Australia-based miner Fortescue Minerals Limited has announced that it has signed a long-term natural gas transportation agreement to reduce costs at its Pilbara iron ore operations. Gas will be delivered via the existing Dampier to Bunbury ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Mineral
Mounty Airy, North Carolina-based Insteel Industries reported Thursday net earnings of $2.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 (ended December 28, 2013), compared to $2.4 million in the same quarter of the previous year. Net sales ...
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Northstar Global Business Services, Inc., Symbol (OTCPink: MDIN) today announced that it has plans to begin manufacturing a new advanced formula nutrition bar based on it's highly rated workout supplement, Stem-Intense. The product, aptly ...
Tags: stem cell technology, value of the company's portfolio
While many believe that the key to producing the next generation of chips lies in developing better manufacturing techniques for nanomaterials rather than just creating new nanomaterials, there are others who simply can't resist the ...
Tags: mimics graphene, Construction, Chemicals
The American Coatings Conference (ACC) will commence with a keynote presentation given by Charles F. Kahle, II, chief technology officer and vice president, Coatings R&D at PPG Industries. Starting with a wide lens on the future, Dr. ...
Louis Medvene, Wichita State University professor of psychology and director of the Social Relationships Research Workgroup, is exploring the potential benefits of computer access to senior citizens' health. A 2012 study conducted by ...
Tags: Louis Medvene, senior citizens'health, access to computer, benefits
AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the companies' U.S. Diabetes Alliance is providing a three-year grant to the American Diabetes Association's Pathway to Stop Diabetes program. The ...
Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has entered into a definitive agreement with Visteon to offload its automotive electronics business for $265m. As a part of the deal, Visteon will acquire Johnson Controls' instrument cluster, ...
Tags: Automotive Electronics, Visteon
In a move that echoes Twitter, Facebook is adding a feature to its service that lets users know the topics of discussion that are trending among the site's 1.2 billion users, whether it's the death of a world leader or the Oscars. Users ...
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The $1 trillion spending bill that lawmakers introduced Monday cuts $1 billion from the health law's Prevention and Public Health Fund and holds down funding for other health law programs to 2013 levels, but leaves it otherwise untouched. ...
Toronto-based Matterform showcased a 3D scanner at this year's CES with two attention-drawing features: It is easy to use for designers, hobbyists and consumers and it is priced below $600. The company promotes the scanner as requiring no ...
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The APC received the nicest Christmas present last year – an overall 64.2 per cent recycling rate for post consumer packaging in 2013, which represents a 65 per cent jump from 2003's baseline of 39 per cent. Glass recycling increased ...
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The Healthy People 2020 initiative recently held a public webinar to update stakeholders on progress toward food safety objectives. Addressing the goals to reduce infections from pathogens commonly transmitted through food, Roberta ...
iBiquity Digital teamed up with Brent Cobb, the country singer-songwriter newcomer, in the latest promotional partnership between the HD Radio developer and an emerging artist. As part of Cobb's January-April tour, iBiquity will work with ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Tablet consumers have taken as big a bite out of Mac growth as they have out of personal computers in general, showing that Apple is not immune to the seismic shift it triggered with the iPad. During the 12 months preceding 30th September ...
Tags: Apple's Mac, Tablet Cannibal Pot