Researchers at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Rutgers University in the USA believe that charge polarization in III-nitride materials has not been adequately understood up to now [Cyrus E. Dreyer et al, Phys. Rev. X vol6, ...
Tags: semiconductors, Electronics
The corrugated trays allow fruit and vegetables to extend shelf life when compared with reusable plastic crates (RPCs), according to a research by Italy's University of Bologna. The research found that corrugated trays reduce the risk of ...
Tags: Plastic Crates, Fruits
The decision of the British people to leave the EU has shocked many people. Even those fearing that the referendum may result in the undoing of the work of many previous years for a stronger union of the European nations, had a sense of ...
Tags: leaving EU, referendum
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said drinking very hot liquids could cause cancer but added no conclusive evidence showed that coffee is probably carcinogenic. Based on limited data which have shown a positive links ...
Tags: Hot Drinks, Cancer
The American Medical Association's (AMA) recently adopted community guidance on street lighting adds another influential voice to issues that have been discussed in the lighting community for some time now, regarding light at night, its ...
Aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) buffer layers with high aluminium content are necessary for optimal UV-C LED performance. But their band-edge lies below 300nm, so established 405nm in-situ reflectance is insensitive to the surface ...
Ghent University/IMEC in Belgium and X-Celeprint in Ireland/USA claim "the first III-V optoelectronic components transfer printed on and coupled to a silicon photonic integrated circuit" [Andreas De Groote et al, Optics Express, vol24, ...
A new research has found a way to reduce Salmonella bacteria in meat products by deploying an old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages. The new technique has been developed by Assistant Professor Amilton ...
Tags: Salmonella bacteria, bacteriophages, food borne illnesses
US-based Fluor has completed work on Stora Enso’s consumer board machine in Beihai Mill in Guangxi, China. As part of the deal signed earlier, Fluor provided procurement and construction management services for the board machine and ...
Entertainment and character licensing remains the largest category, accounting for $113.2 billion, or 45 per cent of the total global licensing market. Retail sales of licensed products have jumped a significant 4.2 per cent on the ...
Tags: International Licensing Industry, licensed merchandise
Honda Motor has issued the “Honda SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2016” which summarises the company's approach to sustainability as well as initiatives Honda has undertaken based on key challenges identified in non-financial areas. ...
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Germany-based Witt-Gasetechnik has introduced new simple and cost-effective leak detection system designed to detect leaks in packaging and components. The Leak-Master Easy is designed to detect minute leaks in products, components or ...
Permeation instruments manufacture Mocon has introduced a new oxygen transmission rate testing system for ultra-high barrier film and packages applications. The new OX-TRAN 2/22 10X system, which will be added to the OX-TRAN 2/22 H and ...
The Finish Line Inc. (NASDAQ:FINL) reported consolidated net sales were $453.5 million, up 2.3 percent over the prior year period thanks in part to a 1.5 percent increase in comparable store sales. Net income came in at $9.6 million, or ...
Hornby is attempting to make the business profitable again following a loss of £13.5 million in what it has said was a "difficult and disappointing year". Hornby has revealed its plans to cut the number of toys it makes in an effort ...
Tags: pre-tax loss, Hornby