For second-quarter 2013, First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, solar module
Online fashion brand, ShopImagine.in launches an exciting Style Episode video series with blogger and Channel V actress Karishma Rawat. These theme-based videos will be shot with fashion-savvy women from all over India and will showcase ...
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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug ...
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Researchers in China have used laser micromachining to boost light extraction efficiencies of nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by up to 46% [Bo Sun et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol113, p243104, 2013]. The team was based at ...
Tags: LED, Laser Sculpting, Electrical, Electronics
BASF is building a new Ultramid polymerization plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year in Shanghai, China. The new plant is planned to start up in 2015. "As part of our long-term strategy, we aim to locate production close ...
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The global financial crisis cast a large shadow over the Chinese financial system, prompting already conservative regulators to adopt a more rigorous, and by extension slower approach to reform. Yet there are also skeletons from ...
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O2's chief operating officer, Derek McManus, has claimed that the company's 4G network will be better than EE's, even though it will not work with the Apple iPhone 5. In an interview with Computing, McManus said that the £550m the ...
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There's a "lump in the learning curve" for some organisations to overcome in the adoption and use of NoSQL databases. That's what James Tomkins, Met Office Portfolio Technical Lead, told Computing while discussing the organisation's use of ...
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The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association, Bel Air, Md., has developed a set of documents including a position paper and draft legislative language to help local governments establish procedures to manage clothing ...
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Italy-based auto parts manufacturer C.L.N. Coils Lamiere Nastri S.p.A. (CLN) has announced that it has closed its equity investment agreement with Japanese steelmaker Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI) according to which MISI now owns a ...
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BASF increased sales by 3% in the second quarter of 2013 to just under €18.4 billion thanks to higher sales volumes in all segments. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items decreased by 5% to around €1.8 billion. In the ...
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The much-rumoured Jaguar SUV will make its long-awaited debut at next month’s Frankfurt motor show, according to reports. Autoweek reports sources have confirmed the compact SUV, expected to ride on an variation of the XJ‘s ...
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German chemical firm BASF has unveiled plan to EUR2m to expand the production capacity for waterborne coatings in its Demarchi Coatings Site, located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expansion, which is expected to be completed in early 2014, ...
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz will unveil an exclusive vehicle of a different breed – the Silver Arrow of the Seas concept yacht – in Montenegro this weekend. The 14-metre (46-foot) luxury yacht – initially announced ...
The Municipality of Ontinyent in Valencia, Spain, recently signed a Joint Declaration between employers and unions for the revival of the textile industry in the region. The agreement was signed between the Ontinyent City Council, ...
Tags: Ontinyent City, Textile Sector