Seghesio Family Vineyards has announced the promotion of Ted Seghesio to the position of General Manager and Winemaker. In this new role, Seghesio, who has been responsible for winemaking for the past 32 years, will now oversee all daily ...
Tags: winery, Agriculture
Daniel Feezell, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a $500,000 US National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, ...
Tags: gallium nitride, Electrical
Eating walnuts may improve performance on cognitive function tests, including those for memory, concentration and information processing speed according to new research from the David Geffen School of Medicine at The University of ...
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Vina Concha y Toro has opened its new Center for Research and Innovation in Chile's Maule Valley. This latest initiative from South America's principal wine producer, representing an initial investment of approximately U.S. $5 million, is ...
Tags: trellising, pruning practices, molecular biology, Agriculture
Switching to vaping is definitely a smart decision. Yet, this does not mean that all ecig products out there are worthy purchases. Knowing about shopping for electronic cigarettes wisely can help guarantee that your hard earned money is ...
Tags: electronic cigarettes, nickel, copper, Consumer Electronics
The US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is awarding the 2015 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering to Isamu Akasaki, M. George Craford, Russell Dupuis, Nick Holonyak Jr and Shuji Nakamura for “the invention, development, and ...
Tags: LED Lighting, diode applications, Electrical
American Apparel, Inc., a retailer of branded fashion apparel, has appointed Chelsea A. Grayson as executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the company, effective as on December 15, 2014. Chelsea Grayson has more than ...
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Led by Yang Yang, the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr Professor of Engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a photodetector that ...
GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has appointed Darren Ma as VP & chief financial officer. Ma replaces Curt Sacks, who ...
Tags: fiber-optic, wireless networks, Electronics
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp have reported indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with thicker active regions enabled by growing the crystal on the semi-polar (30-3-1) plane ...
At the 11th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting (SSL CHINA 2014) in Guangzhou (6-8 November), deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has received the ‘Award of Outstanding Achievement for Global SSL ...
RASIRC Inc of San Diego, CA, USA, whose products purify and deliver ultra-pure liquids and gases, has announced independent test results by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) that show high-purity hydrogen peroxide vapor ...
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CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of equipment for developing and manufacturing electronic components, materials and coatings for research and industrial applications) has appointed Dr Steven Aragon to the ...
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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $335,000 to the University of California Berkeley and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control for projects to help businesses and ...
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