NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Alcoa announced it will bring to market a more durable commercial truck wheel that’s easier to maintain than existing models. The Dura-Bright EVO wheel is being launched in Europe first, and will be introduced to ...
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US sheet steel prices are turning lower, sources said Thursday, due to a combination of lackluster demand, import concerns, and a slight weakening of discipline at the mill level. Platts lowered its hot-rolled coil assessment from ...
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In the meantime, Medicare is trying to crack down on habitual overcharging by some doctors. The Washington Post: Doctors Cut From Medicare Advantage Networks Struggle With What To Tell Patients Thousands of primary-care doctors and ...
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A team of researchers exploring the intergranular stress corrosion cracking of a type of metallic tubing used within nuclear power plants has developed a technique to both map and predict its propagation. Metallic tubing plays a key role ...
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Ethylene spot prices have softened marginally for the first time since December 6 as feedstock naphtha prices fell, sources said. Ethylene was assessed at Eur1,000/mt ($1362) FD NWE Wednesday, down Eur7.50/mt on the day. Naphtha was ...
As part of an asset deal, as of 1 January, Jenoptik of Jena, Germany has transferred expertise, patents and results relating to thermal laser separation (TLS-Dicing) technology developed by its Laser & Materials Processing Division to ...
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Increased buying interest for North Sea crude oil cargoes, resulting in a sharp increase in price for a number of key grades, has negatively impacted Northwest European refinery margins, according to traders Wednesday. The cracking yield ...
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American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has issued a voluntary recall on 27,933 Edge vehicles of certain model year 2012-2013 in the US due to fuel system and gasoline problem. According to the company, the fuel line pulse damper ...
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Like "Turn out the lights" and "Don't slam the door," being told to "Wash your hands" is one of those universal instructions children hear every day. But it's more than that. Hand washing has been shown to be one of the most effective ...
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The recently launched Chrysler 200 mid-sized sedan is unlikely to come to Australia in the near future. The second-generation Chrysler 200, which showcases the brand’s new design identity, has been engineered from the ground up and ...
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It is unclear when the exact beginning of the New Year celebration in China is. Normally, it was said to start from the year end religious ceremony in Shang Dynasty (1766 BC - 1122 BC). A few said that it started from as early as Emperor ...
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This week’s announcement of 2013′s new vehicle sales results threw up highlights that sent PR departments into overdrive writing glowing press releases, though the figures also uncovered plenty of lowlights that car makers would ...
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Pessimists are fond of saying that no good deed goes unpunished. An Australian teenager who reported a security vulnerability in a government website and now faces legal troubles probably agrees. Joshua Rogers, a 16-year-old Victoria ...
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Two drugs in combination might be better than one when it comes to helping hardcore smokers quit, at least in the short term, a new study suggests. The drugs -- varenicline (sold under the brand name Chantix) and bupropion (Wellbutrin) ...
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Scientists have reproduced the conditions inside the magma chamber of a supervolcano to understand what it takes to trigger its explosion. These rare events represent the biggest natural catastrophes on Earth except for the impact of giant ...
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