Poplar prices have risen almost continuously for about 18 months, one of the longest sustained runs in recent memory. While prices ticked up slightly in 2011, the big gains have come in 2012. Since the start of this year, Appalachian 4/4 ...
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India has amended a regulation,which makes it mandatory for FMCG firms to sell products such as biscuits and milk powder in standard sizes.The new regulation will go into effect beginning 1 November 2012. This move comes after the ...
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Run out of batteries?Just spray-paint some new ones.Researchers have created five sprayable paints that form a lithium-ion battery when layered together,letting you store energy on walls,tiles or even your favourite mug. Regular batteries ...
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Koncept Technologies,creator of the popular Z-Bar Desk Lamp"unveiled"a few new and nifty products at last week's Dwell on Design show at the Los Angeles Convention Center.The Z-Bar Floor Lamp is the perfect companion to the Z-Bar Desk ...
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Looking to visually communicate the mythology of"The Green Lantern"in a compelling way,studio Warner Bros.and director Martin Campbell turned to multi-disciplined creative design/visual effects studio yU+co,led by Creative Director Garson ...
Tags: The Green Lantern, Stereoscopic 3D, emerald energy, visualizes energy
In their annual results for 2011, coatings producers in Europe have been predicting that 2012 will be much the same overall as last year in terms of growth in sales and profits. There would, nonetheless, be one major difference between the ...
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Investors burned as Konarka enters liquidation 07 Jun 2012 Organic PV company demonstrates that$200?million and a Nobel prize are no guarantee of commercial success. Roll-to-roll production Konarka Technologies,the heavily financed ...
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It's easy to get'eclectic'and'eccentric'confused in your mind.One paints you out as a well-travelled,cultural maven with an eye for a signature piece that just evokes history and secrets;the other is your mad aunt,the one that lives with ...
Tags: Neutral Shades, 'eclectic'and'eccentric', tricky, lighting to illuminate
Let's not get too sad about it,but the is pretty dire at the moment.You might have noticed.It's like the worst financial collapse since the'20s.It's pretty big news. And as a result,more people are renting rather than buying.A recent ...
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Painting a room is not the most interesting way to spend a Saturday afternoon.In fact,it's easy to get bored:for those who don't resort to getting delirious on paint fumes,there's always the time honoured tradition of daubing crude ...
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IRL has published the sixth edition of its report, "A Profile of the Chinese Paint Industry." The report updates IRL's previous study released in 2009 and includes the latest industry trends and up-to-date statistics. Chinese paints and ...
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Most of us spend hours each week in kitchens we love, preparing delicious dinners, tasty snacks and on-the-fly breakfasts. But what do you do when a style craving strikes your fancy? One way to satisfy your design ambitions (as well as your ...
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High temperature coatings are paints, stains and other coatings designed to resist corrosion caused by extreme heat. They are most commonly used in industrial settings, such as refineries, power plants, offshore rigs, cement and concrete ...
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Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued its latest monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of February 2012. The report presents an analysis of the movements in the prices of the various materials used in the ...
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Just because the groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter doesn't mean home-owners should sit idly and twiddle their thumbs. Cold weather should never preclude people from working on do-it-yourself projects around their homes, ...
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