Thanks to advances in computing power and storm surge modeling systems, Louisiana officials bracing for Hurricane Isaac's arrival last month had more detailed data about the storm's potential impact than they had seven years earlier when ...
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Qualcomm saw a double-digit increase in sales this year and is now the world's third-largest chip maker, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. With a 27.2% growth in semiconductor revenue, Qualcomm is booming while seven of the top 10 ...
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North Billerica, Mass. — BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, announces that PRUF LED has installed a PYRAMAX? 125A at ...
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Ericsson is suing Samsung for patent infringement, despite negotiating over the use of the inventions for almost two years. The two mobile firms entered into an agreement in 2001 allowing Samsung to license the use of 24 of ...
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Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled its newest DaVinci video processors, underscoring the company's commitment to innovations that help make our world safer. The DaVinci DM385 and DM8107 video processors, announced at the China Public ...
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Oil prices in the global markets have risen amid news of a decline in US petroleum inventories, with Brent North Sea crude for February climbing USD 1.52 to end at USD 110.36 per barrel in London trade. AFP reported said that oil prices ...
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IDG News Service - Advanced Micro Devices renewed its attempt to make an impact in the tablet market, this time with its new dual-core Z-60 chip which the company introduced on Tuesday. Beyond tablets, the new dual-core chip, code-named ...
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Glass Doctor franchisees together raised $13,376 for the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas (RMHD). Mark Liston, Glass Doctor president, and Larry Patterson of Glass Doctor of North Texas and recipient of this year's Franchisee of the Year ...
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It is our pleasure to invite you to this year’s ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins. The main objective of the conference is to contribute to a multidisciplinary, integrated planning approach to sustainable buildings, and to create a ...
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Larry Calhoun is celebrating 39 years working for Glass Doctor in Seattle. “I don’t like a lot of change,” Calhoun says. “If I’m content with something I just stick with it.” In 1973 the 26-year-old ...
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PLASA Focus's latest addition to the North American regional event series landed in Stamford, CT last week, impressing attendees with a wealth of new product launches, crowded seminars and a bustling show floor. Over 600 visitors, ...
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EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system), nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, has installed an EVG501 wafer bonding R&D system at Texas ...
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Dell has announced an upgrade to its Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN operating system (OS) that nudges the array into enterprise SAN territory. The company also said changes to the Storage Center OS laid the ground for all-flash arrays ...
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SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)—Al Nordin will step down as president of Fallbrook Technologies' bicycle division at the end of the year as the company's San Diego office moves to corporate headquarters near Austin, Texas. Fallbrook is best ...
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Synthetic Biologics and Intrexon have commenced development of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy, SYN-005, to treat pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. To manage the rising number of pertussis cases, Synthetic Biologics intends ...
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