The American Apparel & Footwear Association applauded President Barack Obama for signing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576). The AAFA-supported legislation, an update of the Toxic Substances ...
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By the end of 2016, more than half of all new automotive 77GHz radar systems worldwide will be equipped with chips from Munich-based Infineon Technologies AG, meaning that about one in 15 new cars will use a driver assistance system using ...
Jinhua Sancai Printing unveiled its new printing technology at the PrintTech 2016 trade show held in Thailand. With color management standardization, prepressing technology strength, accurate CIP3 pre-release ink, a TTS full automatic ...
UK’s packaging materials supplier Kite Packaging has acquired Northamptonshire-based packaging distributor, Phoenix Box. Established in 1993, Phoenix Box is engaged in the JIT and direct line supply of corrugated cases and other ...
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We run through all the big new features on the redesigned entry-level Kindle. Amazon has announced a newly redesigned version of its base-level Kindle – the first update to the most affordable Kindle in two years. And while this ...
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VideoLAN has just released VLC for Android 2.0 and it's full of new features and improved functionality. VLC has become one of the most widely-used video players available due to its ability to play a variety of video codecs and its ...
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Mitsubishi Motors said that it will book a $480m charge this fiscal year to compensate customers who are affected by its fuel economy manipulation scandal. Chairman Osamu Masuko said that the company will pay a compensation of ¥100000 ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded its portfolio of LEDs optimized for horticulture lighting with the introduction of the XLamp XQ-E Photo Red LED. The new LED is capable of providing very high ...
The RF power semiconductor market will grow from $10.57bn in 2015 to $31.26bn in 2022, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.4% between 2016 and 2022, forecasts the firm MarketsandMarkets. According to the report 'RF Power ...
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A Dubai-based investment group led by businessman Mohamed Alabbar has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Kuwait Food Company, which is known as Americana, for nearly $2.4bn. The consortium Adeptio headed by Emaar Properties PJSC ...
Researchers based in Taiwan and USA have increased the modulation bandwidth of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Jin-Wei Shi, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online 26 May 2016]. The enhanced bandwidth was ...
Leveraging key elements of its SC5 Technology Platform, LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has upgraded its XLamp XT-E LED family by adding a new High Efficacy (HE) option that delivers a 25% increase in ...
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Cold beer usually goes hand-and-hand with summer but at least 38.1 per cent of Australians continue to drink beer every month no matter the weather, says new data from Roy Morgan Research. Three-quarters of these beer drinkers are men, ...
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New data from IBISWorld shows the Australian egg farming industry is expected to generate AUD $759.6 million in revenue in 2015-16. According to IBISWorld, in the five years leading up to 2015-16, Australia’s free range egg ...
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Allen Coding has launched the latest Diagraph IJ Series printer, the Diagraph IJ4000 high-resolution large character inkjet system designed to print alphanumerics, barcodes and graphics onto porous substrates. The cost-competitive printer ...