With gold, copper or tin and special galvanizing processes, scientists are improving the function of semi-conductors and making the manufacture of microelectronic systems a child‘s play. Especially the LED industry could profit from ...
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Using its latest thin-film technology, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has developed a 1mm2 infrared LED chip prototype that has achieved what is claimed to be record efficiency of up to 72% at an operating current of ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/3/2012 9:53:42 AM Endangered Species Chocolate, which donates 10 percent of its net profits to species and habitat conservation efforts, expects more than a 230 percent boost ...
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Nyfred has launched Toastech, a new toaster for the catering and foodservice industries which can continuously deliver a slice of toast every 25 seconds. Nyfred believes Toastech is 'faster, more energy efficient and more durable' than ...
Tags: conveyor toaster, toaster, Toastech, traditional conveyor toaster
PhotonStar LED Group plc(AIM:PSL,"PhotonStar"or"the Group"),the British designer and manufacturer of smart LED lighting solutions,has signed its first licensing agreement for its next generation chip design patents and an associated design ...
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Cateye has added digital heart rate, speed and cadence functions to its popular Strada Wireless cycling computer. The 2.4 GHz digital wireless system is said to be virtually interference free and features automatic sensor recognition. ...
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Trimble has introduced its new cBin solution which consists of a remote sensor in a container and sends fill level and asset status information through wireless communications to a web portal that can be accessed to manage container ...
Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that aimed at reducing crashes, through the use of self-driving car technology, by 2020. Volvo government affairs head Anders Eugensson said: "Our vision is that no one is ...
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The University of California at Berkeley’s (UC Berkeley’s) newly opened Energy Biosciences Building is the most energy efficient building on campus, thanks in part to window systems from Wausau Window and Wall Systems. The ...
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled "Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector -2013." This report projects that revenues from smart glass and related coatings sold to the automotive sector will reach $3.5 ...
Tags: smart glass, automotive, related coatings, self-tinting, self-cleaning
French general insurer MAAF Assurances has selected Sigfox's low throughput communications network for its new fire and/or intrusion alert service, MAAF self-monitoring solution. To be provided along with Sigfox network from January ...
Forum Packaging has replaced over 450 fluorescent tubes and sodium lamps with environmentally friendly induction lights, in a bid to annually save energy and more than £20,000 on its electricity bills and maintenance costs. The ...
Tags: ISO 14001, enviromental Standard, Forum Packaging, fluorescent tubes
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA, which manufactures high-reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has reported its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results for the period ending 28 September 2012. Revenue for the ...
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Infrared thin-film chip leaps to 72 percent efficiency The infrared chip prototype has achieved a new record with an efficiency of up to 72 percent. At 930 milliwatts from an operating current of 1 amp, its light output under laboratory ...
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KNX UK is delighted to announce that Philips has joined the Association. The Philips name is synonymous with high quality, user friendly and energy efficient lighting control solutions for a wide range of markets and the company's new ...
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