In 2014, the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for the discovery of the gallium-nitride-based blue-light LED and its use for new, efficient LED-based white lamps. The development efforts in this field, however, do not stop there. The ...
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Coles supermarkets are launching a travel bookings website allowing customers to use and accumulate FlyBuys points. The FlyBuys rewards program, which was first introduced in 1994, will now let customer’s book flights, hotels and ...
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Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of 0.5% over 2015 spending of US$3.5 trillion, according to Gartner. This is down from last quarter's forecast of 0.5% growth. The change in the forecast is ...
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German luxury auto-maker Audi announced that the next generation Audi A3 and S3 will feature new engine lineup and driver assistance systems. New engine lineup for the new A3 will include a range of engines such as 1.0 liter, 1.4 ...
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Salt of the Earth has launched a new all-natural food ingredient Umamix Bold that claims to cut sodium levels in food products, besides boosting the flavor. Umamix Bold will also help in eliminating the use of monosodium glutamate (MSG) ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company has begun a significant expansion and modernization of its export terminal in Santos, in the Brazilian state of So Paulo. The project will expand the facility's annual storage and grain handling capacity ...
Tekni-Plex has completed acquisition of Sancap Liner Technology, a manufacturer of cap and closure sealing materials to the global market. Sancap is a producer of heat-seal, pressure-sensitive and gasket-sealing liners for ...
Sage's creation, Milo, was given a Highly Commended Award at the event's British Inventors Project Inventors Workshop alumni Hannah Sage has scooped an award at The Gadget Show Live's British Inventors Project. Sage took home a ...
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Packsize International, the provider of On Demand Packaging for businesses with corrugated packaging needs, has opened a subsidiary operation in Australia. Sean Ledbury has joined as general manager of Packsize Propriety Limited, and ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will cut nearly 1,300 jobs at its Sterling Heights Assembly plant starting from 5 July. The layoffs come in the wake of reduced production at the facility due to declining demand for Chrysler 200 midsize ...
Now that LEGO has unveiled a wheelchair using-figure and a stay-at-home dad in its latest LEGO City set, it seems the toy giant is embracing a true representation of society with its products. Jade Burke speaks to manufacturers and ...
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Kruger Packaging has selected ABB to provide engineered solution and services for a paper machine rebuild project at Trois-Rivières Mill in Quebec, Canada. Kruger Packaging is investing C$250m ($188.6m) to convert the No. 10 ...
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Ford has invested $170m at its Silverton Assembly plant in Pretoria, South Africa to manufacture new Ford Everest and Ford Ranger. The American car-maker says that this investment will create about 1200 jobs in Ford South Africa and in ...
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In preliminary estimates for its fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to 27 March), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA expects revenue of $367m, about 11.5% below the targeted $400-430m, and down from $435.8m the prior quarter and $409.5m a year ago. ...
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Anchor Packaging, in partnership with Metaphase, has launched Safe Pinch, a new line of tamper-evident food containers to meet the growing demand for to-go packaging. Jointly developed over a 2-year period, the Safe Pinch packaging is ...
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