Data published by Federal Statistics Service shows Russian aluminium production in 2012 declined by 1.7% over the previous year. But they have not publish amount. Russian nickel production in 2012 declined by 3.7% over the previous year ...
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Cost cutting is tipped to continue to be the focus of Australian companies when they release earnings results next month with investors looking for a more disciplined approach to growth plans after recent job losses and writedowns. ...
UK-based Nicholl Food Packaging will showcase its latest tray developments, which include an ‘eco-friendly’ hybrid format as well as further additions to its aluminum tray range at Pro2Pac 2013. Nicholl will display its ...
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According to the data released by Latin American steel association Alacero, imports of finished steel products to Latin America from China totaled 3.2 million metric tons in January-September 2012, becoming the second most important ...
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The Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport is, as you’d hope with a badge that features the word ‘Sport’ not once but twice, the sportiest version of the German brand’s smallest car. It’s also the most expensive, ...
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The third annual Cloud World Forum MENA will attract over 40 keynote speakers from the region’s top organsations, such as Google, Gulf Air and Emirates Flight Catering, it was announced this week. The speakers will join hundreds of ...
NTT Basic Research Laboratories in Japan has used hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) layers to release nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from sapphire and transfer them to commercially available adhesive tape [Toshiki Makimoto ...
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Sharp has announced new Mega Zenigata COB LEDs with a 17-mm light-emitting surface and maximum efficacy of 108 lm/W. Sharp has introduced its new Mega Zenigata LEDs that are available in 15W, 25W, 35W and 50W versions, and offer luminous ...
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Researchers in Taiwan and USA have developed lateral insulated-gate bipolar junction transistors (IGBTs) using 4H silicon carbide (SiC) technology [Kuan-Wei Chu et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online 9 January 2013]. ...
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The original 1966 Batmobile from the live action Batman television series, starring Adam West as the caped crusader, has been sold for the first time, going under the hammer at a US auction for $4.4 million (US$4.62 million). Put up for ...
Researchers from GLOBALFOUNDRIES, SEMATECH, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have extended their indium arsenide quantum well metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (InAs QW MOSFET) technology to some of the ...
The Porsche Macan has been spotted during winter testing, traipsing through the snow almost completely free of camouflage ahead of its official unveiling later this year. Revealing a sleek and swoopy shape, the images show a ...
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is keen to revise its American five-star crash safety scheme with new tests including a small overlap and an oblique crash test. NHTSA administrator David Strickland has told ...
Opel has announced the details of a new diesel engine that is set to become the brand’s first low-emission Euro 6-compliant powerplant. The all-new 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine will replace the existing ...
Flatsun by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has created an installation with 60,000 LEDs that mimics the surface of the sun. His artwork Flatsun imitates the solar flares and turbulance on the planet’s surface with ...