The China Australia Free Trade Agreement will further open China as an attractive marketplace for business and investment, with greater access to China’s $10 trillion economy which currently has a growth rate of around 7.7% per year. ...
A miniaturized heart-failure monitor recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN) from an Atlanta-based startup named CardioMEMS reduced 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients over 65, according to an analysis of the ...
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We all need to eat – and that means we all need food packaging, with most of us handling some form of food pack several times every day. Whether it’s the cereal box at breakfast, the sandwich packet at lunch, perhaps a snack in ...
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Toyota has unveiled next generation Mirai, a mid-size fuel cell sedan which is a redesigned version of the FCV Concept car. Mirai features internal combustion engines that are powered by hydrogen and emits water vapor instead of CO2, ...
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Researchers based in China have found “remarkably reduced efficiency droop” from staircase (SC) thin indium gallium nitride (InGaN) quantum barrier (QB) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Kun Zhou et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol105, ...
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According to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales were flat last month, at 0.0% on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a ...
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Bauer Hockey Corp. has agreed to stop claiming its Bauer RE-AKT hockey helmet protects players from concussions after Canada's Competition Bureau challenged the claim. Under the terms of a consent agreement reached with the Bureau, Bauer ...
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Global large-size TFT LCD shipments are expected to only increase 0.5% in 2015 due to weak demand for monitor and notebook applications coupled with limited growth in the tablet segment, according to Digitimes Research. LCD TV demand is ...
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Ravaglioli has added a pneumatic wheel lift to its G7 series balancers. Rav America, the U.S. division of Ravaglioli SpA of Italy, has redesigned its G7 series balancers. The company displayed the refreshed equipment at the 2014 ...
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The tna intelli-weigh 0328 omega multi-head twin scale is the first 28-head twin scale from the omega series. It may be used with either the tna robagTTX, twin configuration robagTX or twin configuration robagFX – so it can ...
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Microsoft has joined the wearable health-monitoring fray with its new “Microsoft Band,” a wrist-worn device that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regimens. The Microsoft Band, as shown on the company's ...
SEMI-GAS Systems, a division of Applied Energy Systems Inc of Malvern, PA, USA and a manufacturer of high-purity gas source and distribution systems, is offering the Xturion MGE-XV, a new custom mini gas enclosure model that stores and ...
Ford has a new way to help police agencies save lives, prevent injuries and potentially help save millions of taxpayer dollars. As agents of law and order, police officers monitor driving behavior to ensure the safety of the motoring ...
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Total search volumes for home and garden grew by 15% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter a year earlier, reports the BRC. Search volumes on smartphones outpaced search volumes on tablets, with growth of 41% compared ...
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It used to be that we adults just had to worry about keeping up with our children in the smarts department. (Remember the first time you had to ask your offspring to show you how to use email or Facebook?) Now, as the technological ...
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