Midsummer AB of Jarfalla, Sweden, a supplier of production lines for manufacturing flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, has halved the thickness of its CIGS layer, to 800nm (less than ...
Tags: CIGS Layer Thickness, Electrical
Warrior Sports, Inc. said it disagreed and was "disappointed" with the decision by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) to void the NOCSAE certification for the Warrior Regulator lacrosse helmet. ...
Performance Lacrosse Group Inc., a subsidiary of Performance Sports Group Ltd. that owns Maverik Lacrosse and Cascade Helmets, has received notification that the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) will ...
The US state of Ohio has passed a bill that will impose a ban on the sale of powdered alcohol product, Palcohol, across the state as it may cause health risks on consumption. The Palcohol is a white powder, which when mixed with water can ...
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has a new certification category for technicians servicing hybrid vehicles. The ASE says it created the category in response to industry requests for light-duty, ...
Tags: hybrid vehicles, Automotive
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling for public opinion regarding the new beef ‘checkoff program’. This industry-funded research, promotion and information order will bolster ...
Tags: Beef industry, beef producers, Agriculture
Considering the heightened activity seen in environmental friendly textile production processes and activities like detox campaign and the resultant ZHDC initiative, the Oeko-Tex Association top brass confirmed their commitment to address ...
Tags: textile testing body, Made in Green, Apparel
“Sports events like IPL are a great platform for brands to not only convey their core promise to a much wider audience, but also to make a stronger and more enduring bond,” informs the Indian head of sportswear brand, U.S. Polo ...
Tags: sportswear brand, sportsmanship, Apparel
Set has successfully passed the LEGO Ideas review stage. LEGO will be releasing an official Big Bang Theory set after the project successfully passed the review process on LEGO Ideas. The toy company announced on Friday, November 7th ...
Tags: LEGO, Big Bang Theory, Toys
Linpac’s 16 plants throughout the world are about to get an Australian sibling. The UK packaging company is investing $22 million in its first Australian manufacturing headquarters, at Truganina, in Melbourne’s west. ...
The government is likely to give the green light to some nuclear projects this year, with the Hongyan River nuclear plant likely being the first to get approval, according to officials. Several other new nuclear projects are also in the ...
Tags: Green Light, Nuclear Plants, Lighting
At the Tire Industry Association’s general meeting in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, membership passed two proposed resolutions without opposition that will end up influencing association policy. 1. "For" Periodic Motor Vehicle ...
Tags: 2014 SEMA Show, Tire Industry, Tire
A number of tobacco firms (including Philip Morris, British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Tobacco) formed a coalition to oppose the new EU packaging rules, and the UK’s High Court has referred the case to the EU’s Court of ...
Tags: EU packaging, Packaging Rules
Germany's VDE Testing and Certification Institute, in conjunction with partner Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany, has issued VDE Quality Tested (QT) Certification to cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film ...
Tags: Solar Energy, Certification
CAP-XX’s cash burn is decreasing and product sales are running at higher rate than a year ago, according to an update issued as the annual general meeting today. The company said it received the latest instalment of the Federal ...
Tags: prismatic cell, CAP-XX, Electronics