The'Home&Trend Awards'were presented during the Tendence consumer-goods fair for the second time by the LifeCare Initiative in cooperation with Messe Frankfurt.The'Trend Product of the Year 2012'given by the LifeCare Initiative and Messe ...
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According to an upcoming study by the consulting firm Kusumgar,Nerlfi,&Growney,global consumption of coatings in 2012 is projected to come in at 67 billion pounds worth$120 billion.Volume has bounced back from the recession year of 2009 ...
UK-When HOW-TO Sound Workshop's chief instructor,Mike Sokol,started out in church sound,the average house of worship audio system often consisted of a few microphones and a basic console-all typically locked away behind a sign reading'Do ...
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Following the Wood Flooring Summit at this year's Domotex, "Flooring Deluxe" is to be the main theme at the next staging of the international floor-covering trade fair to be staged from 12 to 15 January 2013 in Hannover. The Wood Flooring ...
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The Novella rug by CouristanA tropical floral pattern in a cool color scheme adorns the Novella rug from Couristan's Dolce Collection. The mold- and mildew-resistant, UV-stabilized rug is woven of 100% fiber-enhanced Courtron polypropylene ...
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The value of data to cyber criminals Plan for cyber attacks Defence in depth against cyber attack Comprehensive approach to APTs Stuxnet,Duqu,Flame,and Gauss have nothing to do with businesses that are not involved in finance and critical ...
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Sharp has debts of$12.76bn and cash of$2.75bn,according to Bloomberg,and is seeking to shrink its workforce by another 3,000 employees on top of the 5,000 lay-offs announced earlier this month. The company is currently forecasting a$3.2bn ...
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Design of Glasgow's semiconductor laser with monolithically integrated dynamic polarization control.Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a technology that allows the manufacture of semiconductor lasers and associated ...
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The California Energy Commission's goal is to build "net-zero" homes in California by 2020. The test model is the ABC Green Home, located in an empty lot at Irvine, California's Great Park. The completion date for this Craftsman-style, ...
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New CTO,Asian distributors,licensing agreement and first"LightEngine"sale make it a busy month for Berlin direct diode laser developer. Direct Photonics is focused on the development of ultra-high brightness direct-diode lasers.August ...
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Building-integrated PV ready to'come of age'22 Aug 2012 Maturing technologies and partnerships between solar and construction companies will prompt 4.6GW of installations by 2017. A new market report from the analyst company Pike ...
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JP Sercel Associates Inc(JPSA)of Manchester,NH,USA,which makes laser-based materials processing workstations for wafer processing and micromachining,has launched the IX-6100-MD for scribing and dicing metal layers such as Mo,Cu,Ni,Au,Ag and ...
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M/A-COM Tech launches MMIC doubler with integrated gain,self-biased doubler and driver stages M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell,MA,USA(which makes analog semiconductors,components and subassemblies for RF,microwave and ...
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The Architecture Billings Index(ABI)pointed to a slower decline in July in design activity at U.S.architecture firms.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time ...
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UK-Placebo are using 90 Robe Robin 300 LEDWash fixtures in custom touring frames for their current European festival tour,specified by lighting designer Jvan Morandi. Morandi is well known for his fresh and innovative visual concepts and ...
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