The full decade of the Cultural Revolution movement from 1966 to 1976 saw China's fashion go underground, buried under a sea of grass green army uniforms and Mao suits. But by the end of the year 1976, the winter of fashion discontent was ...
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 has been awarded to three scientists for their invention of blue LEDs. Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura will share prize money of eight million kronor (0.7 million). In the early ...
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Nick Holonyak Jr created the first practical, visible spectrum LED Earlier this week, Lighting reported that the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics had been awarded for the invention of blue LEDs. While the three scientists responsible for the ...
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"My father started the business in Brooklyn, New York and relocated to Florida in 1987,” said Vice President of AmRad Richard Stockman. “We were a major supplier for over 35 years to the big three domestic automotive companies ...
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A tiny ray of blue that revolutionized the lighting industry continues to tantalize investors looking to capitalize on the rise of new technology. On Tuesday, the Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists for their invention of a blue ...
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An Italian professor has created an artificial skylight that simulates a sunny blue sky. Lighting is the first UK magazine to speak to him about his astonishing invention If you have the opportunity in the next few weeks, make an ...
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Zuru has signed a global exclusive deal with Kickstarter hit Bunch O Balloons and will launch the product in spring 2015. The Kickstarter campaign raised close to $1 million dollars and the concept 'takes water balloon fights to the next ...
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Companies wanting to enter the ToyTesters.tv Awards 2014 have until September 5th. ToyTesters.tv is calling last orders on its 2014 awards entries. The organisation will be closing to awards entries on September 5th as it prepares for ...
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BOSTON – A 15-year old student from Nashua N.H. was a recently awarded a “President’s Environmental Youth Award” (PEYA), given jointly by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and EPA. The Nashua ...
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POINT 3 Basketball, a performance apparel brand dedicated to innovating on behalf of basketball players worldwide, announced that the company has been granted U.S. Patent 8,769,716 on its invention of DRYV Moisture Control Technology. DRYV ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA - a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) - and RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA have ...
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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"The Workshop will allow us to access brand new talent all under one roof" says firm's director. Sambro has become the sixth toy supplier to pledge support to ToyNews' upcoming Toy & Game Inventors Workshop. The firm - which has a ...
Creator of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys joins September's event. Sir Torquil Norman, the inventor of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Toy & Game Inventors ...
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Last week, luxury bed and component manufacturer Harrison Spinks was recognised for its innovative spring technology at the National Insider Media – Made In The UK awards. Harrison Spinks competed against eight regional winners to ...
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