The prototype proof card for a vintage Star Wars Luke Skywalker action figure sold for the princely sum on eBay this weekend. A rare Star Wars proof card used as a prototype design for a vintage action figure could just prove that ...
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Shimano Inc. reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were up nearly 21 percent compared with the same period last year thanks in part to a weaker yen. Sales of of Bicycle Components were brisk in North America, while sales of ...
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North Carolina State University (NCSU) has been developing homo-epitaxy of non-polar aluminium nitride (AlN) with a view to deep ultraviolet (DUV, less than 300nm wavelength) optoelectronics [Isaac Bryan et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol116, ...
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In the January-September period of the current year, the aggregate gross profit of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China amounted to RMB 4.36522 trillion ($0.711 trillion), increasing by 7.9 percent year on year, according ...
On October 28, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in mid-October (October 11-20) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all CISA members - ...
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Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NAIST) has claimed the highest breakdown voltage to date for a diamond metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) [Hitoshi Umezawa et al, IEEE ...
Maxwell Technologies Incorporated today announced a joint development agreement with Corning Incorporated with the goal of advancing the state of capacitive energy storage technology by addressing the challenges frequently cited by ...
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“Global cotton output in 2014/15 is estimated at 119.4 million bales, which is similar from the previous season, as higher area is offset by a lower global yield,” the USDA informs in its latest October report. The agency ...
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Smart meter is fundamentally equipped in smart grid. The advancing smart grid construction in China spurred the constant growth of smart meter demand. By the end of 2013, 370 million smart meters had been accumulatively installed in China, ...
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"Let's just say, the action figures have taken an 'indefinite sabbatical'" said Toys R Us, as counter petition launches. Toys R Us in the US has removed a range of Breaking Bad action figures following an online petition. Florida's ...
OSAKA — Japan’s major electronic components producers, such as Murata Manufacturing and TDK, have been handling record-high order volumes, propelled by Apple’s new iPhone. Orders at six major Japanese manufacturers ...
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Industrial property investment returns peak at 11.7 per cent with facilities 33 per cent bigger than they were in 2010, according to the latest research. Strengthening returns and increasing scale of distribution centres and warehouse ...
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The full decade of the Cultural Revolution movement from 1966 to 1976 saw China's fashion go underground, buried under a sea of grass green army uniforms and Mao suits. But by the end of the year 1976, the winter of fashion discontent was ...
Although ThyssenKrupp stated in August that it planned to invest up to BRL 450 million (US$197.4 million) in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, reports this week indicate the company has adjusted that figure to BRL 2 billion ($814.1 million). ...
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The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced Friday that privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,018,000. This is ...
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