WASHINGTON (FERN's Ag Insider) - This week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $24 million grant to Cornell University, funding a global wheat research group, known as Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat. The aim is to develop new ...
Tags: Stem-Rust Disease, Wheat
Australia’s top medical news program made some startling revelations this week. The most surprising finding is that there is a 45% higher mortality risk for people with Body Mass Index (BMI) of 23-25 than for people with a higher BMI. ...
Tags: BMI, Cold Showers, Medical program, Scientific discovery
Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA, an Asahi Kasei company that makes proprietary ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs), has augmented its Optan SMD (surface-mount device) product line for instrumentation with the addition of ...
Tags: Crystal IS, UVC LEDs
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing ,one of the containerboard manufacturers in China, announced its annual results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the Group recorded a total sales volume of 5.44 million tons, a ...
Edson Packaging Machinery, powered by Pro Mach, introduces at Tissue World 2016, March 15-17 in New Orleans, the Raptor SL, a high performance automated case packing solution for small to mid-sized companies in the at-home and ...
Wood pulp and paper maker Sappi has completed the sale of its Cape Kraft Mill in Cape Town, South Africa to the Golden Era Group. The move comes on the heels of Enstra Mill's sale earlier this month. The sale of Cape Kraft Mill and ...
Tags: Sappi, Cape Kraft Mill, paper
TP Halo and Thailand’s Provincial Energy Agency are collaborating on launching new LED T8 tube lights in Thailand, said representatives interviewed at EcolightTech Asia 2015, which ran from Nov. 19-21, 2015 at Queen Sumkivrit ...
The new SFH 7060 sensor from Osram Opto Semiconductors is designed to measure pulse rates and the oxygen saturation level of blood. It offers excellent signal quality and low energy consumption. The main applications for this component ...
Tags: Osram, LED Optical Sensor, Smartwatch
Green packaging maker Cascades is investing $26.4m on a new corrugator, which will be installed at its Norampac corrugated board conversion plant in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. The announcement follows Cascades' recent plans to expand ...
Tags: Green packaging, Norampac
Green packaging maker Cascades is to invest in the expansion of two of its packaging plants in Quebec, Canada. The company plans to invest around $4.5m in its Plastiques Cascades plant in Kingsey Falls and its Cascades Inopak plant in ...
Tags: Green packaging, Food Packaging, fresh food
Running is simple. If you can walk, you can run. Running is inclusive. It is a sport for anyone, at any age and from any profession. It does not require a lot of monetary inputs. All you need is a pair of running shoes, and a ...
Tags: Running, First Steps, Marathon
Temperature controlled packaging supplier Pelican BioThermal, has launched its new single use shipper system Chronos Express. The new product is the latest addition to the range of temperature-controlled packaging services of Pelican ...
Tags: Temperature controlled packaging, insulation materials
Those closely following the 3D printing space know all about its immense potential to disrupt numerous established industries, from children’s toys to housing. Innovators in the field have been showcasing advancements at CES for years ...
Tags: 3D Printing, CES, 3D-printed medication
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has expanded its portfolio of optical sensors for the optical measurement of pulse rates and the oxygen saturation level of blood. Offering what is claimed to be excellent signal ...
Tags: Osram, Sensor, Fitness Tracking
Essentra Specialty Tapes has introduced several double-sided tapes which, among other beneficial properties, will adhere well to UV coated material, such as boxes, cartons, posters, P.O.P. displays, lightweight forms, easels, shelf tabs, ...