The firm will use the funds to add to its product portfolio, team, and strategic partnerships. Most of the new funding comes from new investors. A new investor led the round, with participation from existing shareholders including ...
A World Trade Organization panel ruled that China violated the organization's membership obligations by restricting exports of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum, the WTO said Wednesday. The ruling is expected to increase the ...
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Private label products are helping some retailers in Western Europe Times are changing for Europe’s retail food market, and operators are consequently finding it increasingly difficult to boost sales, according to findings from ...
At the Satellite 2014 event in Washington DC (16-19 March), Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, has introduced the Optiva ...
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German automaker Mercedes Benz plans to use three-cylinder engines for future hybrid versions of compact front-wheel-drive vehicles. The company is relying on these engines because of their small size, which will be needed for ...
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High Density Polyethylene Pipes or HDPE pipes are widely used pipes for irrigation, residential and industrial applications. HDPE is made from petroleum and possess very high strength to density ratio. High density polyethylene piping has a ...
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Volvo has been testing the efficacy of magnets to keep self-driving cars moving safely on the road. The idea is for magnets to help the cars identify where they need to be in lanes. The Volvo Car Group tested how well the road magnets in ...
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asha and Danae Goldsmith had a mission: "To create a cider for those who 'don't like cider' and obviously for those who already do." Sasha was born into the hospitality industry and created Cellar d'Or just over 10 years ago. He and wife, ...
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Dick's Sporting Goods and The Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation announced a $25 million multi-year commitment to support youth athletic programs including donations to local sports teams and the launch of the Dick's Foundation's "Sports ...
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Old materials are new again as companies scramble to replace polycarbonate dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The material is chosen for its ability to permit electrostatic attraction and repulsion to ...
Despite skepticism in the chip industry that Moore’s Law could be reaching its limits, MIT Researchers believe that they have found a way to enable semiconductor manufacturers to continue shrinking geometries below 20 nanometer and ...
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Chosen Foods is expanding its cooking oil line up and introducing the product at Natural Products Expo West in March. All in all, the fast growing health food company will introduce nine new products at the event. The first exclusive ...
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As science and technology go nano, scientists search for new tools to manipulate, observe and modify the "building blocks" of matter at the nanometer scale. With this in mind, the recent publication in Nature Nanotechnology in which ICFO ...
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February 24, 2014 Sophie Langley Some yoghurts and cheeses may reduce risk of diabetes by one-third Higher consumption of yoghurt, compared with no consumption, may reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes by 28 per cent, according ...
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Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is nanoparticle analysis and what biomedical applications does it have? Nanoparticle analysis is a very important field. Basically, we live in a world that is ...
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