Retailers have warmly welcomed today's Australian Bureau of Statistics trade figures for January, which showed the sector made a solid start to 2014, writes Trevor Evans from the National Retail Association. The 1.2 per cent increase ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
In the mid-1970s, the first available satellite images of Antarctica during the polar winter revealed a huge ice-free region within the ice pack of the Weddell Sea. This ice-free region, or polynya, stayed open for three full winters before ...
Tags: Global Warming, Service
The last day of February is here, bringing with it the last day of summer, and as Australians prepare to march into March, they are also preparing for colder weather. Off the back of this autumnal shift, Fujitsu General has launched its ...
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog, RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has launched a wideband frequency doubler for point-to-point radios ...
Tags: M/A-COM, Electrical
At last year’s IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which designs and delivers power conversion devices and modules) introduced the first - and only - ...
Tags: Transphorm GaN-on-Si, Electrical
Engine manufacturers Cummins and Cummins Westport are recalling 25,013 Cummins Westport Model ISL G and ISLX12 G engines because of a potential issue with the intake manifold pressure sensor. In affected engines, water moisture in the ...
Tags: Cummins, Natural Gas Engines
Americans spent more in January, but the increase came from a surgeA transient variation in the current and/or potential at a point in the circuit. in spending on heating bills during the harsh winter. Spending in areas such as autos and ...
Tags: Energy Costs, durable goods
Lighting shift to slash energy consumption, says IHS 04 Mar 2014 Energy used for general illumination set to plummet by a quarter between now and the end of the decade. Consumption cut: the potential impact of LEDs Analysts at the ...
Tags: Lighting Shift, Energy Consumption
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. released its third-quarter 2013 results on February 28. Despite a $168,000 loss attributable to the company, Cooper will report positive net income for the fourth quarter, according to Chairman, CEO and President ...
Tags: Tire, Cooper Tire&Rubber
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced that its Clarksdale, Miss., plant was accepted into the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s (MDEQ) enHance program for its record of landfill and energy usage reductions. ...
Tags: Cooper Tire, Auto Parts
The Tire Rack has issued an official statement regarding the death of Chairman Emeritus and Founder Peter “Pete” Veldman, 87. “Pete embodied the American dream with his bold trailblazing accomplishments within the tire ...
Tags: Tire Rack, Auto Parts
Smart Glass - technology globally popular enough. Such glasses have a number of advantages over conventional windows. "Smart" glass does not transmit infrared radiation, it will delay the heat in the room in winter and not let the hot ...
The Semiconductor Industry Association trumpeted that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.28bn for January, an increase of 8.8% from January 2013 when sales were $24.15bn, marking the industry’s highest-ever January sales ...
Tags: Semiconductor Industry, Electrical
As a consumer , it is quite a attractive thing when shopping a variety of colorful and new stiationery in a dazzling array online . Many parents and students love to shop all kinds of student stationery and school supplies online ,not only ...
Tags: Stationery, Office Supplies
UPS Inc. said it is planning to purchase 1,000 propane-fueled delivery trucks and install 50 fueling stations at its facilities, representing a $70 million investment. The trucks will replace diesel- and gasoline-fueled vehicles in ...
Tags: Transportation, UPS, Trucks