With the implementation of high profile sugar and soft drinks taxation in France in 2012, in Mexico in 2014 and Berkeley, California in January of this year, the global debate concerning the purpose and efficacy of excise tax proposals on ...
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Telefonix, announces the installation of 13 L2 PowerPost EV chargers at Alliant Energy headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin as part of a solar power technology research program. In order to evaluate how effective the latest solar ...
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A series of annual reports on the development of Chinese cultural industries was released during the 11th China International Cultural Industries Fair, focusing on the industry. The reports, published in the Blue Book of Cultural Brands ...
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging and test instrument maker Teledyne LeCroy of of Chestnut Ridge, NY, USA (a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc) say that researchers at the Microwave Electronics Lab at Chalmers University of Technology in ...
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Study finds salt intake not associated with heart health risks Salt intake was not associated with mortality or risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and heart failure (HF) in older adults based on self-reported estimated sodium ...
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Axalta Coating Systems supported the EyesOn Design Awards program at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, benefiting the visual research program at Henry Ford Health System’s Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. Lisa ...
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NanoFlex Power Corp of Scottsdale, AZ, USA, which develops photovoltaic technologies and intellectual property, has signed an extension to its agreement with the University of Southern California (USC) and its subcontractor University of ...
Tags: photovoltaic technologies, organic photovoltaics technologies
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibers and polymers and owner of the LYCRA® fiber brand has launched its new consumer campaign, the roll-out to markets around the world of which began in September. ...
Agnitron Technology Inc of Eden Prairie, MN, USA is scheduled to ship its latest 1500°C+ reactor upgrade for the Veeco metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) D-series Legacy System platform. The single 2”- or ...
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BOSTON – Four Massachusetts companies are among 21 small businesses nationwide selected by EPA to receive approximately $100,000 each to develop technologies that will help the environment and public health. The four Mass. companies ...
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BOSTON – A Connecticut company is one of five New England business to receive $100,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop technologies that will help the environment and public health. Precision Combustion of New ...
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The Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), a U.S. Department of Energy-Energy Frontier Research Center led by the University of Delaware, has announced a two-year program with ExxonMobil to research renewable chemicals from biomass. ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Chemicals
The government of Bangladesh has entered into a financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA), a unit of World Bank, to establish a food storage facility. As part of the Modern Food Storage Facilities project, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Economy
HTC announced at Mobile World Congress on Monday its new Power To Give project, which aims to donate processor power to scientific research. Planning on bringing together the power of millions of smartphones, the Android for altruism ...
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DuPont Pioneer is advancing 111 new Pioneer® brand corn products, featuring 32 new genetic platforms, to better meet growers' needs now and in the future. The new group of products includes 20 new Pioneer® brand Optimum® ...
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