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UK Developed a Plain Bearing Material That Is Based on Sustainable & Natural Raw Materials

Oct 15, 2011

Polymer researcher and bearings specialist igus UK has developed a plain bearing material that is based on 54% sustainable and natural raw materials. The basic polymer of the new iglidur N54 plain bearing is mainly made of castor oil, ...

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China Completed Largest Highway Lighting Upgrade with More Than a Million Cree LEDs

Oct 14, 2011

Helping to further drive the LED lighting revolution, China recently completed its largest highway lighting upgrade with more than 10,000 street lights featuring more than a million Cree LEDs. The Shenzhen highway project includes nearly 75 ...

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OLED100 Was Completed at The End of August

Oct 14, 2011

For general lighting, OLEDs have to compete with existing and upcoming lighting, achieving power efficacies of up to 100 lumens per watt, which fluorescent tubes are capable of, and operational lifetimes of up to 100,000 hours, which are ...

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OLEDs Have to Compete with Existing and Upcoming Lighting

Oct 14, 2011

For general lighting, OLEDs have to compete with existing and upcoming lighting, achieving power efficacies of up to 100 lumens per watt, which fluorescent tubes are capable of, and operational lifetimes of up to 100,000 hours, which are ...

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Epistar Has Adopted Its Candela Substrate and Epwafer Inspection System

Oct 14, 2011

KLA-Tencor has announced that Epistar, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of LED chips, has adopted its Candela substrate and epwafer inspection system. KLA says this order marks the growing adoption by LED device manufacturers worldwide ...

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Edison's Incandescent Lightbulb Hasn't Changed a Great Deal in More Than a Century

Oct 14, 2011

Edison’s incandescent lightbulb hasn’t changed a great deal in more than a century but the latest sales figures show that the incandescent hasn’t lost its glow. Despite rebates and promotions, shipments of compact ...

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Edison's Incandescent Lightbulb Hasn't Changed a Great Deal

Oct 14, 2011

Edison’s incandescent lightbulb hasn’t changed a great deal in more than a century but the latest sales figures show that the incandescent hasn’t lost its glow. Despite rebates and promotions, shipments of compact ...

Tags: market view, cfl

Green Buildings Are Based on Innovative Uses of Fsc-Certified Wood Products

Oct 14, 2011

TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2011 -- As LEED 2012 considers lower standards, award winners push green envelope TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced today at Greenbuild the best commercial and ...

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Texture Is Quickly Becoming The New Color

Oct 14, 2011

Texture is quickly becoming the new "color. " By that I mean color has always been the main driver for people looking for a hardwood floor, but over the last few years, texture has been overtaking color as the new driver. The reason behind ...

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FoxFury Lighting Solutions Will Illuminate UMsolar's Race Crew and Quantum Solar Car

Oct 14, 2011

FoxFury Lighting Solutions, the official lighting partner of the University of Michigan Solar Car team (UMsolar), will illuminate UMsolar's race crew and Quantum solar car in the Australian Outback during the 2011 World Solar Challenge. ...

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10% of LED Companies in China Are Expected to Withdraw From The Segment Soon

Oct 14, 2011

Due to heavy losses resulting from weak demand as well as over expansion, about 10% of LED companies in China are expected to withdraw from the segment soon. The rapid growth of the LED industry in China has been attracting many firms to ...

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American PVC Prices Are Moving South in Major Global Markets

Oct 14, 2011

American PVC prices are moving south in major global markets including Turkey, Italy and Egypt while import prices for this origin were also moving down in China’s PVC market prior to the one week long National holiday in the country ...

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Import PVC Prices Are Moving Lower for The Fourth Consecutive Week

Oct 14, 2011

Import PVC prices are moving lower for the fourth consecutive week in Southeast Asia as persistently weak demand along with tumbling upstream costs pushed sellers into agreeing to further reductions on their October prices. This was after ...

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Dorcy Has Upgraded Its 41-4284 Metal Gear Ledflashlight

Oct 13, 2011

Dorcy, a leading provider of portable lighting products for over 50 years, has upgraded its 41-4284 Metal Gear® LEDflashlight from 45 lumens to 120 lumens. Utilizing Luxeon’s® Rebel 100 LED module which is driven by 3 AAA ...

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Grant of $120,645 to Ursinus College for Replacement of Parking Lot and Walkway Lighting

Oct 13, 2011

The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Thursday announced a grant of $120,645 to Ursinus College for replacement of parking lot and walkway lighting. The Collegeville, Montgomery County, school will replace metal halide and ...

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