New software capable of dredging social media websites, mining people's social networks and "predicting their behaviour", has been developed by defence contractor Raytheon. The software, called Rapid Information Overlay Technology (RIOT), ...
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced full-year sales 2012 from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period. This corresponds to an increase of 8% in local ...
CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has been named to the 2013 TSX Venture 50, a list assembled based on quantitative measurement of top performing publicly ...
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In January 2013, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 1.6 percent, year-on-year, and 0.2 percent increase month-on-month. The purchasing price index for manufactured goods went down by 1.9 percent year-on-year, and ...
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Digi-Key has signed two new supplier franchises military chip specialist Holt Integrated Circuits and cognitive memory supplier, CogniMem. CogniMem has developed a neural network architecture to resemble the synapses of the human ...
Headworks BIO Inc. has been awarded a contract by Claude Resources Inc. to supply its Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology to treat underground mine water at the Seabee Gold Mine in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Headworks BIO is ...
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With the February edition of World Pumps due for publication, here’s a preview of what’s inside Application stories are concentrating this issue on water & wastewater with projects from around the world including improvements ...
Pentair Ltd. announced fourth quarter 2012 sales of $1.8 billion, an increase of 103 percent from the prior year quarter excluding 1 point of foreign exchange impact, reflecting the Flow Control acquisition. Adjusted fourth quarter 2012 ...
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At Bauma 2013 in April in Munich Putzmeister Solid Pumps GmbH will showcase its largest double piston pump KOS 25200. There is a high demand for this high-performance machine primarily in mining and in the area of land reclamation. Here ...
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Advanced surface coating specialist Hardide Coatings has secured a grant of up to £250,000 under the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Smart’ scheme to commercialize a novel coating that will enable a new generation of ...
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The National Transport Commission (NTC) has advised of the passing of its chief executive Nick Dimopoulos. Mr Dimopoulos passed away on 8 February 2013 after an illness, surrounded by his family. Mr Dimopoulos’s professional career ...
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UK-based mining giant Anglo American has issued its financial results for the full year 2012, reporting a net loss amounting to $1.5 billion, compared to a net profit of $6.17 billion in the previous year. Revenues for the period decreased ...
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Finland-based nickel and zinc miner Talvivaara Mining Company Plc announced on February 14 that its nickel production fell 19.7 percent year on year in 2012 to 12,916 mt. Talvivaara produced 2,317 mt of nickel in the fourth quarter of 2012, ...
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Cleveland, Ohio-based Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. reported Tuesday that for the full year 2012, Cliffs recorded a net loss attributable to Cliffs' common shareholders of $899 million, or $6.32 per diluted share, compared with net income ...
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Finnish mining and metal manufacturing equipment provider Outotec has issued its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. According to the financial results, in the fourth quarter the operating profit of Outotec ...
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