Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that it has begun shipping three new types of silicon carbide (SiC) power module for home appliances, industrial equipment and railcar traction systems. The modules, which use Schottky barrier ...
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The Department of Energy and Materials Technology at Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland has achieved a breakthrough in the development of a new membrane production technology. Arcada’s track etch membrane ...
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Grundfos was a primary supplier for the large-scale project for the refurbishment and expansion of the largest wastewater treatment plant in the Balkans. The Sofia wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) at Kubratovo treats the domestic ...
More than 50 television models from LG Electronics are now rated on the EPEAT global registry for greener electronics, which expanded today to include televisions for the first time. The new environmental rating category recognizes ...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) celebrates the nation's longest running public health campaign: National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW), from March 17 to 23, 2013. As a longtime supporter of NPPW, one of the CPSC's ...
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Type 90 safety storage cabinets with standard metallic interior will develop corrosion if they are used for storing flammable liquids and small quantities of hazardous substances. The hazardous vapour from acids or alkalis will react with ...
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More than 160 people from all levels of the supply chain traveled to New Orleans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tencel®, Austria-based Lenzing AG's sustainable lyocell fiber derived from wood pulp. The "Tencel@20" seminar included ...
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Shimadzu has introduced the Nexera X2 UHPLC system providing exceptional insights into the compounds analysed. It is perfect for routine analysis as well as applications in highly regulated environments demanding complex system setups. ...
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The European Union’s controversial REACH legislation on the safety of chemicals has been challenging chemical producers and their raw material suppliers since it came into effect five years ago. Initially the major concern was that ...
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The Lenovo Environment Affairs and Specifications Communication Conference 2012, organized by Lenovo Group and sponsored by SGS, was successfully held in Shanghai and Shenzhen in Oct 2012. Over 500 representatives from Lenovo suppliers ...
As the battle between Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III rages on – a study conducted by the disassembly firm iFixit and nonprofit organisation Ecology Centre has concluded that the iPhone 5 is less toxic than the ...
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The world’s largest denim brand, Levi’s, today committed to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its entire supply chain and products by 2020, following public pressure in response to Greenpeace’s ...
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Membrane switches are known for standing up to tough environmental conditions. Flexible and durable, the membrane switch can be customized with embossing, backlighting, sealing, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) shielding. Membrane switches ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier K.K. (a subsidiary of Japanese energy business Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.) – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – says that its ...
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Clariant has opened a second production unit for the successful flame retardant(FR)Exolit OP at the Hürth-Knapsack plant near Cologne,Gemany.The established non-halogenated additive is used primarily in the electronics and electrical ...
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