Gaia, the European Space Agency's long-awaited space observatory, is set to launch on Thursday from the agency's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The €700 million mission is designed to pin down the three-dimensional positions and ...
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Farnell element14 has extended its long running agreement with supplier Vishay to stock the MKP386 film capacitor. SnubberCapacitors used independently or with other circuit elements to suppress voltage transients in electrical circuits. ...
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This 14.07-carat diamond ring by David Morris was the top lot of Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London. The ring was part of the collection of Barbara Taylor Bradford. A 14.07-carat cushion-cut G color, VS1 diamond ring from the ...
This 61.35-carat emerald ring was the top lot of Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels sale held Wednesday, garnering $4.6 million. The ring was from the "Property of a Distinguished Lady." A 61.35-carat emerald set in a platinum and 18-karat gold ...
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Biodel, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced a long-term supply agreement with Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical technology company, for worldwide exclusive rights to the novel and proprietary BD Uniject SCF disposable ...
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Cornell Dubilier recently rolled out its Type CS multi-layered polymer capacitors for 125°C applications with 6/6 RoHS compliance. Terminated with multiple pin connections, the Type CS capacitors have low equivalent series resistance, ...
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Intact Vascular, a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, has announced the start of enrollment in the Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty Below the Knee (TOBA-BTK) study. This multi-center ...
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This is the "Chocolate Box" ring by Andrew Geoghegan, who won the British Jewellers' Association Designer of the Year award. The ring features 18-karat yellow gold with aquamarine, Madeira citrine, amethyst and diamonds ($7,330). The ...
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BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and American technology provider Renmatix Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will jointly scale up the Renmatix Plantrose process for the production of industrial sugars based on lignocellulosic biomass. The ...
This 52.58-carat Golconda diamond sold for more than $10 million at Christie's New York, making it the top lot of the Magnificent Jewels auction held Tuesday. New York--A 52.58-carat, D color internally flawless Golconda diamond sold for ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has made a major investment in new headquarters for the company’s UK operations. The new facility includes an Academy for body shop customers and will consolidate all of Axalta’s liquid coating businesses ...
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From 1st December 2013 onwards, standard newly manufactured ELECTRONICON capacitors of the PFCPower Factor Correction and Power Electronics ranges which are routine-checked on testtest is test rigs with integrated labeling facilities are ...
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"Radiant Orchid," a purple hue that blends fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, is Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year, the color institute announced Thursday. "Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the ...
Adept Technology has announced packaging equipment and systems integrator Harpak-ULMA as a primary and secondary food packaging partner. According to Adept, Harpak-ULMA defines, configures, and delivers fully integrated solutions with the ...
The Faster Clearance Working Group (FCWG), a towing committee that was formed several years ago to address questionable practices during and after collision cleanups involving commercial vehicles will see a revival in 2014. The Ontario ...
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