Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NAIST) has claimed the highest breakdown voltage to date for a diamond metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) [Hitoshi Umezawa et al, IEEE ...
PPG Industries' packaging coatings business has announced that INNOVEL HPS coatings, the next generation of internal protective spray lacquers for the beverage can industry, has been approved for use on aluminum and steel beverage cans. ...
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 3.8 percent year on year to 172.35 points in September, although it was the highest reading since January. The CPI for watches, meanwhile, rose 1.9 percent to 125.29 points, marking ...
As wearing gold and precious stones is considered auspicious for Tibetan brides, jewelry is a main aspect of the Tibetan wedding trousseau The groom presents his bride with her wedding gowns and jewelry, including bracelets, rings, the ...
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Goodyear's Akron, Ohio, headquarters, which is attached to the company's Innovation Center, has won a LEED Gold rating for its design The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. global headquarters building in Akron, Ohio, has earned a Leadership in ...
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An accreditation which signifies excellence in furniture products and installation is celebrating 30 years since its initial launch. FIRA Gold Certification was first launched in 1984 for kitchen units, following demand from manufacturers ...
Nigerian Breweries has secured Securities and Exchange Commission approval for its previously announced merger with Consolidated Breweries. Both the companies are majority owned subsidiaries of Dutch brewing company Heineken. Heineken ...
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A new world auction record for a fancy vivid pink diamond was set at Sotheby’s Tuesday when an 8.41-carat internally flawless fancy vivid purple-pink diamond sold for $17.8 million. An Asian private buyer bought the diamond, which ...
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Fitness model and UK body building champion, Carly Thornton, has become the latest sportsperson to join Mammoth’s professional endorsements. Thanks to the health benefits of Mammoth mattresses, Carly, alongside many other athletes, ...
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Ethiopia is not much known in the mining world. Except for the small-scale gold, tantalum and gemstones exports, the country is not among the list of major mineral exporters in Africa. There are no large-scale mines in Ethiopia. The only ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc (MACOM) of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog, RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has introduced a fully monolithic broadband surface-mount bias ...
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Xi’an Jiaotong University and Shaanxi Supernova Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., of China have used silver nanorods to engineer gallium vacancy defects in gallium nitride (GaN) to create color tunable light emitting diodes [Yaping Huang ...
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Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin has launched its first on-pack promotion going into stores across the UK, including Waitrose, Tesco and Morrisons. The promotion takes the form of a luggage tag attached to the red and gold cord at the neck of ...
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 4.5 percent year on year to 171.97 points in July. However, the reading has been slowly inching higher since the index reached the lowest point of the year so far at 169.36 points in ...
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