The entertainment industry in China has seen explosive growth in recent years (an expected CAGR of 17 percent between 2010-2015), growing at a much faster pace than the overall economy. As more and more people in China enter the middle ...
Carrington Tea will launch its Carrington Organics Tea line in bio-based NatureFlex packaging films from UK-based Innovia Films. Produced from wood pulp sourced from managed plantations, the flexible packaging material prevents oxygen and ...
Tags: Packaging, Organics Tea, Tea Packaging
Embossed, plain and printed flexible films manufacturer Skymark has developed a new packaging format for its range of Andrex toilet tissue along with Kimberly-Clark. Skymark used blown extrusion and printing technologies to enhance the ...
ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung - or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research - Baden-Württemberg) of Stuttgart, Germany has boosted the efficiency of cadmium-free copper indium gallium diselenide ...
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Spain-based Derprosa, which specialises in the development, manufacture and commercialisation of Biaxially oriented Polypropylene film (BOOP) for the graphic arts’ sector, is set to double its production capacity for 2015 with a new ...
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TCL Packaging has developed new micro-perforated printed lidding films for packaging of soft fruit. According to the UK-based company, the new films enable precise gas and moisture transmission rates and create optimum conditions for ...
Researchers in Korea have used spin-coated silver nanowires (Ag NWs) to improve the performance of indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (InGaN LEDs) [Gyu-Jae Jeong et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p031118, 2015]. The team based at ...
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Will it be possible one day to reconfigure electronic microchips however we want, even when they are in use? A recent discovery by a team at EPFL suggests as much. The researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to create conductive ...
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Owners of £133,000 Aston Martin DB9 and DBS models have been asked to return their vehicles over issues related to overheating of the seats. According to reports, the control mechanism for the front heated seats 'may fail if the ...
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Innovia Films has launched a new BOPP film called Propafilm RCU, which is tested to provide up to 18 months protection from mineral oil migration. The company developed the film after earlier studies found that foods were being ...
Tags: pasta, rice, breakfast cereals, biscuits, Agriculture
Biofilms producer Innovia Films has launched its first bioriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, Propafilm RCU, which is proven to provide up to 1.5 years protection from mineral oil migration. This new innovation is the result of ...
Tags: biscuits, bakery, confectionery, dried foods, Agriculture
Rockwell Solutions has introduced a laser-perforated version of its Reseal versatile film that allows food to be fresh for longer duration. Formulated to seal to APET, RPET, PP and PE trays, the Reseal peelable films are resealable after ...
Tags: laser perforation technology, hardware bags, Agriculture
The latest nano-invention from a UCF researcher could change the way everyday electronic devices such as cellphones, tablets, and even hybrid cars are powered. Dr. Jayan Thomas may well be Central Florida’s very own Thomas Edison, ...
Tags: 3D TV, cellphones, tablets, Electrical
Tomy's line for Inside Out will include poseable character figures boasting light up features. The Walt Disney Company has detailed Tomy's new toy lines for Disney Pixar’s Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur. Tomy's line for Inside ...
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Three films in the running for the award. Warner Bros' The LEGO Movie has been nominated for Best Animated Film at this year's BAFTAs. The film will be going up against Disney's Big Hero 6 and Laika's The Boxtrolls. The LEGO Movie was ...
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