Lauren O'Connor to director of marketing. GU Energy's resident US Olympian (Women's Marathon, 2008 ...
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