Worldwide tablet shipments reached only 50.64 million units in the third quarter, up 9% from the second quarter, but still down sharply by 18% on year, despite the fact that Europe and US retailers were aggressively preparing for the ...
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The title "Colors" of Liu Wei's solo exhibit may seem simplistic considering the variety, breadth and depth of his works presently on display at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Arts. But Liu Wei's work is well-known for being more than ...
The history of video art is still relatively short, emerging in the 60s and 70s along with the rise of television's ubiquity. But video art tends to be a far cry from the sitcoms, commercials and movies that we associate with the 2D medium. ...
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A corseted Naomi Steinberg stands before her audience perched curiously on one foot, nose jutting forwards. She honks a couple times to inform people that she is indeed the goose referred to in the name of her show, Goose Feather. A few ...
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PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has unveiled worldwide PPG HI-TEMP 707 HB spray-on insulation coating, which delivers high levels of personal protection and energy efficiency while preventing corrosion under ...
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Researchers in the USA have been working on gallium nitride phosphide (GaNP) as an absorbing material for solar power [S. Sukrittanon et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, p153901, 2015]. The aim of the team from University of California San ...
Beijing International Art Biennale opens on Thursday, drawing artists from China and abroad. The exhibition Memory and Dream will highlight the sixth Beijing International Art Biennale that begins on Thursday. Among the country's top ...
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A new digital printing solution for the decoration of PE plastic caps for bottles and wide mouth containers has been announced. Released by a division of Italy's Sacmi Group, the Colora Cap on-cap solution pre-treats the cap's surface ...
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On a sleepless night in early spring of 2013, standing on the balcony of his New York apartment, choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung saw the sky begin to fill with a magical blue hue. For some 20 minutes, the sun was still below the horizon but ...
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The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number "6" was ...
Birla Carbon has introduced Raven 1185, a surface modified carbon black featuring high jetness and easy dispersion for use in industrial and architectural coatings and premium quality inks. Raven 1185 is also recommended for food contact ...
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Grammer has signed a contract for the acquisition of the Reum Group, a provider of surface, plastics and metal technology. Reum is specialized in developing and manufacturing high-quality, design-oriented metal and plastic combinations, ...
US-based cider maker Angry Orchard has introduced a new glass christened the Orchard Glass, designed for hard cider. Cider is a beverage that caters to unique taste that lies somewhere between wine and beer. The cider makers wanted to ...
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Wolfspeed of Raleigh, NC, USA, a Cree Company that supplies gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), is exhibiting at the MILCOM 2015 ...
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Broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has introduced six surface-mount line amplifiers optimized for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV infrastructure applications. The firm's portfolio of DOCSIS 3.1 ...