The number of invention disclosures submitted also reached a new high of 8,900. Twelve particularly successful researchers and developers whom Siemens honored as Inventors of the Year 2012 in Munich on December 13 played a leading role ...
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A planned network of regional patent offices and the effects of new legislation are expected to slow the recent proliferation of patent lawsuits between big-name tech companies, Rebecca Blank, U.S. acting secretary of commerce, said on ...
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Mary Couzin is so game to support the toy industry. This weekend's Chicago Toy & Game Fair — and a growing list of side events — is part of Couzin's efforts to bring attention to toy and game creators. Founder of ...
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STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)—small colored lights available in any electronics store—are ubiquitous in modern society. They are the indicator lights on our stereos, automobile dashboards, and microwave ovens. Numeric displays on ...
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AGC Flat Glass North America and Asahi Glass,Tokyo Inc.has filed a silicon thin film deposition patent regarding photovoltaic device applications with inventors being Christopher Cording,Matthew Spencer and Kunio Masumo,according to the ...
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Back in 1960 Electronics Weekly was born into a ferment of III-V semiconductor research that within two years would produce the first practical LED. In 1960 Dr Nick Holonyak of General Electric was developing an unusual material,GaAsP,as ...
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Grundfos executives are to talk of startups,sustainable partnerships at the Water Environment Federations 85th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference. Jes Munk Hansen,president of Grundfos North America,and Henrik Skov Laursen,head of ...
Optimal use of the energy in glass melting through waste gas heat recovery. The challenge in terms of sustainability: Due to process constraints,25%of the energy used to melt glass escapes with the waste gases.Our goal was to recover ...
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In recent years, Baosteel Co Ltd encourage their employees to advance technological innovation. While encouraging employees to apply patents, it pays more attention to depth and quality. From January to October this year, Baosteel Co Ltd ...
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Technology Editor Steve Bush, looks at the latest LED products hitting the market from Cree, Lumileds, Seoul Semiconductor, Osram, Nichia, and Sharp. All the major LED suppliers have released additional lighting-class LEDs over the ...
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NineSigma has partnered with The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences, and Sight and Life, DSM's nutrition think tank to help Scientists Without Borders find more sustainable packaging for ...
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On the heels of Modern’s annual pallet usage reader survey and a related webcast, I had an opportunity to talk to Howe Wallace, the CEO of PalletOne. Headquartered in Bartow, Florida, and with over $200 million a year in revenue, ...
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CML HealthCare, a provider of medical diagnostic services, has introduced a new blood-based diagnostic test for colorectal cancer. The new COLOGIC test is designed for screening patients who are at high risk for colorectal cancer and ...
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The solar revolution has just begun,according to inventors Shawn Frayne and Alex Hornstein,who fell in love with the dream of clean energy,everywhere,for everyone.Their primary focus is on microsolar devices,small,handheld solar charging ...
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