The vast tracts of mangrove forest in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been almost erased by the immense construction of marine reclamation lands and industrial plants. The sharp decline of the mangroves and marine ...
Tags: mangrove, marine species
Audi announced that from June 2016, its compact models will be equipped with a new filter in the air conditioning system, which not only removes fine particulates and harmful gases, but can also neutralize majority of allergens. With the ...
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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has launched the MAAP-011232, a two-stage, 1W driver ...
Tags: semiconductors, analog RF, Driver Amplifier
Scania has inaugurated a €10m Technology Centre in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, with engine test cells that will be used for the developing, testing and certifying of its engines. "With this initiative we are placing Brazil within ...
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A study from the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has revealed that recycling rate for aluminium packaging has reached 55% in 2015 compared to 48% in previous year in the UK. Alupro has also reported that the estimated ...
Tags: Alupro, Packaging Recycling
Naked Labs, a Silicon Valley fitness tech startup, will take a stab at the fitness tracking space in a way the industry has not yet seen. Instead of going wearable, the company designed a full-length body scanning mirror, a scale that ...
Tags: Naked Labs, Silicon Vally fitness tech, Fitness Tracking
X-Rite, a provider of color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone launched the X-Rite eXact Xp, a new option in the eXact spectrophotometer platform. The eXact Xp is designed to help package printers and converters more ...
Tags: X-Rite, Color science, Pantone, X-Rite eXact Xp
Researchers in France claim the first demonstration of 10GHz large-signal microwave power performance for flexible aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [S. Mhedhbi et al, IEEE Electron Device ...
Troika Systems, the developer of quality control management systems for the print industry, will unveil two new technologies at Drupa 2016. At Drupa, Troika will launch CorruCAM, a tool that is able to measure aniloxes within corrugated ...
Tags: Troika, Quality control management system, Print industry, Drupa 2016
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has made available the EPC9066, EPC9067 ...
Iconix Brand Group Inc. reported a loss of $263 million, or $5.44 a share, after charges of $402.4 million to writeoff the company's trademarks and goodwill. Over 90 percent of the impairment is related to the company's men's business ...
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched a dual-band single-pole four-throw (SP4T) WiFi switch with integrated GPIO interface and 50 Ohm match on all RF output ports. ...
Tekscan announce the release of the new Nip Pressure Alignment Tool (NPAT). This tool is used to capture nip footprints and relative pressure distribution between nip rollers in the printing, paper, and packaging industries. This tool ...
Tags: Tekscan, NPAT, Nip footprints
Ford announced that its new 2017 Escape will feature driver-assist technology which can help in keeping drivers in their respective lanes, maintain speed limit and distance on the highway and helps to park in tight spaces. The new Escape, ...
Tags: Ford, Driver-assist technology, SYNC 3, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
Researchers in the UK have claimed the first demonstration of laser diodes grown directly on silicon that perform up to 75°C and 120°C under continuous wave (cw) and pulsed operation, respectively [Siming Chen et al, Nature ...
Tags: Quantum dot lasers, GaAs, Silicon substrate, MBE