Many may remember the world globe in elementary school classrooms and even in some college classrooms. Over the years the world globe has changed a bit, starting as an elementary style sphere covered with the earth's continents and bodies ...
International Desalination Association recognises his 'extensive contributions' The International Desalination Association (IDA) has presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Jim Birkett in recognition of his extensive contributions in ...
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Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on 'GaN-on-GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, says that Jeff Parker has joined the firm as its new chief executive officer. According ...
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EndoChoice, a US-based medical device company, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Fuse gastroscope, which has two cameras and has a 245 degrees field of view. The new gastroscope joins the ...
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VIDA Diagnostics, a provider of quantitative imaging and informatics services, has announced the release of Apollo 2.0 at the 2013 American College of Chest Physicians Conference. The software advance signifies the next generation product ...
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Colibri Heart Valve announced that patient enrollment has concluded in the first-in-human study of the Company's transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system in the Dominican Republic trial site. Analysis of the data from ...
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Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are part of a consortium received a five-year, $1.5m grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve the pipeline for the development of pediatric medical devices. The ...
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Arkieva designer and supplier of a full suite of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software tools announced the appointment of Dr. Ken Fordyce to the position of solutions director, semiconductor and analytics. Fordyce is joining the ...
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They may not be the cars teenagers have pinned to their bedroom walls, but the Fiat 500, Mitsubishi Mirage, Nissan Micra and Volkswagen Up! are among the cheapest ways first-time drivers can get into a new car. Particularly when parents ...
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A campaign to promote Yorkshire's global reputation as a manufacturer of luxury cloth and fibre launched at Victoria Quarter in Leeds on Monday with the opening of a week-long exhibition. A pen of live sheep in Briggate helped to pull in ...
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To celebrate the final weekend of the UK's Wool Week, a flock of Australian/English Bowmont Merino sheep made a special appearance in the Royal Academy's courtyard over the weekend. Wool Week is the Campaign for Wool's annual UK festival to ...
Wall units continue to gain ground in home entertainment this week at the High Point Market, especially if they offer piers and bridges to complete the look. Market traffic is decent, suppliers report, adding that buyers continue to visit ...
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A new, world-class solar energy research centre to support the growth of the solar industry in Wales, and headed by one of the world's pre-eminent solar energy research scientist, has been launched today by Swansea University after being ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has developed a new concept for lightweight structural energy storage components, in a bid to enhance the use of energy for future electrified vehicles. The new component includes carbon ...
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The Valspar Corporation has been named the Metal Construction Association's Chairman's Award recipient for Overall Excellence in its participation with the Central Arizona College, Maricopa Campus project. The award, presented at METALCON ...
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