Honda Motor has been fined $70m in penalties by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for not reporting deaths, injuries, and certain warranty claims. The penalty is divided into two parts, a maximum civil penalty ...
lululemon athletica Inc., a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company, has appointed Stuart C Haselden as the chief financial officer (CFO), effective from February 2, 2015. Haselden’s career spans 15 years of executive leadership at ...
Tags: driving strategy, international growth, shareholder value, Apparel
LG has confirmed it is launching flexible OLED TVs later this year. Strengthening its range of OLED televisions, LG has revealed during its CES 2015 press conference that it will release flexible OLED TV sets in 2015. The LG ...
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Northwestern University’s Center for Quantum Devices in USA has developed a monolithic room-temperature terahertz (THz) source based on quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) [Q. Y. Lu et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol105, p201102, 2014]. The ...
International Truck today announced a new fuel efficiency package for the International ProStar—the International ProStar ES. The ES, short for efficiency specification, offers industry-leading aerodynamics, a drivetrain with ...
Tags: ProStar ES, fuel efficiency package, Auto
Astor Chocolate has launched the 2015 Astor Chocolate Collection, its own line of branded products that will be available for the hospitality industry. Astor will now add its own name to packages of specialty sweets showcased by the ...
Tags: Chocolate, sweets, Agriculture
Anheuser-Busch has added The Biergarten to its brewery and Tour Center and the Fort Collins beer community. The new Biergarten, an expansion of the Tour Center's footprint, includes indoor and outdoor space reminiscent of traditional ...
Tags: brewery, Tour Center, Agriculture
The idea of universal design is all about offering quick and easy access to every part of your home. It builds in the flexibility to accommodate users in any state of health or physical mobility. Whatever the current age and level of ...
Tags: Shower, universal design, Construction
Linpac’s 16 plants throughout the world are about to get an Australian sibling. The UK packaging company is investing $22 million in its first Australian manufacturing headquarters, at Truganina, in Melbourne’s west. ...
David Atkinson’s lighting scheme for the Sky Gallery at The O2 blends LEDs with traditional technologies to stunning effect. Jill Entwistle asks the 2011 Lighting Designer of the Year how he realised the project There ...
Chevrolet has announced a new Voltec extended range electric vehicle (EREV) propulsion system to be used in its next generation Chevrolet Volt. The system includes improved drive unit, range-extending engine, battery and power ...
Tags: System, Chevrolet, Accessories
Independence LED Lighting, the award-winning U.S. manufacturer of LED high bay fixtures and LED tubes, announces today the completed delivery of its energy saving LED lighting for the Gretz Beer Company at 2801 Township Line Rd. in ...
Tags: Gretz Beer, LED, Agriculture
In an expansion of its LUXEON CoB line, Philips Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has introduced the LUXEON CoB 1202s array, with a more compact size than the existing CoB 1202 that makes it a suitable for designers of PAR lamps and other ...
Tags: Directional Lamps, Spotlights
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced that Dow Chemical Company and Preferred Sands' innovation, TERAFORCE Technology, won the 2014 Polyurethane Innovation Award. The winner, ...
Tags: Chemicals, Construction
Whenever Nasser Edeeb visits Switzerland, which the 44-year-old businessman from Libya does with some frequency, there are two products he likes to pick up. The first are Swatch watches (for family, friends, himself), the second iPhones (if ...
Tags: Luxury Watch, Watch