University of California Santa Barbara has been exploring the use of laser diodes (LDs) in combination with phosphors as a means to produce white light [Kristin A. Denault et al, AIP Advances, vol3, p072107, 2013]. Commercial 'white' ...
Tags: Near-UV LD, Blue LD, LED, Electrical, Electronics
PPG enjoyed record third-quarter results, and the company has improved glass segment sales to thank in some small part for it. The company’s glass segment netted $278 million for the quarter, an increase of $16 million year over ...
Tags: PPG, financial performance
PPG Industries reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $4 billion, up 17 percent versus the prior year. Third quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $220 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, and adjusted net ...
Tags: PPG, Construction, Decoration
As a modern culture, we crave artificial white lights -- the brighter the better, and ideally using less energy than ever before. To meet the ever-escalating demand for more lighting in more places and to improve the bulbs used in sports ...
Tags: Laser Based Lighting, Lighting
The total sales of BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce is 139648 vehicles, rose 14.8%, consecutive 48 months in the same month sales volume over the previous year, and for the history of the highest sales in August. From different brands, BMW's ...
Tags: BMW, Auto, car, Transportation
The exports from Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), especially of methanol, would be affected severely in 2014, owing to the application of tariff increase by the European Union (EU). ...
Tags: EU Tariff, Methanol Exports
Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. opened the doors to its new, relocated store at Americana at Brand in Glendale, Calif. The 135,000 square-foot store features a fresh interior design concept, brand new farm-to-table ...
Tags: Apparel
Seattle-based Nordstrom, announced plans to open a second Las Vegas area Nordstrom Rack in Summerlin. The approximately 36,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2014 at The Shops at Summerlin, a 1.6 million-square-foot ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
The Sustainable Furnishings Council has released the 2013 Green Home Furnishings Study. The report is the SFC's fifth annual consumer research study and is available to SFC members and non-members. According to the survey, consumers are ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Taiwan's largest steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) has issued updates on certain investment projects following the board of directors meeting held on August 9. Accordingly, CSC will increase its investment in its wholly-owned ...
Tags: steelmaker, Mineral
The all-new Hyundai i10 has been revealed ahead of its debut at next month’s Fankfurt motor show, highlighting sharp styling, new features and a new powerplant. Originally previewed by the 100mm-longer Grand i10 (pictured below) at ...
Tags: Hyundai I10, City Car
According to a report released by Latin American steel association Alacero, imports of steel products including long and flat products and seamless tubes to Latin America from China totaled 952,000 metric tons in the first quarter of this ...
Tags: Latin American Steel, Mineral
According to data released by the Latin American Steel Association (Alacero), Latin America’s imports of finished steel products from China totaled 952,000 tons in the first quarter of this year, rising by 9.2% year on year. In the ...
Samsung has built several different Galaxy S4 smartphones, including a U.S. version running a Snapdragon processor that requires an extra image processor to enable heavily promoted user functions such as eye-movement recognition. IHS ...
A new series of compact, pre-engineered seawater and brackish water reverse osmosis systems that incorporate Hyflux's proprietary Kristal® ultrafiltration pre-treatment technology has been introduced to meet challenging water treatment ...