Off-road truck ‘2017 F-150 Raptor’ from the stable of Ford has covered more than 1,000 miles in its ongoing tests across the harsh desert terrain in the southwestern region in the US. The trucks put to test by the company ...
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BASF and Fraunhofer IPMS-CNT announced that they have joined forces to develop innovative solutions for the semiconductor industry. BASF has installed a modern tool for electrochemical metal deposition at the Fraunhofer IPMS Center for ...
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China’s decade old streetlight standard GB7000.5-2005 has been replaced with a new standard GB7000.203-2013 that has become effective as of July 1, 2015. Changes in the new and old lighting standards will require manufacturers to make ...
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Carton giant Tetra Pak has launched new electron beam sterilisation technology for its filling machines. The Tetra Pak E3's Ebeam technology focuses a controlled beam of electrons onto the surface of packaging material as it runs through ...
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By the year 2020 the first cylinder housings manufactured from polymer composite materials will be introduced into passenger car and motorcycle engines, replacing the aluminium components currently in use, predicts SBHPP High Performance ...
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Conventional and electrified driveline systems firm GKN Automotive has come up with its headquarters unit for the Americas region at Auburn Hills in Michigan, US, to capitalize on consumer demand for all-wheel drive (AWD) and hybrid ...
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Volvo Trucks continues with original marketing, this time through reality TV with the artist Mapei. During a nine-day road-trip through Europe, she will record a new music video with director Liza Minou Morberg. To help them, they have a ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Hong Kong has found non-permissible levels of pesticide residues in a Chinese white cabbage sample. As part of the investigation, CFS found that ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has raised its world record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency to 18.6% aperture efficiency for a full-size module, as measured and certified by the US Department of ...
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)has decided to withdraw its Chinese range of instant noodles over pending product approval. HUL follows a strict quality management system and regularly monitors products for compliance to regulations. ...
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Automotive systems safety Autoliv has come up with a new vacuum-induced system ‘Torricelli brake’, capable of cutting braking distance with around 40% in speeds up to 70km/h for Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB). With a view ...
German automobile major BMW has geared up to launch Dynamic Parking Prediction app to help drivers find vacant space for on-street parking. With a view to consolidating its position on the domain of connectivity between cars, the new ...
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Chinese firm for photovoltaic solutions Trina Solar has provided Osaka Sangyo University (OSU) Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) cells and modules for the latter's solar car project 'OSU-Model-S'. The OSU-Model-S, powered by solar energy ...
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Kane Innovations, manufacturer of security screens, detention products and architectural railings, has announced its acceptance into the exclusive TIGER Drylac U.S.A., Inc. family of Approved Applicators. With this distinctive approval ...
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